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Janaline's World Journey “To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.”

The quaint Kazan Cathedral on the Red Square

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 24 Sep 2012 | Views [1905]

As you enter the Red Square you are greeted by as the Resurrection Gate and the Iberian Chapel.   The Iberian Chapel is a tiny little chapel, no bigger than a small room where royalty used to pray before entering through the gate.... Read more >

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Moscow's Kolomenskoye Park and a pigeon poop mishap!!

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 17 Jun 2012 | Views [1452]

Kolomenskoye is one of the most beautiful places in all of Moscow. Although only a short metro ride from the center, and situated close to one of the city's most industrialized areas, the park and its awe-inspiring buildings are so steeped in history ... Read more >

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Photos: Exploring Moscow!!

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 17 Jun 2012 | Photo Gallery

Moscow is filled with huge parks and estates that each look unique and are enchanting and beautiful.
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How amazing to explore St Basils Cathedral!!

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Tuesday, 12 Jun 2012 | Views [1434]

The first week I was in Moscow I had to explore the red square and my wonderings took me into St Basils Cathedral (with its ice-cream coloured onion domes), the Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat.   I read that ... Read more >

Tags: cathedral, janaline smalman, moscow, red square, russia, st basils, travel


Visiting Lenin's Mausoleum on the Red Square!!

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 10 Jun 2012 | Views [2119]

You cannot visit Moscow and not visit Lenin!!! Yes its a dead body but believe me he looks like a wax statue!And its FREE!!! The Red Square is rich in symbols of Russia's turbulent and intriguing past and one of the first things that drew ... Read more >

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Moscow Red Square a dream come true!!!

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 10 Jun 2012 | Views [1269]

My Russia adventure has started!!!   The unknown, the secretiveness of this city pulled me towards it.   Moscow is a city of superlatives. It boasts the most billionaires, the most expensive cups of coffee, at £4 a cup this ... Read more >

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Photos: Moscow and everything Russian

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 10 Jun 2012 | Photo Gallery

Exploring Moscow, the Red Square and all that the city has to offer
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Gallery: Cambodia the country of genocide and temples.

CAMBODIA | Sunday, 13 Sep 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Travelling in Cambodia the country of genocide and temples.

VIETNAM | Sunday, 13 Sep 2009 | Views [3561] | Comments [1]

I know Cambodia is not at the top of everybody’s sightseeing list but I think it is an absolute must see. We took the bus from Saigon to Phnom Phen, a very dirty and bumpy 6-hour drive. We quickly learnt that toilets are nearly non-existent ... Read more >

Tags: angkor wat, cambodia, janline smalman, phnom pehn, siam reap, sianoukville, travel


Gallery: Baseball in Japan!!!!

JAPAN | Saturday, 12 Sep 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Vietnamese Food!!

VIETNAM | Saturday, 12 Sep 2009 | Photo Gallery


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My Vietnamese food experience

VIETNAM | Saturday, 12 Sep 2009 | Views [4048] | Comments [3]

You can’t help but fall in love with Vietnamese cooking or drinks.   Its hot most of the time, well it only cools off a bit during rainy season and only for the hour or two that it’s raining.   I fell in love with Vietnamese ... Read more >

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Gallery: Road tripping on my motorbike!!

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 26 May 2009 | Photo Gallery

Road trip down to Can Tien National park and Mui Ne
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Gallery: Romantic Dalat

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 26 May 2009 | Photo Gallery

A weekend get away in the romantic city of Dalat nestled between the mountains of Vietnam
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Gallery: Hanoi and Ha Long Bay

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 26 May 2009 | Photo Gallery

Ha Long bay...definitely one of the wonders of the world!!
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My FIRST Baseball experience in Tokyo-Japan

JAPAN | Tuesday, 26 May 2009 | Views [1559]

Japanese people take their sports activities very seriously, and baseball is no exception, it’s a very big event for them. I got 2 season tickets to the Giants vs. Swallows game held at Tokyo dome as a present from one of my students. The ... Read more >

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Gallery: Bikes of Burden in Vietnam

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 26 May 2009 | Photo Gallery

What and how much can you transport on a moped!?!?!?
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The Romantic city of DALAT in Vietnam!!

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 26 May 2009 | Views [6077]

I spent 3 days in September up in the mountains at Dalat in Vietnam with 2 of my friends…. it was great!! Dalat lies in the central highlands and is surrounded with lakes, waterfalls, forests and beautiful gardens. The weather in September ... Read more >

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Road tripping on my mototbike!!

VIETNAM | Monday, 25 Aug 2008 | Views [1126]

Road tripping with my motorbike to destinations outside of Saigon was one of my hobbies while living there.   One long weekend I drove up to Cat Tien national park north of Saigon.   It was supposed to be a 4-hour drive on my motorbike, ... Read more >

Tags: cat tien, janaline smalman, motorbike, national park, saigon, travel, vietnam


Saigon, city in the sun!!

VIETNAM | Monday, 25 Aug 2008 | Views [912]

I lived in Saigon, Vietnam for a year and loved it.     Saigon is a world where old and new competes to survive in this dense populated city. It’s a city filled with skyscrapers, ancient temples, motorbikes, people on ... Read more >

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Gallery: Saigon Sunshine!!!

VIETNAM | Monday, 3 Sep 2007 | Photo Gallery

Having lots of fun in the sun!!
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