Here is a glimpse of the amazing, beautiful Rila Monastery located 117 km south of Sofia, the Bulargarian capital. More to follow on Sunday!
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City Rumble – Singapore versus Kuala Lumpur
Ahhhh here we are! Almost neighbours, hubs for budget travel, shopping, bright lights and more, well, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, looking on from an outsider’s perspective, seem naturally to be rivals. I wonder if people living in either city feel that way (yes, cue for comments!). I’ve been through Kuala Lumpur a couple of times, …
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The Beauty of Bagan Part Two – Temples
Hi there! Today I wanted to feature the video I’ve made of the temples at Bagan, however I thought I’d let you know about the four temples that I remember most vividly from Myanmar’s amazing Bagan first. These are the temples that feature primarily in the video. Bupaya Bupaya is a temple on the …
Sunday Spotlight – Agadez
Hello folks. Today, a place which I can’t really talk much about with words. Agadez is a town in the middle of the desert, in the middle of the dusty, dry and poor West African country of Niger. Niger itself is one of the poorest countries in the world, the capital Niamey is a place …
The Beauty of Bagan – Part One
There’s no doubt about it, Bagan is THE must see destination of Myanmar. What is Bagan? Well, Bagan is an ancient city in Myanmar, sort of in the middle of the country 5 hours by minibus from Mandalay and a good day’s journey from the former capital Yangon (Rangoon). The temples of Bagan are spread …
Sunday Spotlight – Xi’an
It being Sunday means it’s time to shine the spotlight on another city. Today we go inland into China to the citadel of Xi’an. Xi’an is a fast growing city and a half, as are many places in modern China. As I came in from the airport (after my delayed and eventful flight on Spring …
Trip of a Life Time – Los Angeles and the End
All good things come to an end, so they say. And so did my first ever overseas backpacking adventure. As I flew from Toronto to Los Angeles, I knew that there was very little left to go. And in some ways that meant that I could relax, have a ball and enjoy my last two …
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City Rumble – New York City versus London
Let’s get ready to rumble! Okay, sorry, that’s not a little bit like me! Here we are, Thursday, and welcome to my brand new piece – ‘City Rumble’, comparing my experiences in two comparable cities and deciding which I preferred and of course, giving reasons why. And I’ve decided to start big – New York …
Trip of a Life Time – Toronto
Oh, and then I went to Canada. Toronto, for some reason, seemed the place to go in Canada. Can’t really remember what the main appeal of the place was back in 1999, I mean why I chose it. Obviously I felt if I was going to North America it seemed logical at the time that …
Foto Friday – Lion’s Foot, Sigiriya
Here you see the final ascent to the very top of Sigiriya. As you can see there is a giant lion's foot carved into the rock. I was absolutely exhausted by this stage, but still found the strength and the will to look beyond the vertigo to get to the very top! Sri Lanka, 2012.
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