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July 2008 - Posts

Africa - Take Choices, Not Chances

Africa isn’t a place you want to take chances in. There’s so much to see, and that’s putting it mildly. For starters, there are 50-something different countries. Unless you’re about to devote a large part of your life to the place, you haven’t got time...
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Chiang Rai - Thailand

Well, I’m about to make a pathetic confession. I’m not big on South East Asia. I don't hate it; it's just not my kind of place. Sorry, sorry, but there it is. However, there are some parts I really do like, and one of them is Chiang Rai in northern Thailand...
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On Your Bike - Otago Rail Trail, New Zealand

The other day, friends from Sydney told me what they’re doing this summer. They’re sick of urban life; they want some wide open spaces. So, they’re flying to New Zealand to spend a week riding mountain bikes on a rail trail in Central Otago . Photo by...

Shanghai - Bikes, Books and Starbucks

You might think of mountains when you think of China. Yep, you probably do. There are plenty of them, that’s for sure, and they come in all shapes and sizes. But mountain biking? Somehow not. And yet it’s available – just a few hours from Shanghai , and...

When in Rome - Go Hungry

Sorry, all. No more gelato as you gaze at the monuments of Rome . No more frittata by the Forum, no soda on the Spanish Steps, no popcorn by the Pantheon. In fact, no eating near anything famous in the Eternal City, because, since the other day, it’s...
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Brilliant in Berlin

Berlin makes my spine tingle. This has nothing to do with the look of the place, but a lot to do with what’s gone on there in the past. And that indefinable thing called Zeitgeist. Photo by compujeramey Please, go to this city if you get the chance, but...
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Ice-cool in Naseby - New Zealand

Ever heard of Naseby ? Probably not, but if you’re keen on winter sports, make a note of the name. It’s a former gold-rush town (now a village) in that fabbest of New Zealand provinces, Central Otago. The heart of Naseby looks like a Victorian time-warp;...
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Pompeii - A State of Emergency

Can this be true? The end of the excessively long-running rubbish crisis in Naples is in sight? Sorry if I sound sceptical: it’s because I am. I seem to remember reading the same sort of thing this time last year. Yes, there have been reports of an imminent...
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Venice - A Must See

Venice is a bit of a worry. For one thing, it's in danger of inundation from the very waters that make it so fabulous. For another, its held up by ancient wooden piles driven into the mud of the lagoon – something you might not want to think about when...
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