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My Favourite Cities in North and Central Asia

On 24 May 202021 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Asia, travel10 Comments

Yes, the world turns and in line with the other posts I’ve been making, it’s time for me to reveal my favourite cities in North and Central Asia, from Turkmenistan across to Japan. One things for sure, this week there is a large variation in the cities, they are all very different and representative of …

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New Vlog Up – Brash, Bold and Beautiful – Barcelona!

On 22 May 202021 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn travel, Vlog3 Comments

Folks, the next Vlog is up, and this time I'm taking you to the brilliant Barcelona! Check out the buildings of Gaudi, the paintings of Picasso, and so much more! Thanks for popping by today - May the Journey Never End!

I Went to Pakistan… So You Don’t Have To!

On 21 May 202020 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Asia, travel8 Comments

In fact right now you pretty much can’t travel anywhere. Which is the point of these posts. But it’s time to look, virtually, at Pakistan because actually it’s a real surprise packet of a country that perhaps travellers will start to return to when restrictions are lifted. In the last fifteen years it has not …

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Why I Never Warmed to Amsterdam

On 18 May 202016 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travel15 Comments

You may have noticed I never post about Amsterdam. Well, I have at some point, many years ago now, but hardly ever. I saw a few posts recently about this city, and it got me to thinking about what it was about that city that just didn’t appeal. I need to start by saying I …

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My Favourite Cities in Western Europe

On 17 May 202016 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travel9 Comments

Today’s task is to continue on from where I left on going through continents and talking about my favourite cities – and today I’m writing about my favourite cities in Western Europe. I decided to split Europe into West and East for the purposes of these posts as they do feel, at times, to me …

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Five Billion Dinars from Serbia

On 16 May 202015 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travel5 Comments

A little break from Covid Cam, this Saturday I thought I'd show you this amazing bank note produced in Yugoslavia/Serbia somewhere around the breakup of Yugoslavia. This shows exactly what happens when currency devalues at an uncontrollable rate. What you see below is both sides to the five hundred BILLION Dinar note. I had a …

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Foto Friday – Man versus Monkey versus Snake (Kandy, Sri Lanka)

On 15 May 202014 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn travel, travel photography2 Comments

An interesting picture I found flicking through my photos from Sri Lanka. May the Journey Never End!

I Visited Uzbekistan… So You Don’t Have To!

On 14 May 202012 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Central Asia, travel15 Comments

Howdy folks – Thursday means it’s another virtual trip to a country that right now, none of us can visit. And today I want to take you, ‘virtually’, to Central Asia and Uzbekistan. Please keep in mind that I don’t write these posts because I don’t think you should go to these places, I, in …

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Where I Should Be Right Now

On 10 May 20209 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Asia, travel, travel stories4 Comments

Yes folks, it’s time for me to talk about my trip to the Philippines that never was. As this post goes out it’s Sunday the 10th of May and I had about a day before I headed back to Melbourne from Coron Town on Busuanga Island, Palawan in the Philippines after eleven days there snorkelling …

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I Visited Burkina Faso… So You Don’t Have To! Twice!

On 7 May 20206 May 2020 By Andy RoamsIn travel, West Africa12 Comments

Yes, another one of these and we’re off to West Africa this time to the landlocked country of Burkina Faso. It may well not be a country high on your bucket list, I know, in fact you may never have heard of it – I know many in Australia haven’t because I guess we generally …

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Central Asia

Turkmenistan – photo from The Calvert Journal
Turkmenbashi Mosque
Kulkedash Medressa, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
sunrise over the Kazakh steppe.
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An Orcadian Abroad

A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget

Salsaworldtraveler'sblog

my mind platter

exposing the inner-world of my brain

Chocoviv’s Lifestyle Blog 2.0

My second blog page

get cracking, start packing

Lookoom

Put pictures on your travel dreams

Angelart Star

The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.

Writes of Passage

inspiring journeys and friendly advice

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