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BootsnAll Travel News - October 18, 2004

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Africa
Travel Stories

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Battling Knee-High Insurgency
Chris Hamilton's eight weeks of stop, drop and roll training proved to be a miserable failure. Chris was without cover and had been caught by a surprise attack.

Uncovered at the Hammam
When Elizabeth Nystrom received a scrub in a Moroccan hammam, she couldn't differentiate pain from intense relaxation - an entirely enjoyable feeling.


Travelogues

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Four months in West Africa
Travels with the outcasts of West Africa.

Asia
Travel Stories

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The Spirits of Lanyu
As the only tourist, Denni Schnapp discovers the quiet island of Lanyu...and its nuclear waste dump.

To Carry the Dust to Multan
There are probably more heritage sites in Multan than in all of the Pakistan, which is why S.A.J. Shirazi thinks it should be recognized by UNESCO as a "World City of Heritage".

India on Three Wheels
It took a month to get the permit and four months to do it, but Jeff Eagar and his brothers scuttled their way into the Indian Book of Records by driving cross-country in a rickshaw.

Prayas
During her time in India, Alyssa Batarla had grown jaded and cynical. However, a trip to the Prayas Children's Home stripped away the grime of the city to show the beauty underneath.

Dialogue in the Dark
David Michael Gary is stuck in a Loatian cave with only a flashlight and a vague sense of direction.


Travelogues

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Lost in Ogawa
Ohayoo, Konnichiwa, Irasshai!!

Rolf Gibbs
Travels to India

Blog: The insane ramblings of Me
One Man, One Ticket, No Idea...

Europe
Travel Stories

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Scenic Koblenz
Namrata Singh discovers the picturesque little towns that dot Germany's famous Rhine River.

Full Moon Over Thessaloniki
Daniel Villiers doesn't know what is worse: the howling dogs or the upstairs neighbors that are fond of throwing crockery.

Rail Europe, From Paella to Bouillabaise
Laurel Miller eats her way through Spain and France - literally.

It Happened One Cold, Rainy Day in London
Roy A. Barnes spent hours lost and wandering the streets of London - but the Soane Museum was worth the hassle.


Travelogues

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Round The World by Bike
A Grand Departure... and a Feeble Retreat
The locals are sure Al and Rob are crazy for attempting to ride through Siberia in winter. Considering even Tippex there is approved down to -40C, they may just be right.

Irie-Land
30 days of Guinness, Gaelic and Greenery

North America
Travel Stories

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The Western Pennsylvania Travel Guide
A Moment of Rock History
Zelda Wilbert attends a unique author event for the man without whom the sixties would not have been the same.

The Mad River Valley and The Pitcher Inn
Norman Goldman finds beauty and romance in the rural character of Vermont's Mad River Valley.

Burning the Man
In order to enjoy what Burning Man had to offer, Belinda Tan had to get over her hang ups, shift her mental expectations, stop being tired and learn how to take naps to enjoy the nocturnal activities.

Adventure Love Fest
Adventure travel is said to be the hottest new thing since string cheese. BootsnAll member Donovan Pacholl went to San Francisco to witness the group love.

Tacos, Tequila and Too Many Late Nights
On a trip to the heart of Mexico, Kiwi Lydia Brown hangs out with a Mexican witch doctor with a fetish for dramatic classical music. Go figure.

¡Goal Veracruz!
After listening to a Mexican Pop Idol contestant sing in the central square, it's no surprise she didn't last long in the competition.


Travelogues

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Melissa at Home
Small town universe

uk-2-usa
A Yorkshireman's journeys in the USA

Australasia
Travelogues

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Operation Jazz In Oz 2004
What does Australia hold for me in 2005? Read it here first!

'Round the World
Travelogues

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Refusing to Grow Up
My travels through SE Asia, India and Egypt

Yum!
Food, elephants, Costa Rica, Israel, SE Asia, etc.

RTW trip!
from london to london in 8 months

Apres-travail
marieke en bert onderweg.

Travis Raymond
This is Life, just one big trip!

All The Gods Are Senile
RTW in Six Years

Sand and Tsunamis
Travels between Saudi Arabia and Japan

South America
Travel Stories

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Bacchanalia
There is no such thing as inhibition at Carnival in Bahias. In every direction, there are couples embracing, so that the smell of human and animal craving hangs in the air like a sweet gas. But it doesn't really matter. There is no reason to speak, nothing really to say.

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