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“The Constant Traveller” Christine Osborne.
It has been a pleasure to review a new book, Travels with My Hat by Christine Osborne, an established author and photographer, who recently returned to Australia after more than forty years overseas. A western woman travelling and working solo in countries such as the...
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When in Hoi An Vietnam – visit a tailor
When in Hoi An Vietnam – visit a tailor. Visiting a tailor in such a stunningly impressive town as Hoi An Vietnam seemed to me to be a waste of my time there. Hoi An is one of the places that you read about that exceeds expectations as far as atmosphere, history and...
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Canada – “Outside my Front Door”, Two Girls, One trip
Thoughts on exploring Canada from the girls who are of on their trip. Jessica Gilbert is a Toronto-born adventurer and recent film school graduate with a passion for comedy and travel. She produced several award-winning short films during her time at York University...
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Sushi in Japan … #TastyTuesday
Sushi is synonymous with Japan. Nowadays sushi can be found all over the world, yet it tastes a lot better in Japan… a personal opinion. One common misconception is that sushi is raw fish. It isn’t. When pickling was introduced to South East Asia in the 7th century,...
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It’s our 1st blogiversary – what a virtual year
12 months ago we hit the Publish button on my 1st post with something akin to sheer terror. Was I going to be laughed at, was I a crap writer, was I too old to be a travel blogger? But I did hit it after numerous false starts. Actually, truth be told, I made Gordon...
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Street art in Wollongong
I make no bones about the fact that I love seeing street art when we travel, and I love seeing it in our home town of Wollongong. Shoreditch in London may be an extreme example of how street art can transform an area into something special. Wollongong is starting to...
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When in Switzerland go to the top of the world
When in Switzerland go to the top of the world. To go to the top of the world means travelling to Switzerland and taking the cogwheel train to Jungfraujoch, which is the highest altitude railway station in the world. I will make no secret of the fact that we love the...
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Los Angeles – “Outside my Front Door” by Travel Bites You
Former Cruise Ship Crew, Former Santa, Once shot a film in Spain, Italy and France; Took a puppet to Cannes Film Festival, and Worked in TV in Mongolia. Andrew Kamphey now makes funny videos and informative traveling videos on YouTube. You can find him...
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Kyoto enchanting at night
When the sun sets on the city and the lights come on, Kyoto becomes arguably even more enchanting. There appears to be a special colour that descends on this already stunning city. Whether it is the way the moonlight shines on the city, or the years of history and...
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We love experiencing a country, city or place by connecting to its history, people and culture.
We know that today’s traveller seeks experiences, because that is what we also do.
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