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Trans-Mongolian Diary 7 : Irkutsk to Yekaterinburg

On 22 Nov 20219 Aug 2021 By Andy RoamsIn Russia, travel stories, travel tips9 Comments

Old houses in Irkutsk, and onto another rail adventure, straight from my diary!

Gino Takes on the Sands of Namibia!

On 13 Nov 20219 Aug 2021 By Andy RoamsIn travel, Youtube TravelLeave a comment

Hey all! Namibia is a country of my bucket list. Friend of the blog has been to this destination earlier this year, and here are a couple of his videos - beautiful, wonderful scenery and great picture quality to go with it. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTSCW-n6lGw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvyFMFLKSiU Thanks for popping by! May the Journey Never End!

Sunday Spotlight – Ephesus, Turkey

On 29 Aug 202118 Aug 2021 By Andy RoamsIn travel tips10 Comments

Take a look at an ancient city in Turkey on today's 'Sunday Spotlight', featuring destination: Ephesus!

Belem – Through My Lens

On 20 Oct 202019 Sep 2020 By Andy RoamsIn Europe, travel photography9 Comments

A short tram ride from Lisbon's centre, Belem is on the Tagus River and has wonderful river views coupled with exceptional historic buildings. And here's how my camera found them!

The Stunning U Bein Bridge, Myanmar

On 3 Oct 20192 Oct 2019 By Andy RoamsIn travel, travel photography, travel stories5 Comments

Myanmar has plenty of things to see and do and visit, and one that I had the pleasure of visiting when I was there back four years now, was the U-Bein Bridge. It is or at least was the longest teak wood bridge in the world – something that I guess wasn’t particularly amazing to …

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Turkmenbashi Mosque
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sunrise over the Kazakh steppe.
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get cracking, start packing

Lookoom

Put pictures on your travel dreams

Angelart Star

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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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