For those who like to take in the countryside, to experience travel a little slower, Australia doesn’t have the world’s greatest railroad, but it does have just over 33,000 kilometres of track. And that’s nothing to be sneezed at! And rail may not get you to every nook and cranny of the country, but it …
If Russia is a country you are considering visiting, then you’re best to start planning as well before your departure date as you can. For the Russian Visa is not as straight forward to organise as most others. Whereas visas seem to slowly being phased out, or replaced with Electronic Visas which you can get …
Yes, Thursday means it's time to look back on the world's greatest song contest again, Eurovision, and today we are looking at power ballads over the years. As you can imagine, there have been some brilliant ballads pounded out with soul and feeling over the years. Here are some of my favourites. Angel (Chiara, Malta, …
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Okay so yeah, if you’ve followed this blog for long enough you will know that I am a major fan of one kind of transport – and that’s train. It’s pretty awesome and leaves buses for dead! But why do I love it so much? Train travel is varied There are so many different types …
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Hi all. Continuing on delivering an Australia-based post a week, today I wanted to talk a bit about getting around Australia by air. For the visitor to Australia, especially one with limited time on their hands, air travel is probably the most logical way to get around, simply because the distances are so great. A …
Howdy all, and it’s time for another face off between two opposing cities. Both in the Bengal area, but in different neighbouring countries, we have the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka facing off with the city that put Mother Theresa on the map, the city formerly known as Calcutta, Kolkata. Kolkata sits in the eastern part of …
If you didn't know it, it is generally considered that the most successful Eurovision song of all time comes from 1974. It is 'Waterloo', sung by Swedish pop group ABBA. It is fair to say that since 1974 ABBA have certainly made a name for themselves in the world of music. Interestingly, the previous year …
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Travel to Africa is often seen as exciting, adventurous, exotic, and perhaps a little dangerous. Westerners may typically imagine safaris and African animals, jungles, or perhaps poverty, whilst the north of Africa brings images of deserts and camels. If there is one country in Africa that can defy most expectations, though, that country has to …
I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but in 2019 I’ve made a conscious decision to include (at least) one post about Australia per week. And today I wanted to briefly look at Australia’s State and Territory capitals. Because they are Australia’s main cities I guess, although there are certainly others of size and importance. …
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
Andy's World Journeys 