Tag Archives | July 2011

Day 212: Travel, the Space Where Sundays Don’t Exist

By on July 31, 2011 in Random

Most of us live lives of routine, and that routine makes it so we never really forget what day of the week it is. Monday is awful, always; Fridays are a write-off; the weekends… we live for the weekends. And Sunday, well, it can be hit or miss. I used to live in a world of routine where Sunday was… Read more

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Day 211: Making the Most of the Sydney Weather

By on July 31, 2011 in Australia, Oceania

While the majority of the USA has been sweltering in hotter than hot weather, I’ve been freezing in the land Down Under. And, that makes even less sense since it really doesn’t get to freezing temperatures! I know, it’s strange, and probably just all relative. I’ve been sitting in front of a space heater for the past few weeks until… Read more

July 31, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 1 }
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Day 210: Trakai Castle, Or Things Fairy Tales Are Made Of

By on July 30, 2011 in Europe, Lithuania, Soviet Travel

In the small sleepy town of Trakai, there lies the island castle that dates back to the 14th century. This castle makes my Friday dream travel destination.

July 30, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 3 }
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Day 209: Travel Massive is Traveling Massively

By on July 29, 2011 in Australia, Oceania

Or, maybe what I meant to say is that I’m traveling massively to get to them? Yes, that works, too, given our lengthy bus and train combo to now make it into Sydney city, but what I was really talking about was learning of how Travel Massive is spreading throughout the world.
Word had it, while mingling at the Sydney… Read more

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Day 208: Your Thrifty Posts Bring a Smile to My Face

By on July 29, 2011 in Thrifty Travel, Writing

As we’re just nearing the end of the month, I thought it would be a good time to talk about my thrifty travel ebook because 1) there are just a few short days to submit (last call!) and 2)… Read more they are awesome and making my day(s)!
Receiving these thrifty posts that other travelers are putting together because they were inspired

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Day 207: Random Acts of Travel Kindness

By on July 27, 2011 in Random

It only takes one kind person on our travels to take a crappy experience and turn it around. It’s because of those people, the nice ones that go out of their way, that we find our hostels or are helped to find the right bus when the other ones would otherwise take us to the middle of nowhere.
I remember… Read more

July 27, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 23 }
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Day 206: Language Difficulties on the Way to the Kazakh Embassy (How We Learn From Mistakes)

By on July 26, 2011 in Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Soviet Travel

My language difficulties on the way to the Kazakh Embassy in Bishkek helped me learn. Mistakes make for the best way to remember something in the future.

July 26, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 6 }
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Day 205: Pocket Sized vs. DSLR… Or Can We Have the Best of Both Worlds?

By on July 25, 2011 in Tech & Gear

On the way home from our usual weekend stop at the Little Gem Cafe in Gordon, Pat and I stopped off at Harvey Norman to pick up some ink cartridges for the printer. Inside, I got to looking at the camera section because I’ve been feeling really frustrated with my camera options — well, actually for quite some time.
In… Read more

July 25, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 29 }

Day 204: Suggestions for Don’t Ever Look Back’s America Leg

By on July 25, 2011 in North America, USA

On Saturday, I got to meet up with two Melbourne residents who have just started their round-the-world trip here in Sydney: Amy and Kieron of Don’t Ever Look Back.
Pat and I caught up with them, along with Caroline… Read more and Tommy, over at the Edinburgh Castle on Pitt Street. It was my first time to the Edinburgh Castle, and

July 25, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 5 }
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Day 203: Belated Friday Writing Round-Up

By on July 24, 2011 in Writing

It’s not easy keeping up with all that goes on in my writing world. Heck, I can barely keep up with it myself! That’s why it is good to just sometimes put some of the highlights into one place, and that brings us to this post:
Her Packing List
Packable Exercise Equipment to Take RTW… Read more: Can you really take

July 24, 2011 · Continue Reading · Comments { 0 }