Blogs Posts on "Travels"

I wondered lonely as a, well...duck, actually. by Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open on Nov 20, 2009I've always found staying as a guest in someone elses house for any length of time quite hard. In many ways it should be the easiest thing in the world; you get a free bed, free nightly meals, local advice, suggestions, a living room and all manner o...

Forgive me, but I'm a little overawed by technological advances tonight. by Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open on Nov 18, 2009The last time I went travelling to Australia was 2003. Hardly worthy of 'back in the day' or 'when I was a nipper' status, but it's mad how much things have changed in six years. I don't mean the country itself, and I'm not referring to me and my rap...

Beached by Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open on Nov 17, 2009I arrived back in Perth on Monday after an altogether successful stay in the hostel. You know, minus the copulating Koreans. In fact, I'd coerced enough people into talking to me over the weekend that on Sunday I was part of a group trip to the neare...

It is really not that bad by Just Plain Ron on Nov 16, 2009I stumbled across a new blog today. New as in new to me and new as in it got started on the 14th (just this last Saturday). Cath5911 is here in Cape Town doing some volunteer work. I’m not quite sure what kind of work as she does not elaborat...

Top ten list (places I want to visit with Matt!) by A Lil' Welsh Rarebit on Nov 15, 2009I'm so lucky. My husband is my best friend, a fabulous dad, the best chef I know, and the most perfect travel companion I could hope for.In her fourteen months of life, we've brought the Foo to europe (twice!), Chicago, Florida, and Utah. Also to the...

“Ah yea, we’ve got a bed. You’re sharing with a lovely Korean couple” by Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open on Nov 14, 2009Lovely?! I thought, as I opened the locked dorm room door in time to see two figures immediately recoil from each other under the bottom bunk covers. Wonderful. Two minutes into my first hostel stay and I’ve already interrupted a couple mid-shag. T...

Carmen Nordelo; motherhood’s bright shining star by Cassava Leaf on Nov 12, 2009Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, like the rest of the Cuban Five, is being held in a maximum security... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...

Tough Times for the Travel Industry by Cassava Leaf on Nov 12, 2009According to an article in the LA Times, it appears the 2009 holiday season will be worse than 2008... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...

Fat ankles, seat choices, and unseasonal accessories. by Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open on Nov 10, 2009My journey was split into two bits. First was the 12 hour mission from London to Singapore, then a little break in plush Singapore airport before another 7 hours onto Perth. And yowza, even in the relative comfort of Singapore Air economy, where scre...

Annnnd...she's off! by Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open on Nov 8, 2009Tomorrow morning I fly to Australia. It's gone quick eh? I'm pretty knackered - the leaving party didn't end til 4:30am this morning, and after a day of mostly eating, packing and hugging, creativity in any sense of the word is evading me. So yeah. N...