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So how do you budget a trip to Myanmar? Very, very carefully is my advice, because as I said in the previous post on carrying money in Myanmar – if you run out you don’t have very many options. There are rumors that a rare high end hotel will give you a cash advance charging somewhere…
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Content last updated – November 2016 – please contact me if you have an update! Burma is like no other country in the world – not only does it have a unique culture but it has been isolated from the West for many years because of sanctions and before that because of a string of…
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The view from the our private balcony, was stunning, the sun was starting to set over the reef, in the standard spectacular fashion required of all tropical sunset. The roar of the surf hitting the reef competed with the noise of the smaller waves breaking on the perfect white sand beach. The beach was perfect,…
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If you are stuck in Wellington, New Zealand but need a break for a day or longer than you can do a lot worse than heading over the Rimutakas to the the Wairarapa. Only about 1.5hours out of Wellington, but separated by high hills, its a bit of a rural idyll. But not for the whole…
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I travel light, very light, carry on only usually. Which is not to say there are not some health supplies that I don’t always have with me. Remember if you are travelling light – you will need to make sure your liquids are in containers of less than 100ml (3oz). Suntan Lotion The most common…
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Every six months or so Wellington city has taken to making all the city-owned tourist attraction free for a gold coin donation (NZ$1 or NZ$2). I took the opportunity to see if Zealandia’s wopping NZ$28 (US$21, £13, €16) fee for the combined entry into the visitor centre plus the wildlife sanctuary was worth it. As the…
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Where are the world’s greatest waterfalls? I’m sure if you had to name some great waterfalls you might mention the Niagara Falls in Canada, or the Iguaszu in Brazil. I’ll admit Iguaszu is impressive, Niagara much less so, but Australian waterfalls? Hmm, right, can you name any? To be honest I don’t think I could…
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Travel memories – I was inspired to write by reading Tim Leffel’s article here. The thing is I have very few actual souvenirs. Coming to my home wouldn’t mean that you look around and go “Wow you’ve travelled a lot!” You’d need a keen eye to recognise the pretty throw as being a Berber shawl…
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Having experienced both the west and the east coast of Australia – I actually think that Western Australia has it all over the classic east coast road trip. Why? Well its empty, really, really empty. And it has sunsets, quite a lot of them. Most nights actually, and sometimes they look like this! And they…
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Today is World Museum Day – what you didn’t know? Well you do now! So I was going to write something profound like the Top 5 Museums of New Zealand or Weird and Wacky Museums I Have Known. But instead I got to thinking about the broad range of places I’ve been to that have…
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