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Kazakhstan Eight years ago, Christian Aid sent me to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Before my visit, Central Asia was a place I hadn’t really thought about, that had no defining features in my consciousness. Yet once there, I was captivated by the two countries and wanted to learn more about them. My experience was shaped by the tension between... |
| I am hoping to get feedback about a travel idea for adventurous seniors. Many older people, especially women, would like to travel locally and abroad but do not because of cost and safety concerns. My plan is to acquire a minibus and caravan, which will be converted and equipped to accommodate myself and eight others for camping trips around Southe... |
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Soomaa National Park Estonia Korean TV crew visited Soomaa National Park See pictures at our Facebook Fan Page |
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in Ladakh India Arriving in Ladakh is possibly one of the greatest adventures in the world. Whether you travel on bus through the land of high passes from Spiti or take a flight through the majestic mountains as I did. Nothing quite describes the flight into Ladakh. As the airplane ascends through the largest mountain range in the world, the Himalayas seem to chan... |
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Berlin Germany Berlin is a huge, vibrant city. It has more than enough distractions for every kind of tourist, and really does seem to have something to do at any time of night.But the best thing about Berlin is that its history is pressed so firmly into your face that you could lick it. And, with Germany's famous purity laws in effect, you won't pick up any nast... |
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London United Kingdom Day 1:Hello and welcome to the tour diary for the London, and country side tour! On this site - you'll be able to check out photos and read a brief diary of this Explorica trip. Me and the Garrardkyschool team will sneak around the great city, learning, discovering and wondering all around London and why not some respnsible shopping as well! Bye th... |
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accra Ghana Africa if not misrepresented then underrespresented and as it is now it has been relegated to the corner of the globe. This Era of globalisation is repositioning Africa as haven of investment opportunities. In the area of Eco tourism the continent has a huge potential , there are several mouth watering opportunities for destiantion marketing... |
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havana, Viñales,Cienfuegos,Trinidad Cuba I have dreamt Cuba for years and finally I managed to go there! It was like be carried 50 years ago....see things and a way of life I just heard about from my granmother's tales. A big shock considering our way of life but simpler and more genuine. |
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Catania Italy Day 7 Just the perfect day today, started with a warm and bright sun that gave the good morning to us and invited us to explore the lovely town of Taormina, where we had a 2 hour guided sight-seeing tour of the major historical attraction of the area. On top of that, the "crew" had more than 8 hours of free time, that they used in the best possible... |
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Agrigento Italy Day 5 Early morning we dock the port of Palermo and fall victim to its picturesque beauty, as pretty as a postcard. We board our bus and drive and pick up Laura, our upbeat tour guide for the morning. She take us up to Monreale where we learn about the mosaic remake of God creating man through genesis. We are then lead into another traffic jam... |
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Napoli Italy Day 3 One Sunday before Easter..today It's Palm Sunday and on our way to Naples a group of Musician wish us a good year with some notes and a olive branch! We are on time for our boat to Capri but sea condition are not the best, long waves ahead, aiii. Capri is fantastic and most of it is blooming, after a nice lunch in Capri is time to the "M... |
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Rome Italy Day1 - Ciao there! After a long trip we are, finally, in town, the town "Caput Mundi" one!!!! The sun is shining the flight on time. What can we ask more? After a quick check in at the hotel we heading directly in the heart of the city. oh yes it's for real we are in Piazza di Spagna, a perfect auditorium for "people-watching" and for lunch. A "piz... |
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Now the holiday starts the get real: I finally get to do some hula hooping and stay in a backpackers. Whilst I've loved the fancy rooms and wildlife, I'm looking forward to more humble accommodation. Ideally with bed bugs. It's a long way to Swaziland, and the roads get more ridden with potholes the nearer you get to the border. But the real advent... |
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Right, this was probably not very eco. In fact, I reckon we used a lot of petrol on the boat trip, but it was amazing. I've never seen dolphins before, and I was beginning to think that I wouldn't see them on this trip either. But we did and it was great. Our guide explained that we were going on a wildlife trip, not a pleasure cruise. He wasn't jo... |
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More hippos, today. Again we mostly see noses as the hippos are submerged in a pond to escape the sun. THe last we saw of Dom was pretty much the same. Except he was submerged in his macbook editing a video. Shame for him, look what we saw... A drive into Cape Vidal park, and just after the hippo noses we spot our 1st set of springbok. Not 1 of the... |
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St Lucia South Africa Yesterday's slow pace is just a memory - a 4 hour drive from Durban is St Lucia estuary. We arrive at Amazulu lodge, hurl our bags into the room then sprint down the jetty for a boat trip. Davide is almost left behind when he rushes back to fetch the camera tripod. The boat trip is well worth the journey. We soon see hippo nostrils peeking out fr... |
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Umhlanga Durban South Africa Time to Shine! When you go to South Africa don’t leave home without Binoculars and a zoom lens for taking great wildlife shots. If you forgot them at home for whatever logistical reason - no matter how, you definitely need to find a replacement and that is why, instead of surfing the spectacularly gently Durban’s waves (perfect for beginners, as we... |
