Today's blog comes from my book Short Journeys: Kazakhstan, now available on Kindle. I talk about Almaty, the biggest city in Kazakhstan, and one of my favourite cities on the globe. Please enjoy 🙂 Beautiful Almaty with mountains in the background. The city of Almaty at times feels pretty rough and ready, yet at other times is …
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Top Ten Countries Countdown. Number Eight: Mali
Now, we are up to number 8. Mali is an amazing country located in West Africa. Land-locked, dry, terrorist activity in the north in recent years, it has had its issues that’s for sure. In fact, when I went there back in 2007 it had its issues – my flight was cancelled a few days …
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Top Ten Destinations Countdown – Number 9: Romania
Not so far from the tenth country on my list, number nine is the incredible Romania. At present Romania is going through hard times, being very badly hit by the economic crisis, so why not journey there and pump some money into the economy? You’ll find it one of the most beautiful places in all …
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Top Ten Countries countdown. Number Ten: Slovakia
If I had a penny for every time I have been asked what my favourite country I’ve visited is, I would have quite a few pennies by now I expect! So it got me thinking, everyone likes top ten lists, and I could make one of my top ten favourite countries to visit. What a …
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