ETHIOPIA | Monday, 17 Nov 2008 | Views [380]
Ethiopia is Africa's second most populous country at 75 million for a country about the size of France and Spain combined. Religion plays a huge role in local life, with a fairly even split of about 40% Muslim and 40% Ethiopian Orthodox Christians ... Read more >
CHINA | Monday, 12 May 2008 | Views [512]
Kashgar Over the border and into Kashgar , China, in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The history here is so complex, but Russia gave independence to Mongolia and the agreement was that Xinjiang would remain part of China. A fascinating place ... Read more >
KYRGYZSTAN | Friday, 9 May 2008 | Views [563] | Comments [1]
The history... AKA the Kyrgyz republic, the area is around 200,000 sq km and is 90% mountainous so the settlements and agriculture are concentrated in the river valleys. The highest mountain rising up to just under 7500 metres! The population ... Read more >
UZBEKISTAN | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2008 | Views [370] | Comments [1]
The recce..... I had a week to travel Uzbekistan before my first group arrived which was a mixture of adventure and being taken around in a bubble. Taxis were organised for me, hotel owners would drive me to the train station and be waiting there ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Monday, 11 Feb 2008 | Views [669]
First tour over and I thought I would write about what I've done so far... The tour started in Arusha which is in the NE of Tanzania and in 4x4s we head west into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area which is over 6000 km2, originally part of the Serengeti ... Read more >
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INDIA | Sunday, 14 Oct 2007 | Views [569]
We landed into Mumbai (previously called Bombay until 1996, population 16.4 million) in the Maharashtra state. It was chaos. We got a taxi into the city centre but the driver didn't know where he was going and only knew the hotels that were really ... Read more >
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FRANCE | Saturday, 25 Aug 2007 | Views [362]
Bonjour, This is difficult as the keyboard is upside down, not a 'werty' keyboard as its known and spelt along the top, but a 'azerty', not easy or quick! My week has gone well for my recce, the scenery is amazing and the castles totally spectacular ... Read more >
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NORWAY | Monday, 25 Jun 2007 | Views [563]
Norway is amazingly beautiful. Even the long bus or train journeys that would otherwise be dull are incredible tracks through mountains and across waterfalls. The waterfalls are in full flood at this time of year due to melt water and are coming down ... Read more >
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MEXICO | Thursday, 14 Dec 2006 | Views [322]
Final log… 14 December 2006 A little bit strange to be sitting around sweating while people put up Christmas decorations and plastic Santa's. Funny experience when a group of kids came by singing what could only be a Christmas carol, carrying ... Read more >
MEXICO | Friday, 3 Nov 2006 | Views [461]
Mexico !! 3 November 2006 Hola, cómo estás? I flew into Cancun, Mexico where Vicky was waiting for me (who I travelled with in OZ and have managed to talk into extending her trip to come with me to central America!!). We head into Cancun ... Read more >
USA | Wednesday, 18 Oct 2006 | Views [484]
18 October 2006 Long flight over but gained a day which was good...I had Tues the 3rd twice :-) Quite strict boarding in Fiji having our bags searched numerous times, and we had coppers on the plane too!! Los Angeles is humungoid but I picked ... Read more >
FIJI | Tuesday, 3 Oct 2006 | Views [622]
Auckland and off to Fiji - Bula (hello)!!! 3 October 2006 Off to Auckland which is a very sprawled out city and almost straight up to the Bay of Islands. As the name suggests, its a bay with 142 islands dotted around which makes for an amazing ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 28 Aug 2006 | Views [558]
Farewell Terra Australis and hello Kiwis!! 28 August 2006 Spent the week with the Nicks drinking copious quantities of alcohol on a daily basis and staying out til 6am most nights...lots of activity during the day too, sightseeing and being ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 16 Apr 2006 | Views [420]
Down under 16 Apr 2006 You know you've been travelling for a while when the aeroplane meal arrives and you swing your legs and jump in your chair like a small child at Christmas!! Good meal - thanks Air Asia! Arrived in Singapore and my ... Read more >
THAILAND | Wednesday, 8 Feb 2006 | Views [575]
Hi from Chiang Mai! 0 8 Feb 2006 Hi there folks! Well what to write and what to leave out...there's already too much to say... We caught a sleeper train up from Bangkok to Chiang Mai (13 hours) which was an interesting ... Read more >
