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Interviewed!

On 7 Jan 2020 By Andy RoamsIn blogging, travel2 Comments

Hi Folks. Hope you are all well today. I wanted to share with you an interview I did (I was interviewed) for W. Wang's World Commentary. Thanks so much to Wang for taking the time to interview me and publish it on his blog! Interview with Andrew Boland Thanks for stopping by - May the …

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About the Australian Bushfires…

On 6 Jan 20205 Jan 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Australia, travel13 Comments

It seems that this is the time to write about the bushfires in Australia. Right now a significant portion of Australia’s south east is burning. To try and explain how much land is burning – well this is something as a lot of people have been trying to do to explain it clearly to people …

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Highlights of my 2019 Adventure

On 5 Jan 202021 Jan 2020 By Andy RoamsIn adventure, travel2 Comments

Yes, now it’s time to take a few select pickings from my adventure October to December 2019 (you know the one, I write about it a LOT!) and declare them the ‘highlights’ of the trip. Yes I did CRAM an awful lot into seven weeks, and as I look back on it, I am able …

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Lowlights of my 2019 Adventure

On 31 Dec 201930 Dec 2019 By Andy RoamsIn adventure, travel, Travel Blogging2 Comments

Not everything is perfect when you travel! Here are some things that I didn't enjoy so much from my recent adventure...

Eight Countries in Eight Photos!

On 29 Dec 201928 Dec 2019 By Andy RoamsIn travel, travel photography4 Comments

I've chosen eight photos to highlight the countries I visited between October and December this year!

Foto Friday – Torah in Synagogue, Jerusalem

On 27 Dec 201926 Dec 2019 By Andy RoamsIn Middle East, travel, travel photography4 Comments

Happy Friday all. Today's photo come from the Four Sephardic Synagogues in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old Town. Thanks for visiting today! May the Journey Never End!

Marion Hostel – a Curious Place to Stay in Dushanbe, Tajikstan

On 26 Dec 201925 Dec 2019 By Andy RoamsIn Central Asia, places to stay, travel3 Comments

A somewhat unique and slightly rustic place to stay in the Tajik capital Dushanbe.

A Christmas of Contrasts

On 24 Dec 201923 Dec 2019 By Andy RoamsIn Australia, travel4 Comments

A Christmas in Australia is different from one in Europe in many ways..

So, About Turkmenistan…

On 22 Dec 201921 Dec 2019 By Andy RoamsIn adventure, Central Asia, travel4 Comments

Travelling to Turkmenistan - what is it like?

A Visit to Singapore’s Gardens By the Bay

On 20 Dec 201918 Dec 2019 By Andy RoamsIn Asia, travel4 Comments

Gardens by the Bay is a relatively new attraction in Singapore, a somewhat ‘modern’ take you might say in gardening and design, they were opened in 2012 and in 2018 they received some 50 million visitors. For something I hadn’t even heard of a couple of years ago, that’s quite an achievement, 50 million = …

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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

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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