Saturday 5 August 2017
Friday 28 July 2017
How to find off the beaten track things to do at your destination.
How to find off the beaten track things to do at your destination.: There is nothing like the feeling of escaping the maddening tourist crowds or finding that hidden gem when travelling. Sometimes these moments come just from stepping back from the crowd or are mixed with the excitement and sometimes anxiety of being lost in a foreign place. The feeling of viewing and experiencing something that others don't 'see' or that locals take for granted is one of the best feelings you can have. To shop where the locals shop, to sit in a park and watch the comings and goings of people, to have alone time with a Rubens or to discover an ancient place that is ignored by tourists is the greatest feeling one can have. For me this is the only way to travel. We live in a very connected world today. The rise of the internet means that we have access to so much information about the world. The frustrating part of this is that yes we can find information about our destination, but millions of others are viewing the same information. There is a plethora of infor
Sunday 23 July 2017
Old Girl’s Undies – top 10 things to pack in your carry on bag
Old Girl’s Undies – top 10 things to pack in your carry on bag: One of favorite my memories of childhood was watching my mother and my grandmother hanging out the clothes on the Hills Hoist clothes line in the backyard. This daily ritual would lead to my life long adversion to what I call 'Old Girl's Undies'. Those shapeless, somewhat soleless pieces of cloth that no one could ever imagine a beautiful feminine woman wearing. How our mothers must have suffered those things. While preparing for my most recent trip away, I had what I call a Bridget Jones' moment. While wandering the underwear section of my local department store, I came across some 'Old girl's undies' and thought to my self 'hey girl, you are not so young anymore, perhaps you should just give them a try'. So I sheepishly went to the counter to purchase a pair hoping that no one I knew was around to catch me out. Oh my goodness these are the best underpants I have ever had for travelling on planes. They are so comfortable that they are now my No.1 thing to wear on long haul fligh
Sunday 9 July 2017
Istanbul – Mental As Anything, Magical Beyond Compare
Istanbul – Mental As Anything, Magical Beyond Compare: My plane descended into Ataturk International Airport in the last moments of the night. A sprawling city lit up in all the colors of the rainbow spread out before me and the butterflies of excitement overtook any sense of fatigue from my long journey. At this point I had the overwhelming feeling that I was about to arrive in a magical place. You know you’ve arrived in a city of over 16.5 million people from the moment you step off the plane in Istanbul. People from all over the world line up to enter the country. A little daunted by the shear numbers of people in arrivals, I was soon through immigration and about to embark on my adventure. Friendly and helpful people assisted me through the airport and I found my way to the bus that would take me to the part of the city where I was staying, with ease. The public bus is a great way to get into the city, cheap and cheerful. The first thing you notice about Istanbul is the amazing architecture. A blend of old and older, a mix of east a
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