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Opals and Architecture

On 18 Feb 202211 Feb 2022 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Australia, travel, VlogLeave a comment

Howdy all! Today is my second video from Adelaide - a much shorter one this week. I get the chance to check out some interesting Adelaide buildings, Haigh's Chocolates (albeit very briefly) and check out an Opal shop - 'Unique Opal Mine' - where I am lucky enough to get an interview with Elijah who …

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The YouTube Journey | 300 Subs! | Goal Achieved!

On 12 Dec 202111 Dec 2021 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel, Vlog8 Comments

Howdy all! Well the year has wound down for me in terms of blogging, as Christmas is less than two weeks away and 2022 beckons. Surely all I can hope for is a much better year next year and the chance to actually travel a bit, as this year has been seriously slim pickings with …

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Antics at the Melbourne Zoo – Melbourne Revealed

On 26 Nov 202125 Nov 2021 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Australia, travelLeave a comment

Folks, this episode was shot only a few weeks ago and my friend Annie and I headed to the Melbourne Zoo for lots of fun and banter as we checked out the animals you can see there! This was shot JUST after the sixth lockdown in Melbourne had ended, so the zoo was pretty quiet …

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Cote D’Ivoire’s SPOOKY capital!

On 16 Oct 202112 Jul 2021 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel, West AfricaLeave a comment

Hi all. I have never visited Cote D'Ivoire or it's capital Yamoussoukro, although I have been to a couple of the country's neighbours in Ghana and Burkina Faso. It's a city fashioned I guess like Nursultan or Ashgabat in the design of it's leader, where Abidjan sits near the coast as the biggest city in …

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Everyone’s Visiting… Pakistan!

On 18 Jul 202126 May 2021 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel, Travel Guides9 Comments

Well folks, in this day and age of Covid some countries are more open than others. And so Pakistan is one such country! And it seems quite a few people have been visiting this year!

Goal Achieved – 1000 subscribers!

On 6 May 20215 May 2021 By AndysWorldJourneysIn blogging19 Comments

Hi all! Just a very quick post to say thankyou ALL for following my blog. Last week I barnstormed through one of my two main 2021 goals - to get 1000 subscribers to this blog! And YAY! I'm here! In fact as I type this I have 1010 subscribers. It's been a strange old year …

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Subscriber Drive!

On 1 May 202130 Apr 2021 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel, Youtube Travel2 Comments

Hi folks! I've had this YouTube Channel now for a decade and never really got far with it. I'm sitting on 184 subscribers and am targeting 300 by year's end. The channel now has regular videos posted at 12am Thursdays Australia Eastern Standard Time each week. There is a selection of videos/vlogs from previous trips …

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2021 and Two basic Goals for Me!

On 24 Feb 202116 Feb 2021 By AndysWorldJourneysIn blogging, travel16 Comments

Howdy all. A little update post today! Hope it finds you well. Probably a little late to finally be getting around to setting a goal or two for this year, but honestly with everything that’s happened over the last twelve months, there’s no reason to be in any rush for any reason! And the goals …

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From Around the Web – Dubai’s Artificial Islands

On 30 Jan 202124 Nov 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel2 Comments

Howdy all! Did you know about the man-made islands off Dubai. A private businessman had a collection of islands created, which actually make out a map of the world. Today I've found a video from a guy who got to visit them, which I thought was really interesting which is why I'm sharing it with …

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The Iraqi Travel Vlogger!

On 28 Nov 202014 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn travel, Vlog2 Comments

Hi all. Today I wanted to feature this amazing travel vlogger from Iraq. When one is on the tourist trail, when one can be I guess, you generally don't meet a lot of travellers from Iraq, but Baderkhan Amer Badran is travelling the world and making a name for himself whilst he does it.

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