Seven Questions Only What did you expect to see? Gulags, frozen peasants and snow! Ok, so I needed an update since watching Dr Zhivago but isn’t that why we travel? What did you find? Not a gulag or peasant, frozen or otherwise, in sight! It’s a […]
Travels
Genghis Khan and other Fun Facts
Top travel tips for Mongolia… Genghis Khan – pronounced and written Chinghis Khan but born ‘Temujin’; founder and Great Khan of the Mongel Empire; born about 1162 and died August 1227; was buried in a secret place and 600 horseman rode all over that place to erase the exact spot… then all 600 were killed. Now […]
Lost In Translation
Nobody really knows what Bill Murray’s character whispers to Scarlet… At the end of the movie it is left up to the viewer to determine whether it is a beginning or an end, and I have always felt that the story up to that point was only a prequel to the real story. This is […]
Bucket Listings
When you wish upon a star.. Have you ever waited years for a wish to come true? In this world of instant gratification it doesn’t seem to happen that often anymore. And yet when it does, after such a long time, my appreciation seems to reach an unparalleled value… well, at least for a while! […]
Wherever I May Roam
‘And the road becomes my bride. I have stripped of all but pride. So in her I do confide. And she keeps me satisfied. Gives me all I need… ‘ Metallica Have you ever noticed that when there are two of you travelling together, that nobody offers tips on how to play those age old […]
Education or Indulgence
Is a love of travel or new experiences just a new form of consumerism? When the obsession is not brands, but culture, does that excuse the excess? How will my travel experiences benefit anyone? Am I educating or just indulging myself? I have watched with interest, and yes *sigh* even participated in that all time […]
Challenge On!
With 2014 just starting and new adventures about to begin, I thought I’d revisit a post from travels past. My intention is to crank up ye ol’ blog and start writing again. I hope you enjoy it! I didn’t want to like Balzano! Bookings had already fallen through and I could tell the instant that […]
Ode to Munich
(Sung to The Twelve Days of Christmas) And we’ll celebrate and buy another beer! On the first day in Munich, my new friends said to me, “We’ll celebrate and buy another beer!” On the second day in Munich, my new friends said to me, “Scrap the glockenspiel, And we’ll celebrate and buy […]