Arctic Dreams: The Polar Bears of Churchill. PART II Dec 8, 2011
Arctic Dreams: The Polar Bears of Churchill. PART I Dec 1, 2011
The Road Less Travelled Jan 27, 2012
Is this it? Discovering Yellowstone National Park Oct 8, 2011
A Change of Plans Sep 21, 2011
I am going to be upfront with you: long-haul flights suck. A lot.
Profound, I know.
You thought you were in for some philosophical musing on the art of air travel, didn’t you? And now this! I apologise sincerely. Read more
There’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you. Something I’ve implied, alluded to, and made suggestive comments about on this blog…but I’ve never actually said the words out loud.
We’ve known each other a while now. I think it is time you knew the truth, so here goes….
I have come to the conclusion that Melbourne makes me anxious: in an excited, wide-eyed, kid-in-a-candy-store kind of way.
There is just so much going on all the time that it is all a little overwhelming. I find myself not knowing where to start.
Even thinking about the Camino de Santiago makes me almost fall over backwards in a rush to get my walking shoes on and go for a really long walk.
There was a time, not so long ago, when any mention I made of the Camino was received with a blank look:
“You know, that walk across the north of Spain.” = blank look.
“Ancient pilgrimage trail. 800 kilometers. Really long walk.” = blank look.
To me this question is a bit of a no-brainer. But this would be a very short post if I give you my never-fail solution first up. So sit back, relax and allow me to have a bit of a whine first…
I always feel a little miserable in that first few weeks of returning home from traveling. It’s only natural.
This is a guest post by Ian Williams.
Egypt is a wonderful country. It’s awash with ancient history, is home to some of the best holiday resorts anywhere in the world and has huge desert and underwater areas perfect for exploration.
But everyone does the same. Visitors flock to the pyramids, the Sphinx, cruise along the Nile or do a little diving beneath the surface of the Red Sea. This all sounds perfect and has the makings of a great holiday.
I’ve had such an incredible year and now 2012 is approaching so fast it’s making my head spin.
The first half of 2011 was pretty quiet for me on the travel front, but the second half certainly made up for that! I travelled to some of North America’s most spectacular places this year, I redesigned my blog and my readership has increased dramatically over the past six months. So thank you so much to all of you who have made that happen!
There were some very definite highlights from my travels, so these are the places and experiences that had special significance and are the best memories of my adventures in 2011.
It’s a traveller’s worst nightmare. Well, one of them at least.
Those huge red, flashing letters next to the departure time of your next flight have the power to rattle even the most frequent of flyers: CANCELLED. A delay is frustrating enough but you see ‘cancelled’ and your heart just sinks.
It’s been almost exactly ten years since I packed my bags and watched from the plane window as the Vancouver skyline disappeared from sight. After living there for a year it was a teary goodbye as I promised my friends that I would be back – that it wasn’t ‘goodbye’ but that I would ‘see you soon’.
Ten years is a long time. So much can change.
There are no words to describe the feeling you have when your face is only a couple of feet away from a polar bear: so close that you can imagine the heat of their breath.
Of course, if this happened away from the safety of the hulking polar rover, there would be no imagining necessary. These polar bears have been living on a diet of berries for months now. They are carnivores. They are starving. I rest my case.
Arctic Dreams: The Polar Bears of Churchill. PART II Dec 8, 2011
Arctic Dreams: The Polar Bears of Churchill. PART I Dec 1, 2011
The Road Less Travelled Jan 27, 2012
Is this it? Discovering Yellowstone National Park Oct 8, 2011
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