Archive for the 'Exotic Destinations' Category

Travel around the world has become hazardous in recent years. I thought about that sentence for a few minutes. I guess travel anywhere has been hazardous in many different eras, and nothing has really changed, except perhaps the types and nature of the threats. In 2005-06 when I travelled to Thailand I thought very little [...]

When I travelled to Nepal in 2006 I had originally planned to spend a few weeks in India as well. My plans changed and I didn’t get there – but at Chitwan National Park I came quite close. I hope that one day I shall get to incredible India. Over recent weeks the local television [...]

Every year I eagerly look forward to watching the Tour de France. We now can enjoy full television coverage here in Australia. I enjoy watching the cyclists as they wend their way through the French countryside. I admire their stamina, strength and tenacity. The tour would have to be the toughest sporting event anywhere, with [...]

Pete McGregor who is from New Zealand, has an amazing blog called Pohanginapete. It is about birds, natural history, mountains, photography, people, travelling and a host of other subjects. Pete has an engaging and fascinating writing style, evocative of place, mysterious and poetic. It is well worth the effort to spend some time reading his [...]

When I was planning my trip to Thailand and Nepal I originally wanted to go on to India and explore there for a few weeks. Unfortunately it would have added far too much cost to an already stretched budget. This is a shame because India is such a diverse country both culturally and geographically. If [...]