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Month: November 2019

Knowing Melbourne – The Melbourne Cup

On 5 Nov 20195 Nov 2019 By AndysWorldJourneysIn animals, AustraliaLeave a comment

Ahhh the first Tuesday in November is a big day on the Melbourne Calendar – it is the day of the world famous horse race – ‘The Melbourne Cup’. This race is the premier horse race in Australia, it is known as the race that ‘stops a nation’, and would you believe it… it’s a …

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Moving on to Iskanderkul and Khujand

On 4 Nov 2019 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel1 Comment

Howdy all. You join me in Khojund which is in the north of Tajikistan. Unfortunately I have been struck down with something which seems to happen every time I travel these days. Last night I was very sick and had a bad fever but it broke over night and I'm having a day in to …

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Running in the Dushanbe Rain

On 2 Nov 2019 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel3 Comments

Hi all. I am on my way to a lake called Iskanderkul and whilst stopped on the side of the road waiting for the driver I thought I'd at least start a blog post. Yesterday I was stuck in a lot of rain in Dushanbe as I went to a few museums. Unfortunately two were …

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Foto Friday – Bridge of Peace, Tbilisi, Georgia

On 1 Nov 201924 Oct 2019 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel photographyLeave a comment

This bridge is quite the beautiful feature in the centre of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. Thanks for popping by - May the Journey Never End!

Down in Dushanbe the Surprising Tajik Capital

On 1 Nov 20191 Nov 2019 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel2 Comments

Yes folks it's dinner time here in Dushanbe and I'm at Cafe Merve awaiting my dinner. It's a very popular Turkish cafe/restaurant and it's been a long day.The city has surprised me in many ways. Firstly it feels a lot bigger than I was expecting. It's buildings are on the grand side in the fashion …

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Turkmenistan – photo from The Calvert Journal
Turkmenbashi Mosque
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An Orcadian Abroad

A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget

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Chocoviv’s Lifestyle Blog 2.0

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get cracking, start packing

Lookoom

Put pictures on your travel dreams

Angelart Star

The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.

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