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Go Go Gozo!

MALTA | Sunday, 20 Jan 2008 | Views [1764] | Comments [6]

So where do Maltese people go for their holidays? Their sister island Gozo of course. Gozo is like a smaller, slower, less populated Malta with so much spectacular scenery packed into a small space. So I got picked up from my hotel and taken to the ferry ... Read more >

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Viva Malta!

MALTA | Saturday, 19 Jan 2008 | Views [1327] | Comments [1]

Viva Malta! That was the cry of the Maltese pirates before they stormed their enemy and sent them to Davy Jones Locker!  haharrr... Well after a delayed flight from Rome, I finally clocked into my Maltese hotel around midnight. The plane was delayed ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Gallery: Rome, Italy

ITALY | Thursday, 17 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Florence, Italy

ITALY | Thursday, 17 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Venice, Italy

ITALY | Thursday, 17 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Rome, Italy, Part 2

ITALY | Thursday, 17 Jan 2008 | Views [897] | Comments [5]

So I'm getting used to waking up tired even after a good night's sleep, but you have to push on so that's what I did. Fortunately, it wasn't raining but stayed overcast. After grabbing some breakfast at the train station, I caught the Metro down to see ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Rome, Italy, Part 1

ITALY | Wednesday, 16 Jan 2008 | Views [1039] | Comments [1]

Ahhh Roma!! Centre of the (old) universe, hehe. Well, my hotel wasn't too far from the train station and I didn't get badly lost trying to find it, so I was off to a good start :).  Having mastered the Metro train systems in Russia (cough cough), I was ... Read more >

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Florence, Italy

ITALY | Tuesday, 15 Jan 2008 | Views [704] | Comments [2]

Ok I blame the new moon on my Venice ramblings, so its a good thing Florence improved my mood :). Still a little overwhelmed by churches and history which I know nothing about, I couldn't helped be awed by the Basilica St Mary (she's popular in these ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Venice, Italy

ITALY | Sunday, 13 Jan 2008 | Views [984] | Comments [5]

I said auf wiedersehn to Salzburg and enjoyed a great train ride through the mountains into Italy. Viva Italia! Although coming from the Alps into the flat hinterlands of Venice was like driving through Spearwood and South Fremantle - you know the vegie ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures


Gallery: Salzburg and Berchtesgaden, Austria

AUSTRIA | Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Krakow, Czech Republic

CZECH REPUBLIC | Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Salzburg and Berchtesgaden

AUSTRIA | Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | Views [872] | Comments [5]

One thing about arriving at a new place in the dark is you have no idea what the countryside looks like, so I was gobsmacked when I woke up to see towering snowy mountains in every direction! This is Salzburg - the place where everything is Mozart and ... Read more >

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Ceske Krumlov and more trains

CZECH REPUBLIC | Wednesday, 9 Jan 2008 | Views [907] | Comments [5]

Well it seems I´ve spent most of the past couple of days navigating around the local train system! I finally got on the train to Ceske Krumlov, a small town in the south of Czech Republic, and the ride wasn´t too exciting except for the obligatory passport ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Gallery: Prague, Czech Republic

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 9 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Prague in the snow

CZECH REPUBLIC | Monday, 7 Jan 2008 | Views [790] | Comments [5]

Greetings once again, this time from Praha!!  The train ride from Krakow was fairly uneventful, although I did meet a nice Polish lady, Irinata, who spoke English and shared her sandwiches with me :) We chatted for some time having the berth to ourselves, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Gallery: Krakow, Poland

POLAND | Friday, 4 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Krakow, Poland

POLAND | Friday, 4 Jan 2008 | Views [832] | Comments [6]

Hallelujah Krakow!!! My saviour :) I finally got some cash before leaving St Petersburg, and as much as I liked that place, I didn't feel too bad about seeing Russia disappear beneath the clouds from the air, hehe. The flight to Poland was fairly uneventful, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Gallery: St Petersburg, Russia

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Moscow, Russia

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Saint Petersburg

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Tuesday, 1 Jan 2008 | Views [566] | Comments [6]

Whew!!! I made it to Saint Petersburg after an 8 hour train ride crammed in with 3 burly Russian babushkas!! I missed my French mate who at least could speak English! Anyway, ariving at 7.30am didn't seem to please my transfer driver who got lost in ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


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