Mongolia Journal ~ Terelj NP
It’s been a little while between posts, but this is the fourth edited extract from my Mongolia Journal, covering day 5 of my two-week horse trek in 2015. With photos! It’s hard to believe it was almost...
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Exactly two years ago I was in the middle of my Mongolian horse trek. TWO YEARS AGO! It’s so hard to believe… (I’m definitely due for a new adventure!) This is a short post about our sixth day of...
View ArticleMongolia Journal ~ Genghis Khan Monument
Day 7 of Mongolian horse trek, 2015… 1 July 2015 Morning – Day 7 (Tuul River) I haven’t climbed out of the tent yet. I hear snoring from the next tent, the ripple of the river, horses munching, birds...
View ArticleTravelling in the 90s: Naples and Pompeii
It must be time for an actual trip, right? Well, not today… Today I’m knocking off the penultimate post of my Travelling in the 90s series, which features extracts from my 1993-1994 travel journal —...
View ArticleTravelling in the 90s: Last days in Rome and Perugia
And so we come to the final post of this epic series featuring extracts of my 1993-1994 travel journal… We’ve just come from Pompeii and Naples to spend our last couple of days in Rome, including a day...
View ArticleMongolia Journal ~ Just another day on the steppes — with video
My next trip (July) will be a week in Broome with the extended family. In the meantime, let’s return to Mongolia… 3 July 2015 Breakfast – Day 9 Breakfast seems earlier today. Not sure why. It’s maybe...
View ArticleMongolia Journal ~ Shenanigans on the steppes
Day 10 of our horse trek involved very bad hair, escaping horses and other mirth-inducing high jinks on the Mongolian steppes.
View ArticleHighlights of Morocco – Fes
Our day in the ancient city of Fes featured plenty of artisans' shops, including the famous tannery, textiles and ceramics. Also discovered chicken pastilla - yum!
View ArticleHighlights of Morocco – Mountains and desert
This third and penultimate Morocco post covers the middle section of Intrepid’s Best of Morocco trip — the wild, scenic and adventurous week between Fes and Essaouira.
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