The original world nomad

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." - Confucius.

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Ready, set, wriggle

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 13 Sep 2007 | Views [696]

Someone asked me the other day how much stuff you pack for a six week family trip. Answer: when you are carrying it all yourself, exactly the same as a ten day trip! Online check-in is yet another superb benefit of the digital age: now we can ... Read more >

Tags: travel planning, children, family, travel, nomads, lonely planet, guidebook, home


Modernism. Hedonism. Fascism

GERMANY | Friday, 15 Dec 2006 | Views [737] | Video

Despite the rapid rebuilding of an incredibly modern and sophisticated city, Berlin is unlike almost any other city I have ever been to. Physically it seems to be huge, with wide tree lined avenues and immensely wide pedestrian paths which makes walking ... Read more >

Tags: work, berlin, sausage, lonely planet, jewish


a few interesting travel sites

AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 23 Oct 2005 | Views [559]

For all things wonderful about our world there is no beating National Geographic and Michael Palin writes wonderfully about all those place so many of us want to actually visit. For the inside scoop on any destination there are a few great resources ... Read more >

Tags: travel, national geographic, lonely planet, world nomads, flickr



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