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Asia's Ultimate Guide to Life--Travel With Your Best Friend... Part 1
So Jesse picked us up in a cab at the Singapore airport at around 11:15 p.m. He also brought his roommate, Sabrina, and after we'd dropped off our stuff at their apartment, we headed to a local place to peruse some of their delectable fare. I wisMember: MarkandAnnie Shoberg
South America 2008
So we headed for Mancora, a small beach resort in the North of Peru which at the right time of year is a great destination for surfing and general sun lovers! This wasn´t that time of the year and so a large majority of our time there was overclouMember: Gavin and Lauren Gardner and Albrecht-Brown
India
Tuesday: Arriving at midday I had already decided on a hotel and was thus able to ignore the touts. Whilst having “the fag” outside the train station a head strong bull found its way to the bin blocked by my bags and me. Needless to say, I got oMember: andrew liddle
Cycle Tour of Italy
We were off! We chose to fly into Venice, the city of romance, to begin our cycle tour of Italy. Not exactly the best place to be with bikes but gave us easy access to the flat plains of Emilia-Romagna. Saturday evening was spent trying to get our bMember: Kate Laforet
Cape Town to Cairo 2008
Well, we've done it. Exactly four months and 18,741km after arriving in Cape Town to start my African adventure, we arrived safe and sound in the bustling metropolis of Cairo. Packed with incredible history wherever you look, Egypt has been go-go-go siMember: Christina Ongley
European Whirlwind 2008
Introduction This overview is for those of you who do not wish to read the daily blow-by-blow accounts of what we did and where we went. It is instead an overview in general terms of how our trip came about and how things progressed. It will giveMember: Kris and Sharon Schmucker
Western Europe - 2008
Nice was nice, but not as nice as I thought Nice would be! Arriving later in afternoon/early evening we settled in for our three day stay and then set off and hoofed it around for a while before looking for a place to fill our heads, but before we dMember: Marcus Frost
Around the world in how many days???
I had a very early start to the day with my 06.45 transfer to the airport to catch my flight to Athens. After waiting at the airport for 1 hr before being able to check in, i boarded my flight for some relax time before hitting the big city of AtheMember: Kristy Withers
Mexico
On Monday I booked a shuttle from the hostel in Oaxaca. Two other Australian girls from Sydney were also on the bus. We thought it was supposed to be a quicker trip, but the driver had his family with him, and enjoyed taking long stops along the way! HMember: Rene van der Spuy
Alaska!
Before we had even booked our flights to Alaska, we booked a 5 day Glacier Trek in Wrangell St. Elias National Park. It sounded like an incredible national park, an incredible trip ...plus the area has very few tourists! It was amazing. The area iMember: Deedee Laforet
My Summer Around the World 2008
We're just a few hours from our destination of Ann Arbor now. Very soon we will see what kind of living situation Gavin has signed himself up for... The lease was signed without ever seeing the place or even any pictures of the place. I hope its no woMember: Cari chang
Around southern Africa
The mornings were still and sounds carried clearly across the dam. Fish plopped as they splashed at the surface. Hippos grumbling in the shallows on the far bank sounded like they were right below us. Crocs drifted past, motionless as logs. A shag satMember: Nicky Chick
Dawne's UK Year!
I'm sure everyone's heard the saying "when in Rome, do as the Romans do." Well, Angie and I interpreted that the mean, cappuchino and croissant for breakfast, pizza for lunch, pasta for dinner, and gelato any time you walk past a gelateria.Member: Dawne Deaver
The fun continues - 2008
By Gavin. Apologies for no updates for a while. Things have been busy. We’ve been catching up with a heap of different friends each weekend as well as generally keeping the kids entertained. There’s been Michael & Rebecca, Barb, Amanda &Member: Paula Atkinson
Jennifer and Ron's Excellent Mediterranean Adventure 2008
How does one begin to describe the beauty and magnificence of the smallest state in the world at the center of the largest spiritual kingdom of the world? Wow? Awestruck? Speechless? Magnificent! Much of the following was extracted from “VaticanMember: Jennifer and Ron Rowland
Solo World Backpacking (Part 2 - NZ, Oz, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, China, Russia 2006/07)
So here I am once again about to start the second part of my world backpacking trip in New Zealand. My proposed plan is to see as much of New Zealand in a month then move on to Australia, followed by India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and ChMember: Gabrielle Amestoy
Europe 2008: Milan, Barcelona, Lisbon, Ireland, Riga, Belgium...
With a line up including the legendary Neil Young and the likes of REM, Radiohead and the Verve, Rock Werchter was an easy pick as the festival for the summer. We (Cam and I) jumped on the Eurostar to Brussels after work Wednesday (a refreshing new exMember: Navin Weeraratne
Annie's Experiences and Perceptions of Southeast Asia
We flew from Hanoi Vietnam to Hong Kong. Before take-off, the guy behind me gave my arm a wet sneeze followed by a touch of his hot, sweaty foot which he jammed into the crack between seats where my arm was meant to rest. When I finally reclaimed myMember: MarkandAnnie Shoberg
Life on the equator
We returned to Quito (again!) just for a night, before setting off very early on a long journey south down through the mountains to what is considered by many to be the jewel of the south, Cuenca. Some say this is a like a smaller Quito, without the NeMember: Kath and Justin have added to their blog and it
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