Dubrovnik – thoughts and photos

Howdy all. You may remember that last week I posted ‘A Day in Croatia’, a summary of a ‘crappy’ day I had in Croatia a few years back now. The day was lousy, I left the next and bar a connection in Zagreb I didn’t go back there. Not to say I would, and interestingly …

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First Taste – Kyoto

Well, not to start with a spoiler but, you know you’ve done well when you’re first taste of a country is your favourite place there five years later. And that’s Kyoto in a nutshell! I challenge anyone to visit and not simply love Kyoto. I flew into Kansai Airport. It’s on the coast and services …

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Re-Blog Saturday – Arriving in Georgia

I haven't written THAT much about my time in Georgia since I moved over to Word Press. I thought for a few Saturdays I would go back to my time in Georgia and remember the first experiences there. So, here it is, my first post about Georgia. It was at the time entitled 'The Next …

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A Day in Croatia

Let me tell you about a day I had back in 2004. I had been in Montenegro for the best part of the week on the cost in Budva, and visited Kotor from there, and let me tell you, it’s so beautiful and a wonderful place to go and I had a brilliant time. 30 …

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First Taste – Luang Prabang (Laos)

Ahhh beautiful Laos. Gentle Laos. Kind Laos. Of a similar size to neighbours Thailand and Vietnam, Laos has only a fraction of their populations at somewhere around 6.8 million people. This makes Laos a country with far more space per person. So it’s the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of …

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Travel bloggers – Agness and Cez from Etramping!

Today I chat with Agness and Cez from one of the best travel blogs on the net - Etramping. They like to get around on $25 a day so if you're into budget travel, they have a lot they can tell you about! They are also wonderfully helpful people and know heaps about blogging and …

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Re-blog Saturday – Dubai or no Dubai?

Hi everyone. I've decided to do some reblogging of a Saturday. I'm going back in time and pulling out interesting old posts from my old blog back before I publicised or anything like that (so they haven't been read by many people!) It's interesting as an exercise and serves as a bit of a time …

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First Taste – Ho Chi Minh City

The old capital of Vietnam was my first taste of this amazing country back in 2011, and it proved to be a great place to visit. I only spent four or five days in the former Saigon, but it was a great introduction to a country I was pretty excited about visiting for the first …

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