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April 2008 - Posts

Edinburgh Travel Clichés - Part 1

Be warned right from the outset. I am extremely biased when it comes to Edinburgh . But even I, in a state of total partiality, have to admit that it’s chocker with travel clichés. All those tartan shops, for a start. Nevertheless, it’s gorgeous. Photo...

Great British Place Names - Are You Serious?

Skimming through the UK travel blogs, I came across this gem of a post on the Guardian Travelog about how creative we Aussies are when it comes to the Queen's English. I had to share it with you, possums. Do you recognise yourselves? Anyway, it got me...

Dolphin and Whale Tales in New Zealand

My sister called recently with a heart-warming story about dolphins saving a group of lifesavers in New Zealand . Actually, this happened four years ago, but it had only just reached her ears. I’m not knocking her: it was news to me too, albeit rather...
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Kashmir - Heaven on Earth?

Some of the places we travellers end up in aren’t that great. Others are very nice. A few are gorgeous. But Kashmir – well, Kashmir is quite simply in a league of its own. Before I went there, I read that it's known locally as “heaven on earth”. Hmmm...

America’s Stonehenge and the Mystery Spot

Forget America's Most Wanted; how about hunting for America's Most Weird? Someone was once silly enough to tell me that America had its own Stonehenge – not a Disney replica, but a genuine, mysterious and ancient collection of rocks. Naturally, I had...

Can This Be Canada - Mais oui! C’est Québec!

English as a minority language – in Canada ? Mais, oui! In some parts this is true, and if you’re going there you’d might like to brush up on your high-school French. First and foremost, there’s the fabulous province of Quebec, but French is also widely...

Travel tidily… if you can

Would you class yourself as a tidy traveller? Be honest. No, really. Are you the sort who turns up at boarding lounges with a single, streamlined piece of hand-luggage, no extraneous garments on arms or shoulders, no publications falling out of pockets...
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New York City to Washington for A Dollar

April Fools’ Day inspired more than a few mad posts on travel blogs around the world – here’s a nice one from Gadling . Not a bad idea, some might say. It must be hard being Canadian, living perpetually in your big neighbour's shadow. A bit like being...
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