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Hot Air Ballooning in Luxor

19. October 2007

After a hideous 3:45am wake up call it was time to stroll the 50 meters from our cruise boat to the motorboat which would take us across the Nile River to a waiting minibus. A short (but fast!) 10 minute drive through the darkness of the West Bank before sunrise and a briefing from our [...]

A Perfect Beach: No Sand, No Waves, No Seagulls

14. October 2007

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I am Australian. We pride ourselves on our beaches, about having perfected ‘chilling out by the sea.’ So here’s my evaluation of recent beaches I have known. This is a highly personal evaluation, but really, these are some very, very good beaches. St Ives, Cornwall, England Cornwall’s beach? 8 out of 10 Well, yes, England is not the [...]

Giza Pyramids & Sphinx - Tick Another Off the Travel Wishlist

13. October 2007

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As long as I can remember I have wanted to see the Pyramids and Egypt in general has always been on my top 3 wishlist. After months of anticipation I finally got to cross it off my list on the Private Tour: Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis, Sakkara. Our guide for the day, Akhmet (though he prefers [...]

Sydney Hometown Blues

8. October 2007

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I grew up in Sydney. It was a magical place. In the mid-1980s you could walk down Oxford St during Mardi Gras and simply step off the kerb to join one of the floats in the parade, and dance your way up to Taylor Square. My piano teacher lived in an amazing warehouse on the water’s [...]

Art of Travel: 7 Trips to New Worlds

20. September 2007

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I’ve noticed that some artists choose to live and work in one place, rarely leaving the confines of ‘home’. Others take journeys in their hometown, or to foreign lands. Others travel inside their own body or create virtual journeys through sound. Some artists even make travel an integral part of their work and life. This got [...]

Munich in 3 Days

6. September 2007

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As a big fan of side trips, I made a plan to add a Munich jaunt to my upcoming Italy tour. I’ve managed to squeeze in three days of sightseeing in Germany before heading off to Rome and Tuscany. And with what I’ve got planned, and much like Liz’s ambitious three-day weekend series, I might [...]

Where to Next?

31. August 2007

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It’s always a difficult question — “Where are you going on your next trip?” I’ve been thinking about this question recently, mainly because I don’t have a definite answer. For the first time in ages, I don’t have a trip planned. Sure I have a few weekend getaways up my sleeve, but there’s no mega-trip [...]

A Las Vegas Wedding

26. August 2007

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Sometimes it is the little things that put a smile on your face. Case in point: Last week I was emailing with a friend of a friend about his upcoming trip to Las Vegas. He’s planning to pop the question AND get married all within 24 hours, assuming his girlfriend agrees, and he had a [...]

Insider’s Guide to Costa Rica: Liberia & Guanacaste

24. August 2007

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Rising from the sun-drenched tropical savanna of northwest Costa Rica, the tidy, Spanish Colonial town of Liberia has become a top tourist destination in recent years, despite its decidedly non-touristy (by Costa Rican standards, at any rate) demeanor. Lovely Guanacaste, Costa Rica The capital of Guanacaste Province and an important agricultural center, Liberia is home to a [...]

Salzburg is Alive, with the Sound of Music

14. August 2007

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When I was about six, my mother took me to the cinema for the first time. I remember it so well. Or perhaps it’s just that I then passed that cinema every day for the next 12 years or so years. Who knows where the image imprint comes from. But I do remember the [...]