Folks, any time spent in Bangladesh as a foreigner is an adventure and a half of full cream dairy milk! So fasten your helmet strap and get on the back of a bike with me as I tour this city checking out the history via the Liberation War Museum. I meet more friendly locals of …
G’day all. Today I wrap up my Saudi series with a dip in the Red Sea that divides Egypt from Saudi Arabia. Snorkelling and diving is a popular activity for those visiting Egypt’s Red Sea Coast, but it is perfectly possible to do the activity from the other side, as I did. The company I …
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Howdy all. This post will appear on your feeds after I am back (touchwood) from my three week break to South-East Asia, a brief trip to Philippines, Singapore (ever so briefly) and Langkawi, Malaysia. And so this post I’ll be giving a short summation of our time on Langkawi, a largish island off the north-west …
Come with me today as I delve right into the historic part of the Bangladesh, Dhaka. Dhaka's Old City is full of life, the people approach you left right and centre and I genuinely felt like I was some sort of celebrity there! Checking out the textiles market is the main highlight, but from photo …
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G’day folks! Today’s post continues on from the past few weeks where I have been detailing my explorations in Saudi Arabia earlier this year in February & March. Today I take y’all on a walking tour through Jeddah’s historic district and the oldest part of the city, known as ‘Al-Balad’. This was the main centre …
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Howdy all. A quick update on my November travels for you. From Palawan Island in the Philippines I took Cebu Pacific again back to Manila and then onto Singapore for a short stop over. What did I do there? Well of course I went to a THEME PARK! Universal Studios if you don't mind! From …
Folks - come on board and find out what Business Class is like on Emirates on an aging Boeing 777 on a ten hour flight from Dakar, Senegal to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Check out the Ultimate/Infinity Lounge at Dakar Airport - and whilst there catch a bit of a glimpse of the …
For nearly 150 years Pentridge Prison in Coburg, Melbourne was Australia's most feared and infamous prisons. The brutal treatment of prisoners in H Division was like something out of a nightmare. The prison closed down in 1997 but the buildings made out of blue-stone bricks still, for the most part, still stand today. But today …
G’day all. Hope today’s post finds you well. Last week I took you to the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh as my introduction to the country. From there it was a long day bus to Jeddah, perhaps the most open (in the past at least) of Saudi Arabia’s cities. Sitting in a great location on …
Howdy all! A quick post with lots of lovely photos for you all. I am writing this post in a hotel at Manila International Airport, I've spent the last week in El Nido, on the Philippine island of Palawan. During my stay I took two tours - on boats to islands - there are four …
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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's World Journeys 