Idaho, USA – “Outside my Front Door” by 1000 Places to Fight Before You Die
Outside my Front Door is a series of posts by fellow travel bloggers who share what is ... outside of their own front door Mike and Luci are the Fighting Couple of 1000 Places to Fight Before You Die . Their couple travel blog focuses on couple travel destinations...
Ankara – a city of contrasts
Yes, Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and as such should be a little special. However as with many capital cities, the prime role is to cater for the bureaucracy of running a country, This can and does cause many capital cities to be a bit soulless. It was...
10 little things which are handy to know about the littlest country…Vatican City
The Vatican, or Vatican City State is a sovereign city-state . The sovereign territory of the Vatican or Holy See is situated in a walled enclave inside the city of Rome. 10 little things to know about The Vatican 1. The Vatican City is the smallest country in the...
The islands of Phang Nga Bay, Phuket, Thailand
Phuket in Thailand is actually a large island. There are also many smaller islands off the western coast of the mainland which are spectacularly beautiful. Phuket is one of the most popular tourist areas in Thailand, and so you can expect crowds most of the time,...
Failing Christmas wrapping 101 …. Again
I am totally useless at wrapping Christmas presents. I love thinking up what to get people, and I love buying for people … it brings me great happiness. However, what totally brings me unstuck is wrapping these gifts. One would think that being a totally organized...
Annual Bikers Toy Run for Christmas
Somethings are just right. Hundreds of bikers dressed in their Christmas best roared in to our home town of Wollongong on their Annual Toy Run. With their bikes decorated in Christmas tinsel and trims, they carried gifts for this, their 24th Annual City of Wollongong...
The faces of Cambodia – a photo essay
The faces of Cambodia is a look at the people of this country, who have come through so much adversity and yet still manage to have a positive out look on life. From the amazing Angkor Archaeological Park to the capital city Phnom Penh and into the provinces like...
Ubud, Bali. If you don’t like art, good food, monkeys – then this is not for you
Ubud is by far my favourite place in Bali, not that I don’t like other areas on this island. I do. I like Ubud’s geographic setting amongst the rice fields and the sheer lushness of the surroundings. I also like the Balinese architecture and the easy going pace of...
The gassho-zukuri houses of Shirakawa-go, Japan
We visited the Unesco heritage site of Shirakawa-go when we went to Takayama. This little village is set deep in the northern Alps of Japan. It was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, due to the traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more...
Wollongong, NSW – “Outside my front door” by Contented Traveller
Outside my Front Door is a series of posts by fellow travel bloggers who share what is ... outside of their own front door It is amazing what is outside our own front door that we take for granted. From our front verandah we can see a number of things. Despite writing...
