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Wildlife Extravaganza in Western Australia ( 4/4 )

DAY 4 ~ Wednesday Got organised early so that we could get on the road, as well as to stop and see the pelicans being fed. We arrived early and there were three enormous pelicans waiting on the beach. They waddled towards us thinking that we had their fish breakfast. They are fed daily by

Tim and Mari’s World Tour #3

Lime Green Hell Since leaving Auckland, Mari and I have found that the least expensive means of transportation has been the Kiwi Experience Bus. This giant lime bus carts everyone down the roads of New Zealand, letting you on and off where you want. Sounds Great Right, well don’t be fooled. Basically, the Kiwi Experience

Planning a Trip to Spain via the Internet

Preparing Yourself For Your Trip Although the following article mainly concerns itself with Spain and more particularly Madrid, Seville, Cordoba, Granada, the research principles are applicable to any trip one plans throughout the world. We are fortunate to have the accessibility to the thousands of web pages concerning travel. One suggestion I have before leaving

By Smuggler’s Boat From Guyana to Venezuela (2 of 4)

A Golden Christmas – Venezuela

By Smuggler’s Boat From Guyana to Venezuela (1 of 4)

Tim and Mari’s World Tour #2

Sunday, October 31 After leaving Toronto last Saturday, we spent until Tuesday on several different airplanes, before landing in Auckland (Note: we are happy we packed our cold weather gear, if it only gets used for that chilly layover in England). At the airport, a small hound-dog decided that Mari had some extremely dangerous fruit

Eating Out in Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara, California, USA

Eating Out in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara has over 500 bars and restaurants. It’s a gourmet’s paradise and offers delights to please any taste. In Santa Barbara, folks dress pretty casual and wear shorts at lot. As a rule you may want to dress a little smarter in the evening, but don’t stress on it.

Major Religions of China

Daoism Islam Christianity Buddhism Buddhism is said to be founded in India in the 6th century BC by Siddhatha Gautams, the son of a nobleman and member of the Kshatriya caste near the present borders of India and Nepal.

Travel Writing

Travel Writing You would like to become a travel writer. Why, it sounds so easy and glamorous. Just write about a place, its people, landscape, weather, flora and fauna. You may even want to throw in something about history, politics, culture and folklore. However, before deciding to give up your day job, a good idea

You Are Here: Traveling with JohnnyJet.com

You Are Here: Traveling with JohnnyJet.com With the thousands of Internet travel guidebooks to choose from it is very difficult to separate the good from the mediocre. You can literally devote days trying to figure out which guide will reveal the most useful information pertaining to the best air-fares, hotels, cars, lodging, student travel, medical

Travels into the Interior of Africa

Travels into the Interior of Africa Date of first publication: 1799 Eland publication date: October 30, 2003 ‘Soon after my return from the East Indies, in 1793, having learned that the noblemen and gentlemen, associated for the purpose of prosecuting Discoveries in the Interior of Africa, were desirous of engaging a person to explore that

Away From My Desk

Away From My Desk Have you ever entertained the idea of taking a one-year sabbatical from your work to circle the globe? Perhaps you would like to imitate Rif K. Haffar who motorbiked around Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, South America and Central America? Haffar’s travelogue book, Away From My Desk, is a daily

The World’s Cheapest Destinations

The World’s Cheapest Destinations Is there such a place as a cheap travel destination? Writer and seasoned traveler, Tim Leffel has written about a wide range of topics, from sailing on the Nile to hanging out with holy men, while he roamed three times around the world. Apparently, he has sampled everything from Kentucky bourbon

The Practical Nomad Guide To The Online Travel Marketplace

The Practical Nomad Guide To The Online Travel Marketplace If an award were to be given to one of the most complete and informative guides pertaining to the topic of the Internet and travel, Edward Hasbrouck’s book entitled The Practical Nomad Guide To The Online Travel Marketplace would probably merit nomination. This softbound guide is

Visa Stuff

There are a number of working visa programs out there for people interested in earning some cash in a foreign country. They are usually valid for people between the ages of 18 and 26, but each is slightly different. The best way to find out more is to contact the embassy of the country you

Myths of Travel

There are many reasons why some people think that they cannot do the type of travelling that does not entail a couple of weeks at a resort. Here are a few of the common myths of travel and what we think of them… You need tons of money to travel for long periods of time.

Globetrotter Dogma

Globetrotter Dogma Here’s a 5 x7, 169-page, take-with-you, soft-cover travel gem, smartly and simply illustrated – the world globe imprinted on the top of each even page and the author as trekker on each odd page, interspersed with drawings pertinent to a canon.

Travellers We’ve All Met

This section was devised while kicking back with a few other travellers. Present at this "meeting" were an Aussie, an American, an Englishwoman, a Japanese fellow and an Argentinian woman. We found that the harshest comments came from those talking about their own countries, i.e. the American ripping on his own.

Priest Lake, Idaho, USA – May 1999

Many folks in the northwest United States know about the beauty and isolation of Priest Lake, Idaho. However, if you have not heard about it – and you love deep woods, a huge lake with secret little coves, and most fabulous summers…Priest Lake could be your next great discovery! Located just south of the Canadian

Ganges River, India – May 1999

Standing there on the bank of Ganges you can hear the ‘gentle’ roar ahead till you go a little further and it transforms into a thunderous one. You can see the water foam, swirl, make whirlpools and rise to form sheer walls. The waves crash into each other in their pristine fury as if they

New York City, USA – May 1999

So, I hate to start off my first slice of New York with a list of the conventional, but that is what May seems to bring out in residents of this town: a celebration of the (suddenly more livable) every-day.

Tehran – Tuesday April 20

I got a taxi from the hotel in the morning. I asked to be taken to the Glass and Ceramic Museum: I had read that it was one of the few museums open on Tuesday. Instead the driver stopped at the Islamic Museum which is just down the street and which my guidebook said was

Tehran – Monday April 19

I took another pass at the bazaar and mosques in the morning, but my heart wasn’t in it – I was ready to leave. I ended up reading in the hotel lobby while waiting for my noon flight to Tehran. At the entrance to the airport I stepped up to the x-ray machine expecting to