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| | + Episode 61 (Sun Moon Lake) +
Episode 61 (Sun Moon Lake)
We read about some hot springs in the mountains here between Sun Moon Lake and the edge [...] here, some tomatoes, capsicums, and small areas of other vegies but no quantity so I think they must be the nurseries for those big |
| + Episode 60 (Taroko Gorge) +
Episode 60 (Taroko Gorge)
Taiwan is well serviced by trains and long distance busses. Our hostel was right by a [...] flat coastal plain widened to many kilometres backed by the high verdant green mountains rising almost vertically out of the plain, |
| + Episode 59 (Taiwan) +
Episode 59 (Taiwan)
So after a pleasant stay in Korea, wouldn’t mind going back there again sometime, we were now [...] lead up into hills densely covered in tropical vegetation.
David set out to try and find the electronic market to chec |
| + Episode 57 (Korea) +
Episode 57 (Korea)
We arrived in Seoul to find that the weather is cooling off somewhat, back to jeans and jackets; [...] set with very large gems and pearls. A few gold and silver objects too.
This palace was originally buil |
| + Episode 58 (Seroksan) +
Episode 58 (Seroksan)
We spent several days in the mountains in the northeast of the country. We found a [...] group that were just learning to climb. A couple of instructors were giving directions and encouragement. Think I’ll st |
| + Episode 56 (Hong Kong) +
Episode 56 (Hong Kong)
This time we took an overnight bus, a very nice bus indeed, and right-hand drive, to Hong [...] the Mosque. Fundamentalists seem to be taking hold here too.
David spent hours here trying to negotiate a deal on a n |
| + Episode 55 (WuyiShan) +
Episode 55 (WuyiShan)
We left Hangzhou in the afternoon but had booked a sleeper for the trip. We weren’t sure [...] here is the big attraction. There are several different places and they are interconnected by trails. You must pay an entr |
| + Episode 54 (the dam) +
Episode 54 (the dam)
We took a tour of this massive engineering project; the Three Gorges Dam. From an [...] downstream at the same time.
We were allowed onto the top of the dam wall. Had to pass through security to get there an |
| + Episode 53 (Yangtze River) +
Episode 53 (Yangtze River)
Cruise is a bit of an exaggeration really if one associates luxury ships with swimming [...] steps they will, no graduated walking paths, always steps:
This excursion took as to the Ghost Temple and Ghost Moun |
| + Episode 52 (Chengdu) +
Episode 52 (Chengdu)
Well! The smog in Chengdu was little different to that in Xi’an, maybe visibility was a little [...] air from the ropes and catching them back onto the ropes again. Try that when you’re board and got nothing to do:
In |
| + Episode 51 (Xi’an) +
Episode 51 (Xi’an)
We took a discounted evening flight to Xi’an, on our way into the city we passed the old city [...] had been killed first.
For those of you who don’t know, Chaing Kai Shek was the leader of the Nationalists, |
| + Episode 50 (the summer palace) +
Episode 50 (the summer palace)
An hours bus ride from the centre of the city took us to the Summer Palace. This was [...] A hall is a large structure, oblong in shape. Mostly they are single story though there are some 2 story one. The single story ones |
| + Episode 49 (revised) +
Episode 49 (In China)
We arrived in Beijing after a 10hr flight from London and a 7 hour time change, the jet lag that [...] are very common: there are local factories for both of these makes. Plenty of the more expensive cars too: Petrol is ar |
| + Episode 49 (In China) +
Episode 49 (In China)
We arrived in Beijing after a 10hr flight from London and a 7 hour time change, the jet lag [...] the more expensive cars too: Petrol is around $1 aud per litre and taxis seem to run on CNG. When it comes to bikes there is |
| + Episode 48 ( a final week in England) +
Episode 48 ( a final week in England)
Well, can’t say I actually did much that final week. Made a couple of [...] certainly recommend it for anyone visiting London.
On another of my trips up to London I took the opportunity to visit my y |
| + Episode 47 still in Tunisia: +
Episode 47 still in Tunisia:
We took another 4wd trip out into the desert, this time into an area of much soft sand. [...]
Along some of the road sides we saw where eucalypts have been planted. Most were small trees but they seem to |
| + Episode 46 Tunisia (16th Sept 06) +
Episode 46 Tunisia (16 th Sept 06)
Well, we arrived in Tunis around midnight then I had to spend another hour waiting [...] find very little of interest. There are wide avenues lined with date palms and plenty of street cafes serving coffee and past |
| + Turkey 3 3rd September 2006 +
Turkey 3 3 rd September 2006
Next we visited Pamukkali where there are more Roman ruins. This ancient city was [...] the hillside and could seat 40,000 people. It is massive and has undergone much restoration. The remains of Roman baths ca |
| + Episode 44 Turkey 2, Gallipoli 3rd September +
Turkey 2, Gallipoli 3 rd September
Once we left the city we did what most Australians do, we visited Gallipoli. [...] The original pine came to a sad end but it is believed that the current pine is a seedling of the older one.
The New Zealan |
| + Episode43Turkey +
Turkey (2 nd Sept)
So we flew to Istanbul from Heathrow. The least said about LHR the [...] bottom with a great many fish both large and small. The cistern fills with water that comes from the Belgrade Woods 19k north of |
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