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Sigiriya Sri Lanka and How to Make a Fool of Yourself
This is about Sigiriya Sri Lanka and How to Make a Fool of Yourself How you might like to also read about the Sigiriya Maidens of Sri Lanka here Acrophobia is the fear of heights, and I suffer from it. This makes for interesting times when travelling, or...
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ThePlanetd – Advice for New Travel Bloggers.
When you start a blog what you definitely want and appreciate is Advice for New Travel Bloggers. What better way to do this, than to have the guts to go to the top and ask for help. A huge thank you to Dave and Deb of ThePlanetD for agreeing to be interviewed by me....
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Visting Battambang in Cambodia
This is our experience about Visting Battambang in Cambodia. Sometimes the inspiration or the motivation to visit a place is totally random. Why we chose to go to Battambang, rests squarely on my shoulders, and the ensuing boat trip from hell also does. I like...
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Bali 10 Things to do in this Tropical Paradise
Bali 10 things to do in this tropical paradise Bali is known as the Land of Gods, and the Balinese believe that Heaven is Bali and that Bali is Heaven. And indeed, in the lush tropical vegetation they have a distinct point. Anything and everything grows in Bali – from...
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Wollongong – from steel town to E-town
Wollongong is Where We live. Wollongong is our home. It is located in the Illawarra District and is an hour south of Sydney and lies between the mountains and the sea. I was born and bred here though lived in Sydney for a while and then the country for a decade, but...
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Onsen etiquette, Japan. Get it right!
There is etiquette involved in having an onsen in Japan, and it is worth every second of ‘trying’ to get it right. We travel to Nozawa Onsen annually where, as you can guess, there are many onsens. Onsen is the Japanese word for a hot spring. An onsen by definition...
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My personal interview with David Thompson of Daves Travel Corner
If you are looking for advice on how to run a successful travel blog, then go for a known and established professional to get some advice. This is my personal interview with David Thompson of Daves Travel Corner. I think anyone who is anyone knows of the highly...
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What to pack for a European ski trip (so you look the part)
What is important to pack for a European ski trip? Just because you may have uber chic gear on the slopes does not make you a better skier, but it helps to lessen the pain if you look good. Off the slopes is another matter that I will also attempt to assist you with....
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Just 100 stone steps. Ahh.. Florence Italy our travel story
Just 100 stone steps. Ahh.. Florence Italy our travel story A barrage of emailed questions had been more than satisfactorily answered about our impending trip to Florence. Except one. After an interminably long flight, we arrived in Florence at about midnight. We had...
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