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Meeting royalty
An enjoyable talk with @notaballerina. Celebrity Encounters on Your Travels: Episode 264 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast One of many odd encounters over many years of travelling.
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How to embarrass yourself – or myself while travelling
The Princess of Podcasts (but she’s not a ballerina) Amanda Kendle interviewed me and posed the question: have you ever made cultural blunders while travelling the world. Oh, yes, indeedy! I have made many, not deliberately but in my early days of travelling, ignorance, naivete or blundering impertinence sometimes brought me undone. Mea Culpa. Foloing […]
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Travel: Victorian Highlights
I‘m going out on a limb with this post, taking a risk, throwing caution to the wind, heading into troubled waters . . .that’s a bit dramatic. Posting this piece on Victoria today, 1 June 2021, while the state of Victoria is in a state of lockdown feels a little ambitious? Yes? No? Victorians have […]
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How to embarrass yourself
I was recently interviewed by podcast queen Amanda Kendle, on just a couple of my cultural blunders while travelling. I must truly admit that this is just the tip of the iceberg . . Please enjoy the podcast and sign up for past and future travel tales and interviews of a mighty variety. https://www.notaballerina.com/234
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Delaying return of international travel until May could be fatal blow for UK’s ailing travel sector
The post Delaying return of international travel until May could be fatal blow for UK’s ailing travel sector appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media… Delaying return of international travel until May could be fatal blow for UK’s ailing travel sector
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How to get wrecked in the Solomon Islands
The charm of the Solomon Islands goes beyond cheery smiles, waving palm trees and laid back ambience. WWII tourism takes you under the sea for a history lesson. (Images courtesy of Gerald Rambert) With the advent of dark tourism: empty prison tours, walks through defunct death camps, murder sites and . . . well, just […]
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How to appreciate regional art galleries . . .
I sent this blog post out into the world last week but have since had a lovely update on discovering art once you’re out of the big smoke. I received in the mail (how nice to actually have something delivered by the postman) a little booklet/brochure of Renaissance Tours Summer and Autumn 2021 cultural tours. […]
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How to capitalise on the capital
Australia’s capital city is a little different to those of other countries; it is confined to a territory and is surrounded by the bush, with a mountain range in the backdrop. It really began as a rather vast paddock with a view of the Brindabella mountain range to the west, the high country snow fields […]
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6 Outback pubs to visit
There’s nothing like the experience of walking into an Outback pub in Australia. You might be greeted with an effusive “welcome” or a taciturn “g-day”, be surprised by a slick hipster serving coffees at the bar or a bartender who looks like he wrangles steers. A gap-toothed smile is always on the agenda but the […]
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How to hang out in the Huon Valley, Tasmania
As I said last post ‘How to indulge in Tasmania’, Tassie is hot to trot as borders open up and folk are on the move. Following is more info to fit into the travel plan. This is provided content that I am happy to share as we are all in this together – domestic travel […]
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