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Free Photo eBook – 28 Days in Pictures – Burmeze Daze
Finally I’m please to announce I’ve at least finished one thing from my recent trip to Myanmar/Burma! This is a pdf picture book with some words. I’m not keen on picture only books – I like to know...
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Overall Trip Planning – What You Need To Know About Burma/Myanmar
Remember to factor in jetlag if traveling in long-haul. Personally I wouldn’t arrive and do heavy travelling day the next day, if I’d just flown from the US, Europe, or in my case New Zealand. Plan to...
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2013 Vacation Plans – Where To Go?
I have a bit of a reputation I think. As soon as we got back from Burma, the first question people were asking was, when are you off again? Where’s the next trip to? Well frankly I’m not sure, but...
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No Room at the Inn – Or Do You Need Hotel Reservations in Myanmar?
I’d been warned for months to book Myanmar, the tourist “surge” was in full swing and the country was “full”. No room. Indeed I was even told I was irresponsible not to book in advance! Myanmar is in...
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Thailand Islands Compared: Koh Chang, Koh Samui, Phuket
After our exhausting 28 days in Burma – we relaxed on a Thai island. I am a huge fan of Thai beaches and this time we went to Koh Chang, not one that I’d been to before. Koh Chang White Sand Beach Koh...
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Travelling At Christmas – How To Survive
I’ve spent many Christmases away from home. The most memorial one’s probably include: spending most of the day on flights from New Zealand to India; to the first time I spent Christmas in Australia –...
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Australia Day – What Is It And What Can An Australian Visitor Expect?
Australia Day is Australia’s National Day – it commemorates the arrival at Sydney Cove on 26th January, 1738 of the first white settlers, the fleet of convicts, dispatched from Portsmouth, England. The...
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Train Travel in Burma: Should A Tourist Take the Train in Myanmar?
Travel is slow and exhausting unless you fly. However if you fly you miss out the main point of Myanmar, which is the people and landscapes rather than specific attractions. Frankly after 2 weeks I...
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My Non-Boring Travel Money Guide Is FREE
I‘m currently giving away my Non-Boring Travel Money Guide – free on Kindle. Sorry it’s back to it’s regular, but reasonable price of $3.99. (If you don’t have a Kindle, which personally I think is the...
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Sydney 30 Years On
Sydney was my first overseas city which I traveled to solo At 19 at scored a holiday job a summer job with a multi-national oil company in Sydney’s Rocks area. A few weeks ago my latest trip was...
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Independent Travel – Ireland Edition
I have traveled Ireland several times - but for many people Ireland is their first trip overseas so what should a beginner be thinking about if they are considering a trip to the Emerald Isle. You...
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This Blog is Not Going to Malta!
So I’m a bad blogger, and I don’t update often enough. But when I do update, it’s genuine. Which is why I’m not going to Malta. But I probably need to back up and explain: Malta is running a campaign...
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Do You Still Need a Camera for Travel Photos?
Short version – yes. Longer version. I have a decent “super-zoom” camera – the Canon 20IS (the 50IS is the latest model). I’ve had it for several years and am not planning on replacing it. But I know...
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7 Tips for Stress Free Travel Flying – For Those of Us Who Can’t Afford...
I usually chose the cheapest fare – but this plane was going NOWHERE! – Panehenge South Australia This is a bit of a rant disguised as useful information – I just read a well-known travel blogger’s...
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East Coast USA Itinerary – Well an Outline Anyway!
Starting to get excited now – I know living in the “now” is a big thing is some corners of the Interwebs – but I love to dream and plan! It’s a cold, wet and miserable Maundy Thursday as I write this,...
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The Real Costs of a USA Road Trip
The short version – travelling the USA for 4 weeks in a hire car cost us around $800 for the car – plus US$240/day for all costs for 2 adults. To see where we went see my Road Trip Plan post. Note...
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Road Tripping in the Eastern USA – From an Australian/NZ Perspective
We drove 4300 miles over 4 weeks from Philadelphia and back via the Atlantic Coast, northern Florida, New Orleans and the Appalachians. It was quite a different experience – and because much of what...
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Southern Vietnam: Costs of Independent Travel
We’ve just returned from a short 2.5 week trip to southern Vietnam. Given that Vietnam seems suddenly being promoted to New Zealanders (thanks to the many more options of flying there) I thought I’d...
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Sydney 30 Years On
Sydney was my first overseas city which I traveled to solo At 19 at scored a holiday job a summer job with a multi-national oil company in Sydney’s Rocks area. A few weeks ago my latest trip was...
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Independent Travel – Ireland Edition
I have traveled Ireland several times – but for many people Ireland is their first trip overseas so what should a beginner be thinking about if they are considering a trip to the Emerald Isle. You...
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