Howdy all. I have been procrastinating over what kind of posts I was going to begin the year 2020 with and so I decided to do some sort of broad post rather than a review of something or chatting about my experiences last year travelling. This way I can think about 2019 and look forward …
Not everything is perfect when you travel! Here are some things that I didn't enjoy so much from my recent adventure...
Travelling to Turkmenistan - what is it like?
Right now I am sitting on the train on my way back to Lisbon, this is the first journey of a few that will take me back home to Melbourne. It’s been a serious sort of trip, non-stop for the most part and not the way I will approach my next getaway, it’s been rewarding, …
You can’t stop me with my alliteration! Well, here I am in another town, another place, same country! So again begins the process of bringing you up to speed on the latest from me and this year’s adventure. As I last wrote, I was on my second last day in Barcelona. My last day whizzed …
So it was only yesterday that I crossed the border from Uzbekistan into Turkmenistan, it really does feel a lot longer.
A few weeks ago I did my customary post of what I was – and still am – looking forward for my trip coming up at the end of October. Today I am going to be a bit more circumspect and admit quite freely – there are some things that I am worrying about, issues …
So it is approaching now. I’ve organised a couple of tours in Central Asia, flights are all booked, accommodation mostly booked, I’ve got my visa for Tajikistan, one of two countries I’ll need a visa for, so I guess things are motoring along well. Yet somehow I am feeling … not ready. Maybe it’s a …
Continue reading What I’m Looking Forward To on my Next Trip!
‘Twas a coldish day in May, 2017, and I was staying for a few days in Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia, Northern Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy. When I say cold, I mean around 10 degrees, maybe a couple more, maybe a couple less. It’s hard to say, because in Russia, every day is cold, right? Of …
Continue reading How I Escaped a Military Establishment in Russia!
One of the most watched series this year has been the HBO series ‘Chernobyl’, which documents, with some artistic licence it should be said, the events that surrounded the explosion of reactor 4 in wee hours of the morning of the 26th of April 1986. The Official Soviet death toll from the disaster was and …
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 