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South Africa Another great wake-up in this corner of paradise, my body hurts everywhere, it must be the surfing from yesterday. Today there are still 350km ahead to port Saint Johns but first we have to interview Sean the owner of this wonderful place to learn how is possible to create a good compromise between, environment, tourism and social communities.... |
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Langa town ship South Africa Only few days in Cape town we don’t have time to waste. Our journey covers 6000km and the stops are closed, we meet Shaqir and Siviwe both local guides that were enthusiastic about our noble plan. |
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Chintsa West South Africa Yesterday evening we arrived at the Buccaneers Lodge and Backpackers resort, just outside of East London, in Chintsa West. Established back in 1983, these guys are considered one of the early pioneers in the South African backpacking industry. After a little confusion over the sleeping arrangements we check in and enjoy an evening meal of South Afr... |
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Port Elizabeth South Africa An interesting day was spent in Port Elizabeth, aka Nelson Mandela Bay... But that was the easy part.. Arriving there proved to be a bit of a challenge - in the quest to discover how fuel efficient we are.. 'someone' by the time we reached Port Elizabeth, kept insisting that the fuel gauge was ok, even though it was reading below the red line.. "du... |
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Albertinia South Africa Albertinia is favourably placed near to the fabulous Garden Route here in the Western Province of South Africa, and provides an ideal base for visiting the popular destinations. So here we are! Our wake-up call is provided by the tweeting guinea-fowl after a peaceful night at the appropriately named Guineafowl Guest Resort. After a good breakfast w... |
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Albertinia South Africa About time!...The car is ready...we are too!! We are not alone, even Liz, Dom's mum has decided to come along for our first stop: Garden Route. Born and raised in Cape Town, Liz has never been able to explore her own country, like many other South Africans, because of the Apartheid. In those dark years, travelling in the holidays was certainly not... |
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Langa town ship South Africa Only few days in Cape town we don’t have time to waste. Our journey covers 6000km and the stops are closed, we meet Shaqir and Siviwe both local guides that were enthusiastic about our noble plan. |
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Cape Town South Africa A busy day running around Cape Town to sort out the last issues before pressing the rec button! To do that we need to reach the city centre on the shadow of the Table Mountain...and we need to do it quick...so the best way in town to move around is to listen to the taxi guys screaming destinations from white, fast 9 seat minvans...cape Town Cape To... |
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Dubai United Arab Emirates Step first…INFORMATION SCREEN… Section A-B-C…zzZzzzz, delay, jam, people, more people…lots of people, traffic, Passport one? Checked! Passport one? rechecked? Mmmm… check-in, check out! engine one?…checked!…engine two? Seat bells…connections, air bus, transfer, hostess, videos, movie, hall, pilots, air condition, hot, cold, very cold…very hot, lang... |
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London United Kingdom Ready to go? Not really ...it’s getting hectic, still need to pick up the t-shirt from Auny in Seven Sister, get the last technology for the equipment, clean the house, pack my bag…4 hours to go…mission impossible? |
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Andasibe Madagascar This is a story of a trip that started as a tourist and ended up in being an andventure in one of the most adventurous forests in the world. Quoting a superfamous 3D movie, I believe it's true: Pandora is here and I decided to volunteer to stop tree cutting and wildlife hunting. But first of all I decided to stop and listen to the people who live c... |
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South Africa READ MY BLOG AT www.exploresa.wordpress.com I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while now because it’s been one of those questions that I’m asked every time I tell the story. Why do you want to ride 9000km with a cycle? The usual answer is – it’s not about cycling its about the story… but today on my training ride to the Vaal Dam I realiz... |
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South Africa READ MY BLOG AT EXPLORE SA Starting in Johannesburg I am going to cycle the whole of SA and document its undiscovered beauty, known beauty, stories, giving a face to the multiplicity of our nation. South Africa is more than a country with 11 languages, 9 provinces and various cultures. South Africa is: |
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london United Kingdom Here in the drizzly London... Steel pulse on the radio...and still lots of things need to be sort out...Dom left already 2 days ago, heading south in the summer to Cape Town, I m still here, stuck in my office, need a new camera, new mic, new zoom...new brain...well step by step ...the news? Well logo almost done ...at least the concept of it...her... |
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Bari Italy This week I was “on the road” for one of my best business travel ever. I was one of the participants of the NMC, the first World Youth Meeting organized on 19-20-21 January in Bari, Italy. Even though I live in Italy since more than 10 years, I was there as a delegate of Turkey, which is the country where I was born. |
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A green halo all around South Africa South Africa 2010 marks the beginning of Mynatour´s biggest and most exciting adventure yet - and we´re going to share it with you everyday online. We are going to transport you to South Africa - home of the 2010 World Cup - and a place that will experience one of the biggest environmental impacts of any sporting event in history and try to promote some advic... |
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Catania Italy In a day tour we have been explore the Etna district. from several point of view. |
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Kingscote What are you waiting for? link or post your travel blog! The more we share the richer we are! |
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London United Kingdom A bike tour all around London. From Angel we will heading down west along Regents canal and then back to east, all along the Thames to be on time to enjoy the sunset in Greenwich! We start by 10 a.m. |
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