Folks, the main airport in Senegal servicing the capital Dakar is Blaise Diagne International Airport. It's also over 40km away. Here's how I managed to keep costs down by taking a combination of taxi and bus. So I put together this little video of how I did it! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/9Kg_4YG-yuY Thanks for popping by! May …
Month: November 2023
Al-Balad, the Historic Centre of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
G’day folks! Today’s post continues on from the past few weeks where I have been detailing my explorations in Saudi Arabia earlier this year in February & March. Today I take y’all on a walking tour through Jeddah’s historic district and the oldest part of the city, known as ‘Al-Balad’. This was the main centre …
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A Day at Universal Studios Singapore!
Howdy all. A quick update on my November travels for you. From Palawan Island in the Philippines I took Cebu Pacific again back to Manila and then onto Singapore for a short stop over. What did I do there? Well of course I went to a THEME PARK! Universal Studios if you don't mind! From …
Emirates Business Class Dakar to Dubai
Folks - come on board and find out what Business Class is like on Emirates on an aging Boeing 777 on a ten hour flight from Dakar, Senegal to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Check out the Ultimate/Infinity Lounge at Dakar Airport - and whilst there catch a bit of a glimpse of the …
Touring H Block, Pentridge Prison!
For nearly 150 years Pentridge Prison in Coburg, Melbourne was Australia's most feared and infamous prisons. The brutal treatment of prisoners in H Division was like something out of a nightmare. The prison closed down in 1997 but the buildings made out of blue-stone bricks still, for the most part, still stand today. But today …
Onto Jeddah…
G’day all. Hope today’s post finds you well. Last week I took you to the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh as my introduction to the country. From there it was a long day bus to Jeddah, perhaps the most open (in the past at least) of Saudi Arabia’s cities. Sitting in a great location on …
Snorkelling and Sun in El Nido, Palawan, The Philippines!
Howdy all! A quick post with lots of lovely photos for you all. I am writing this post in a hotel at Manila International Airport, I've spent the last week in El Nido, on the Philippine island of Palawan. During my stay I took two tours - on boats to islands - there are four …
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High Speed Rail Travel Italian Style!
Folks, it's time to take to the tracks with me as I check out TrenItalia - the main train company in Italy - and their high speed offering. Take a seat next to me as I travel from Bari on the east coast to the capital Rome, and from there to Florence and see what …
Climbing the 1000 Steps – The Kokoda Memorial Walk
Hey folks! Well, today it's another episode of 'Melbourne Revealed' - actually episode 40 if you can believe that! Today it's an episode I wanted to film a few years ago. I venture out to Ferntree Gully and the Dandenong Ranges. The Kokoda Memorial Trail exists as a monument to the campaign in Papua New …
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Growing and Changing, Saudi Arabia’s Capital of Riyadh!
Folks, it was hard to imagine what Riyadh was going to be like before I visited it earlier this year. I had a bit of an idea about Jeddah, but my first stop in Saudi Arabia was the capital, in the middle of the country and seemingly far from anything. So I wasn’t really sure …
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