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Last Update: Tue Feb 19 05:50:49 2008 | | + 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 of [...] some tomatoes, capsicums, and small areas of other vegies but no quantity so I think they must be the nurseries for those big farms on |
| + Episode 60 (Taroko Gorge) +
Episode 60 (Taroko Gorge) Taiwan is well serviced by trains and long distance busses. Â Our hostel was right by a [...] plain widened to many kilometres backed by the high verdant green mountains rising almost vertically out of the plain, no foothil |
| + Episode 59 (Taiwan) +
Episode 59 (Taiwan) So after a pleasant stay in Korea, wouldn’t mind going back there again sometime, we were now [...] hills densely covered in tropical vegetation.  David set out to try and find the electronic market to check out the p |
| + Episode 57 (Korea) +
Episode 57 (Korea) We arrived in Seoul to find that the weather is cooling off somewhat, back to jeans and jackets; we [...] very large gems and pearls. Â A few gold and silver objects too. Â Â This palace was originally built in the late14 |
| + Episode 58 (Seroksan) +
Episode 58 (Seroksan) We spent several days in the mountains in the northeast of the country.  We found a pleasant [...] that were just learning to climb.  A couple of instructors were giving directions and encouragement.  Think I’ll stick to walk |
| + 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 Kong. [...] Â Fundamentalists seem to be taking hold here too. David spent hours here trying to negotiate a deal on a new video came |
| + Episode 55 (WuyiShan) +
Episode 55 (WuyiShan) We left Hangzhou in the afternoon but had booked a sleeper for the trip.  We weren’t sure [...] the big attraction.  There are several different places and they are interconnected by trails.  You must pay an entrance fee th |
| + Episode 54 (the dam) +
Episode 54 (the dam) We took a tour of this massive engineering project; the Three Gorges Dam. Â From an environmental [...] at the same time. We were allowed onto the top of the dam wall. Â Had to pass through security to get there and for that |
| + Episode 53 (Yangtze River) +
Episode 53 (Yangtze River) Cruise is a bit of an exaggeration really if one associates luxury ships with swimming [...] no graduated walking paths, always steps: Â This excursion took as to the Ghost Temple and Ghost Mountain: Â Suppose |
| + Episode 52 (Chengdu) +
Episode 52 (Chengdu) Well! The smog in Chengdu was little different to that in Xi’an, maybe visibility was a little [...] the ropes and catching them back onto the ropes again.  Try that when you’re board and got nothing to do: In the show we |
| + 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 [...] been killed first.  For those of you who don’t know, Chaing Kai Shek was the leader of the Nationalists, the Kuomintang |
| + 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 the [...] is a large structure, oblong in shape. Mostly they are single story though there are some 2 story one. The single story ones can be 6m |
| + 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 [...] very common: there are local factories for both of these makes. Â Plenty of the more expensive cars too: Â Petrol is around $1 aud |
| + 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 [...] cars too: Â Petrol is around $1 aud per litre and taxis seem to run on CNG. Â When it comes to bikes there is a huge rang |
| + 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 trips [...] it for anyone visiting London. On another of my trips up to London I took the opportunity to visit my young friend Reb |
| + 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. Â I [...] Along some of the road sides we saw where eucalypts have been planted. Â Most were small trees but they seem to be doing |
| + 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 for [...] very little of interest. Â There are wide avenues lined with date palms and plenty of street cafes serving coffee and pastries. Â |
| + Turkey 3 3rd September 2006 +
Turkey 3 3 rd September 2006 Next we visited Pamukkali where there are more Roman ruins. Â This ancient city was on [...] and could seat 40,000 people. Â It is massive and has undergone much restoration. Â Â The remains of Roman baths can clearly b |
| + 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. Â [...] pine came to a sad end but it is believed that the current pine is a seedling of the older one. The New Zealanders have a l |
| + Episode43Turkey +
Turkey (2 nd Sept) So we flew to Istanbul from Heathrow. Â The least said about LHR the better. Â We [...] great many fish both large and small. Â The cistern fills with water that comes from the Belgrade Woods 19k north of the city, in th |
| + Photo Album: Quito +
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| + Photo Album: Cape Horn to Santiago +
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| + Photo Album: ANTARTICA +
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| + Photo Album: Iguazu Falls +
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| + Photo Album: San Ignacio +
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| + Photo Album: Sydney to Santiago +
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