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BootsnAll Travel News - February 1, 2006

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Africa
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Of soul-homes, sky-temples & safaris: Part 3 - Masai Mara, Kenya
Menel Ahmed describes what she found on the banks of the Talek River.

Nairobi Hit or Miss: Tourist Reviews from Kenya
Courtney S. Ries dishes the dirt on Nairobi attractions and services.

Moshi Hit or Miss: Tourist Reviews from the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro
Courtney S. Ries highlights services at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Asia
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So Lao, you can't get under it
Joe Ehrlich visits the best example of Lao kitsch.

Laos Visa Scam in Hanoi
Greg White has a warning for travelers who are thinking of getting a Laos visa in Hanoi.

Wet, Wet, Wet
Leif Pettersen thinks it doesn't get any more butt-crack hot and humid than a jungle island on the equator.

The Full Monty for the First Time
Samantha Stokell learns onsen are not only good for cleansing the body, but also the mind.

Ooh La La In Koh Samui
Nanci Shah eats food with feet in the sand, with soothing music playing in the background.

Have Chocolate, Will Travel
Jessica Leza is determined to 'rescue' her trip to China.

Life Lahori Eshtyle
The crumbling alleyways and narrow, dusty streets are full of open sewers and heaps of trash but Sahar Khan knows that's where the real spirit of Lahore resides.

Another Beauty of Hazara Pakistan
Wassi-ur-Rehman highlights the villages of Hazara in Pakistan.

Calangute: Nightmare in Paradise
Calangute, Goa is commercialism overlaid with more commercialism.

Riding the Ho Chi Minh Trail
On a quest to find the real Vietnam, Cheryn Flanagan rode into the Highlands on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a journey that would span four days and cover almost 500 miles, traveling by motorcycle through some of Vietnam's more remote areas.

Cyberabad
Gopal MS visited Hyderabad and took in The Old Sity, Salar Jung Museum and taste the famous Hyderabadi biryani.

It's Offical; The Flu and Mountain Climbing Don't Mix
At the final rest shelter, Leif Pettersen sat down, drank lots of water and took careful measure of his condition. He was either going to have to finish this thing, ask for a helicopter rescue or throw himself off a cliff.

Togrogging in Mongolia
With a small bakery worth of bread, some Trans-Mongolian train cuisine, crates of water, 2 drivers and bags of apples and mandarins to take the edge off off their favourite Mongolian vodka, Alan Foxton went in search of the nomads in Central Mongolia.

Attack of the Dead Fish and Other Misdemeanors
Kathy Coleman would have found it funny to be attacked by a dead fish - if only she hadn't ended up in the ER because of it.

A Day's Journey to Arabian Sea
Joseph Jude heads to the sea on his first 'group travel' outing.

Paradise can be an Addiction
Nanci Shah discovers a whole new world under the sea and that sometimes romantic sunsets come with a price.

Borderland - China and Pakistan
Barukh Shalev finds that borderlands are bad places with bad people; barren lands populated by people who are parasitic upon their environment, people who have no choice, people who are stuck in between two societies in a region neither nation cares about but will do anything to retain.

Central America and Caribbean
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Costa Rican/Nicaraguan Border Towns
Three experienced travel friends hit the Costa Rican/Nicaraguan borders encountering interesting and dismal places along the way.

Charlie Brown in Paradise
As professional kite flyers living near Lake Michigan, John Cosby and his wife love to fly our kites on beaches and near water. They thought they'd found a perfect beach - Loquillo, east of San Juan, Puerto Rico - until a wrong turn into a very tall coconut palm nearly ended their flying.

WOOPAH to Travel
Joslin Fritz works on embracing her love of the 'plan of no plan'.

All Saints
Every person in this town was cut and numbed by it. And did Solbeam really think she could travel untouched by it? When the scars of the war have not even yet scabbed, but still actively bleed from the souls of those (living and dead) that surrounded her?

Europe
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Finding Ljubljana
With a population of just 260,000 to 300,000 (it seems to depend on who you ask), Ljubljana is an unlikely, yet very accessible capital city, says David Farley

Six Days in Barcelona
Andrea Madott recounts her time in Barcelona with fond memories and a few learning experiences.

Why we love France...?!
After 3 years in France, UK native Anna Springbett has developed a love-hate relationship with the country.

In the Wild Heart of Kiev
Klaus Rothmaier recalls a visit to the Kiev Cave Monastery , the Museum of the Great Patriotic War and an encounter with a pack of wild dogs.

The Docking of the Banana Boat
Alastair Humphreys finishes his epic ride around the world.


Seeing the Sights
There are some cities in the world where it just seems unacceptable not to indulge in the tourist sights on your first visit.

Review of Italian Camping Villas, Budget Savers!!
Justine Merrill tries a new lodging strategy in Europe.

Beware of Brits Bearing Drinks
The sad truth of the Mediterranean beach is that youth and beauty seem to be synonymous with modesty and shame, which only disappear once one has become middle-aged and German.

One of Europe's Forgotten Capitals
Frederick Bernas survives an interesting airport experience and goes on to explore Vilnius, Lithuania.

A Skoda Filled With Mullets and Fur Coats
In this confused part of the world, Kris Dueck discovers the museum of communism is appropriately located above a McDonalds and beside a casino.

Middle East
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Skirting Turkey: Cross-eyed in Istanbul
The guesthouse Goh Lik Ling Marilyn stayed in promised an accessible Istanbul. But was Istanbul really that easy to find?

North America
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Go Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
In life we are given a set of vague shapes and patterns. These represent goals and ambitions. Travel is simply going out into the real world, trying to find shapes that correspond.

A Cuban State of Mind
In the face of change, trendy, cosmetic and cultural, does Ybor City, a National Historic Landmark District; retain the influence brought by the first immigrants?

Checking out the Coachella Valley
Jennifer Green thinks Coachella Valley is an amazing place to visit, as it accommodates any type of trip.

Oaxacan Pueblos
Aron English examines a few of Oaxaca's many pueblos.

Girls A-hitchhikin' on the Rock
Where the capital of Canada is harder to get to than the capital of England? Who wants to go there?

Roy's Central Ohio, Part II: Off the Beaten Path in and from Columbus
Follow Roy A. Barnes as he tours Central Ohio's highways.

Pacific
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Seduction and Sorcery
Roderick Eime discusses the art of influence in the uninhibited Trobriands in Papua New Guinea.

Ode to Smith Street
You will never eat so well in your life as you will in Melbourne - and nowhere so well as on Smith Street. Jens Porup guarantees it!

Of All the Places to Break Down
A short tale of what can happen when a young English couple put far too much trust in an ageing van whilst on an ambitious drive along Australia's wilderness coast.

South America
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Calientitos and Catherine Wheels
George Kalli is in Huancayo during a fiesta that lasts more than a day.

True Peru
Dave Holcroft reflects on a six week jaunt to a diverse nation full of geographical, gastronomical and entrepreneurial surprises!

A Fading Dance
First comes the slow rhythm of African drums. The women dance simply back and forth in lavish Spanish dresses. Then comes the high-pitched sound of the indigenous gaita flute to complete the courtship dance. This is la cumbia, one of the native music and dance styles of the Caribbean coast of Colombia.


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