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Desert, Steppe and Yurts – It’s Mongolia!

On 18 Dec 202029 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel, Vlog3 Comments

Mongolia is a destination many imagine but few actually visit. Today let me show you a little of what it's like via the power of the moving image!

Epic Journeys – Glasgow to Brecon

On 17 Dec 202027 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn bus travel, travel12 Comments

Join me on a Christmas journey from Scotland to Wales through England many years ago now when snow arrived to make Christmas very white indeed!

Gino lands in Tanzania!

On 16 Dec 202016 Dec 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn adventure, travel, Youtube Travel1 Comment

Friend of the blog, Gino Pop, heads to Tanzania!

Best Flight Reviews of 2020!

On 16 Dec 202030 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn air travel, travel4 Comments

Check out the best flight reviews I've done this year!

48 Hours and $200 in Moscow

On 14 Dec 202021 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Russia, travel15 Comments

This time it’s destination Russia, and we are headed to its capital Moscow to see how we can make the best use of a little under two days and two hundred bucks!

Sunday Spotlight – Takayama, Japan

On 13 Dec 202024 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Japan, travel11 Comments

Today I would like to take you to a city in the Gifu prefecture of Japan, destination – Takayama. It's known for it's festivals which feature amazing floats. but there's plenty more to like in this town!

Tim Blight’s Umrah to Makkah!

On 12 Dec 202012 Dec 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Middle East, travel, VlogLeave a comment

As a follow up to last Sunday's guest post - What is Makkah Really Like? Makkah or Mecca is a destination that a lot of people will probably never experience, and certainly not as part of a pilgrimage, so I thought it would be a great idea today to share with you some of Tim's videos about just that!

Selfie Friday – In a Thai Minibus!

On 11 Dec 202011 Dec 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel, travel photography7 Comments

It's hot and I'm on my way from Bangkok to Ayutthaya! But some can sleep regardless... Thanks for popping by - May the Journey Never End!

Epic Journeys – Bishkek to Tashkent

On 10 Dec 202021 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, travel9 Comments

Today I recount a special journey from 2011 - I travel through not one, not two but three countries on my way from the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, to the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent.

Retro Review – Gulnara Guesthouse, Tashkent

On 9 Dec 202019 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Central Asia, Hotels and Accommodation, travel4 Comments

Time for another RETRO Review, where we shift back through time to many years back now and I write about a place I stayed at which has remained in the corners of my memory for one reason or another. Today, I’m writing about Gulnara Guesthouse where I stayed in June 2011 when I was in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

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