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AUSTRALIA | Wed, 17 Jan 2007 | By stowaway | Views [9830] | Comments [3] | Video
Check out our hard hitting Documentary about Ned Kelly's last stand in Glenrowan, Victoria. I have to say I was extremely disappointed with Glenrowan - I guess I was expecting something a bit more impressive considering the towns history with the rather ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, australia, glenrowan, kelly gang, laughter, ned kelly, video
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By wies_bialecki | Views [2988] | Comments [1]
We began researching and preparing for the filming of an historical documentary on Central Australia and we were both surprised and delighted to find that the spirit of adventure and discovery is still very much alive in the outback characters ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
USA | Sat, 27 Aug 2011 | By thetravelchica | Views [2260] | Comments [1]
Columbus, Ohio
When I tell people I meet during my travels, that I am from Columbus, Ohio, I usually get two reactions.
1. If the person is from or has lived in the US, they assume my home is in the middle of a corn field and that cow-tipping ... Read more >
Tags: #blogyourbackyard
INDIA | Thu, 17 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [2187]
AS THE TEMPERATURE CLIMBS TO 100 AND THE HUMIDITY is close behind, our thoughts turn fondly to shivery mornings in Bhutan. But this is India. Again! We are on the Bay of Bengal, a few hour's drive east of Chennai. I believe we ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1652]
After two days sitting comfortably in Newcastle the weather was looking a lot better. I made a decision to give up rough weather unless i get caught out there unexpectedly. with my new philosophy on cruising being that i dont have plans, i dont ... Read more >
USA | Sun, 27 Mar 2011 | By libana | Views [1229]
We’ve been back from India for a month now—and I’m finding that it is still hard to put my thoughts together about the poverty we witnessed. The scale of poverty in India is staggering—it is in evidence everywhere: enormous numbers of people ... Read more >
USA | Sun, 11 Jun 2017 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1158]
Over the weekend, I'd visit my sister in a city that's famous for cream cheese and being the birthplace of the USA. Philadelphia, that is. My third sister, Ashley works at a law firm and lives with her boyfriend, Juan, who is from Colombia. Before our ... Read more >
NEPAL | Sun, 14 Jun 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [1022]
Didn't make it all the way to Phedi. Climbed up to the pass, but all three of us felt a bit weak today. We had rumbling stomachs (yogurt, milk?). So the climb was harder and slower..... Passed the pass Salpa Hanjyang at fairly good weather, but soon ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 22 Sep 2017 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [994]
Anikka and I had yet to do anything by ourselves before today. The weather was absolutely gorgeous today, and she suggested we take the bus into the city and go to the South Australian Museum. I was keen to visit the Royal Geographic Society of South ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Sat, 27 Jul 2013 | By humsafar | Views [954]
Until now, Brazil for me was equal to ( in no particular order) the Amazon, Football, Adriana Lima , Paulo Coehlo, Copacabana, the song-‘ My girl from Ipanema’, the film, City of God, acai berries and ofcourse, the most popular on ... Read more >
MALAWI | Fri, 16 Oct 2009 | By africa2009 | Views [858]
Mike zatrabil klaksonem. Po chwili wartownik otworzyl wielka metalowa brame. Wjechalismy powoli na podworko, po ktorym biegala para kilkuletnich chinskich dzieci. Dom wygladal na bardzo zaniedbany. Z garazu wyszla starsza kobieta z Chin i pewnym ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [855]
Only a little more than a week I have left in Samoa. For the past couple of days I’ve been staying with John, Lagi, and family. They have four children: George, Frank, Mona, and Fina. Lagi made her first carrot cake last night; excitedly enough, ... Read more >
PHILIPPINES | Fri, 15 Jan 2010 | By jeffbrad | Views [843]
Tue 12th Jan - After making a valiant attempt to get my blogs up to date
on the web, it was time to leave for the airport. I t ook one of the taxis waiting outside of the hotel. Cost 50 Dirhams to
the Airport. The route there goes past some
striking ... Read more >
PERU | Wed, 10 Oct 2018 | By mattso | Views [820]
Pisco sours are sneaky! They go down all too easily with your freshly grilled fish and scallops, and leave you with furry brain lag the next morning! But I'll go back for more, in a couple of days.
We started the day with a drive to the Julio C. Tello ... Read more >
Tags: desert, geoglyphs, mummies, museum
BHUTAN | Mon, 7 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [783]
EVEN A PACKAGED TOUR HAS ROOM FOR IMPROVISATION. We were scheduled to visit he Talo Festival in Punakha that began today but Penjur got a tip that it would be better to visit tomorrow when the full complement of dancers would be there. So ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [769]
I spent a quick night in London in a hotel. As you probably know by now, if I am staying at a Marriott, Hilton, etc, it is by accident. I can't afford those places so mine are much more economincal. (plus the UK is expensive period). And after ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thu, 6 Oct 2011 | By lesleyandjan | Views [710]
Recently we visited the temples of Angkor Wat. Nothing prepares you for the size and scale of the temples. Built during the golden era of Angkor from AD 802 to 1432 when the God Kings strove to build the biggest and the best (now we would build a ... Read more >
THAILAND | Sun, 1 Jun 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [689]
Thursday - First Impressions
So strange. They drive on the wrong side of the road here. We were just in Cambodia and they didn't do that. I wonder how they change sides between countries. We didn't cross the border on land so I don't know. But I'm ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Mon, 29 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [670]
The Temples of Angkor--Day 2 Still didn’t catch the sunrise, although I was around before most of the tourists. I get strange looks from the groundskeepers as I pedal past, and there are a lot of them. Even in the heat they stay covered head to ... Read more >
FRANCE | Fri, 20 Aug 2010 | By elsie_moon | Views [608]
Day five Injuries: Few more bruises but nothing 'gnarly' Cash: Horrendous, have just spent 40 Euros on a couple of tins of beans, some chocolate and a green salad. Weather: What do you think? Thought I'd have a relaxing day off today. The other guys ... Read more >
THAILAND | Fri, 8 Feb 2013 | By teresa421 | Views [606] | Comments [1]
What a great day. We left early this morning loading up into the back of a truck for our ride to the North and the Hill country. We booked the tour on line as a way to get out of the city and to tour a bit. The ride was broken up with a 10 minute visit ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 22 Oct 2012 | By birgit_75 | Views [530]
The journey is starting to feel increasingly real... I have just purchased my travel insurance.
So another beginning is just around the corner..
Soon I shall touch Golden Gate Bridge and cycle from Mission to Dolores Park for a morning Yoga Practice.... Read more >
Tags: beginnings, insurance, san francisco, sf, travel insurance
NEW ZEALAND | Sat, 22 Jun 2013 | By lhartjen | Views [498]
22 June Things that I am ever so grateful for (in chronological order):
1. The ferryman who replied, "Like a box of birds" when I asked how he was doing.
2. The creamy mushroom and aubergine tart purchased at the Waiheke ferry dock (36degree ... Read more >
Tags: #beaches, #ferry, #trails, #tramping, #trekking
VIETNAM | Sun, 5 Apr 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [477]
Happy Easter to one and all!!! Have added a few extra photos - look in the photos area for these just below all the Vietnam stories. Another stroll around the centre of Hoi An with David and Sandra pointing out some of the attractions, ... Read more >
HONDURAS | Wed, 29 Aug 2007 | By pattybm | Views [456]
Es una sorpresa. Julie and me, Oscar and Nano standing on a platform in the sky. Surrounded by dense jungle: above, below, all around us.
One by one the others zip down the wire connecting us to all the other rest stops in our aerial tour of Honduras, ... Read more >