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AUSTRALIA | Fri, 7 Mar 2008 | By marge | Views [989] | Comments [2]
You are NOT going to believe what happened to me. Just not going to believe it. I went to the mall by myself today. WAIT Irony. I was first offered company by Tim but I denied and said I would be fine fine fine. I mean it's a MALL. People everywhere.... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Sun, 2 Mar 2008 | By rosibud | Views [2018] | Comments [1]
As we walked through the old quarter laughing about how gullible we were to fall for the great map scam, a lady carrying bamboo baskets across her shoulders filled with bananas and pineapples approached us to buy a banana. “No No bananas” we said.... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Sun, 2 Mar 2008 | By rosibud | Views [2594] | Comments [1]
We wandered the old quarter this morning. In Hanoi everything you see is a tourist attraction so we decided just to wander the streets and get a feel for the place. We wandered down to Hoan Kiem Lake which is a beautiful lake not far from our hotel.... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By marge | Views [741]
Tuesday Lindsay and I went to the Comedy Night and it was DREADFUL. One of the comedians had such a thick Australian accent and used SO much slang that it was impossible to understand him. It was like someone stuffed my ears with cotton and then started ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By cjaus | Views [1036] | Comments [2]
Alright well where do we start? First of all, the weather has gotten better....hope this doesnt jinx things but we have both been getting roasted the past few days...and for some reason we've decided to do on long treks in unshaded areas...clever we ... Read more >
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ANTARCTICA | Sat, 23 Feb 2008 | By heartrl | Views [965] | Comments [1]
It's a sick sick joke. The universe is throwing some pretty low punches. I drempt last night that I started crying when my plane was cancelled today and my boss took back my bonus. I literally had to pull the cash out of my pocket and hand it to her ... Read more >
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ANTARCTICA | Fri, 22 Feb 2008 | By heartrl | Views [861] | Comments [1]
Looks like I spoke too soon. Now I really hate this place. 24 hour plane delay.
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AUSTRALIA | Fri, 8 Feb 2008 | By bandario | Views [768]
Part 2 Chiang Mai - little bangkok Touching down I was greeted by more pouring rain- it's strange to get this amount of rain here at this time of the year, i can only put it down to the number of british backpackers. I managed to share a taxi into ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By da_misfit | Views [853]
So its been a while since I last wrote and there is a bit of catching up to do. After Dalat and a night in Ho Chi Minh we got a morning bus to Mui Ne beach. We were pretty exciting as we knew there was going to be some great scenery - massive sandunes ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | By michael_chan | Views [1025]
I’ve been in Vietnam for 3 and a half weeks now
and I have been pondering how to write this post about the final destination on
my trip. Half way up, I had written a speil about the 85 million people, the
traffic in Saigon, and how good the food ... Read more >
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TURKEY | Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | By jreuter | Views [1749]
You know, I'm really making every effort to be culturally sensitive, to enjoy the rich history and scenery of Istanbul, and to be friendly to it's inhabitants. But after five days of attempted scams, cons, hustles, and general badgering, I'm pretty ... Read more >
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TURKEY | Sun, 3 Feb 2008 | By jreuter | Views [3212] | Comments [9] | Video
Istanbul is an amazing place. Wedged between the Black Sea and the sea of Marmara, this is essentially where Europe and the Middle East meet, and not just geographically speaking. There is a European feel here, yet the loudspeakers still belt out the ... Read more >
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ARMENIA | Tue, 29 Jan 2008 | By ride-earth | Views [912]
Tom We knew that as we headed out of Europe and into the Middle East and Central Asia, we’d be cutting through as much red tape as we would snow and ice. So maybe it was a good idea that we’d expected it, as international bureaucracy is becoming a ... Read more >
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GERMANY | Thu, 24 Jan 2008 | By sophieollie | Views [1797]
Gotzis, Austria, Zurich, Switzerland, Munich, and Berlin, Germany. Hey everyone, Hope you are all well, s or ry f or the delay in updating you all. I managed to write a draft version of our trip up until Germany while away that I ... Read more >
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CHINA | Thu, 10 Jan 2008 | By chinapies | Views [869] | Comments [1]
Hey y'all, I'm thinkin' about comin back to Worldnomads coz gouglge groups ain't all it was cracked out to be... So I'll try to transfer all my googlegroups stuff over dis way, and if it's not too painful, I shall from henceforth cease use of evilgoogle ... Read more >
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NICARAGUA | Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [933]
I put this entry off until I cooled down but I am not sure it helped. On the 27th we planned an easy 100 mile drive from Leon to Granada. Along the way we were stopped three times for police shakedowns; the offense – DWN (Driving While Norte-americano).... Read more >
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NEPAL | Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By thestunnings | Views [4094]
After all of our blood, sweat, and blisters on our trek, and cruising into town on top of a local bus, we arrived in Pokhara. We were all lusting for a hot shower, and a delicious meal. We satiated ourselves on piping hot sizzling steaks and glasses ... Read more >
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FRANCE | Fri, 7 Dec 2007 | By anabobana | Views [911]
im so so hungry ... dinner is in halfa so im writing the blog now to distract myself from my hunger ... me and nici accidently ate our lunch at 11am ... its 630 pm now and we havent eaten anything since then ... actually haha it wasn't so accidental ... Read more >
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INDIA | Fri, 7 Dec 2007 | By alexbg | Views [1279]
Today while heating my lunch I was happily entertained by a monkey trying to get in to the hostel cafeteria through the bars of the window, but was quickly scared away by the security guards. I found it all very amusing, and sat watching the silly things ... Read more >
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FRANCE | Sun, 2 Dec 2007 | By anabobana | Views [836]
This is nicola. We have decided on a definitative list of qualities a guy must have to be attractive. Voila. PS - (ana) i will laugh if me n nici return to australia and all the boys we know suddenly have perfectly cut toe nails hahaha (see below its ... Read more >
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