USA | Tuesday, 23 Nov 2010 | Views [54696] | Comments [8]
Full body x-rays, hands-on pat-downs, demands
for ID, bans on liquids, gels, nail clippers, hair spray, knitting needles and now
ink cartridges – the new TSA security regime.
Travel safety specialist at WorldNomads.com , Phil Sylvester,
sifts ... Read more >
Tags: airport, security, travel-safety, tsa
MEXICO | Monday, 15 Nov 2010 | Views [859]
Why Mexico's border towns are so dangerous. Ciudad Juarez (Mexico) was recently named
the most dangerous city in the world. There’s a drug war raging that claimed
350 lives in October 2010. The bloodiest month in a bloody year – 2666
homicides ... Read more >
Tags: mexico, poverty, usa
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 12 Nov 2010 | Views [1071]
Let us rejoice!*
When the English sent 11 ships loaded with
handkerchief and bread thieves to Australia in 1788, they thought they were
handing out harsh punishment to a bunch of ne’er-do-wells.
While the overlords in foggy London were
wringing ... Read more >
Tags: australia, australia day, festivals, sydney
SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010 | Views [985]
Have you noticed how many South Africans you know now? Never met one before a couple of years ago, now they’re everywhere!
Here’s a game you can play at your next dinner party. Ask one of them what they think of the “new” South Africa? They’ll talk ... Read more >
Tags: #invictus, #mandela, #robbenisland, #southafrica, #travel
SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010 | Views [1198]
Game viewing in South Africa usually means hunting down “the Big Five”, leopard, lion, buffalo, elephant and rhino.
But in Plettenberg Bay, we went one better... the big five - plus one... enjoying some of the best whale watching in the world.
... Read more >
Tags: #southafrica, #touring, #whale, #whalewatching
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010 | Photo Gallery
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SOUTH AFRICA | Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010 | Views [909]
I wrote this a couple of years back, but because so many of you are in South Africa for the football, or maybe now thinking of going there, I thought I'd share this with you. Written, but never published anywhere... until now. (I've updated the prices ... Read more >
Tags: #beaches, #ocean, #southafrica, #touring, #travel, #worldcup
