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. …
Jordan's most visited tourist site with over 800,000 visitors in 2018 is, and had to be, Petra. I visited back in 2009, spent a hot day in the sun there exploring, climbing rocks and hills and taking many photos. The site of this ancient city, one of the seven 'new' wonders of the world, was …
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Last week I resented a list of cities that one visit is simply not enough. I hate to go negative, but this week I thought I would go to the other end of the spectrum, and look at cities where one visit may well be MORE than enough! Lagos, Nigeria With over 21 million people …
Hi all. You may recall last year I had a special find - a roll of film from my visit to Egypt in 1999. Today I put them together with the others I had to present photos - good old 35mm photos - from Egypt. Thanks for stopping by today - take care - and …
Recently I had the opportunity to ride Melbourne’s largest Ferris Wheel, the Melbourne Star. This giant wheel is in the same vein as the London Eye, it rises 120 metres above the ground and gives you a complete view of Melbourne far and wide. It’s an expensive ride at full price - $36AUD for an …
Happy Sunday! Today the post is about cities I’ve been to which I think absolutely DEMAND a second visit (if not a third or fourth). They are BIG cities, cities that blow you away, amaze and dare I say… delight? Let’s see! Singapore Definitely the smallest of these five cities, Singapore is in my mind …
Hi all. In today’s blog I thought I’d address a topic that often has me thinking, and often has me rather annoyed. I spent two years living in Japan, and whilst it had its minuses (ie WINTER) one thing I couldn’t fault for the entire time I was there, was the customer service. It was …
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Today I thought I’d share a place I visited a couple of months back now, the museum of the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) Museum, in Point Cook attached to the RAAF base there. From Melbourne it’s not far, around 30 minutes by car from the CBD, in an area that is full of paddocks and …
So the time has come to reveal all about the plans for the year. Sometimes I am able to contain myself and keep the plans limited, like last year to India and Sri Lanka. This year… less so! This year I have sort of thrown off the shackles and decided to get as much in …
If you are a wildlife lover and you head to Victoria (that’s the state I live in, south-east Australia) you will find yourself in luck with Victoria’s zoos, well three of them, having sort of teamed up. Zoos Victoria run three zoos, Melbourne Zoo in the attractive inner-city suburb of Royal Park, Werribee Zoo which …
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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 Roams 