A couple summers ago, some friends and I took a road trip from Texas through L.A. to my beloved Northern California, specifically to my old stomping grounds in Chico. Neither of them had ever...

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In the Spanish capital, David Whitley discovers that there’s more to tapas than a bog-standard dish of patatas bravas. Dining out in Madrid When it comes to eating, it’s hard to find anything to...

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I’ve been to Mexico a dozen times. Maybe more. But in April I took my first ‘family’ trip to Mexico – my wife and I and our two sons, Emmett (4) and Hollis (not...

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Brighton smells like oysters – that briny, seaside smell. Which I like, so kind of like the smell of fresh baked bread, it just makes me hungry. Being perpetually willing to eat in Brighton...

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Editor’s Note: The following post is by Renato Losio, editor of RunAbroad.com. Running a race is an alternative way to visit a new city: no traffic, a fast (or not so fast, according to...

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I know TLC told us that we shouldn’t go chasing waterfalls, but I bet you Chilli, Left Eye and T-Boz have never seen the Iguazu Falls in Argentina. If so, they would never “stick...

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Editor’s Note: David Whitley takes a walk around one of Europe’s most underrated cities, Lisbon, discovering weird transport, free wine and plenty of history. Lisbon’s Must-See Attractions? At a music festival, it’s all about...

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Maui is perfect if you’re into adventure, relaxation or a little of both. There is so much to do for those partial to land, sea or air. Here is a sample of some of...

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The Gili Islands are the ultimate island paradise. Enough said, this blog entry is complete. …Okay, we’ll give you more than just that. The Gili Islands are a chain of three tiny islands off...

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Ever fantasize about escaping to the beautiful Spanish countryside for a romantic getaway? So have most people. But unlike most people, you now have a chance to win your very own 4-Day Spain Tour:...

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hi from milan since my last blog we have been to geneva aswell. the journey from barcelona was a bit of a nightmare it took us 20 hours in total and for 8 of...

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When it was time to leave Cape Maclear Jeff and I waited outside on the local road for about an hour and then hitched a ride with a German family to the highway then...

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So we’re roughly six weeks away from our trip to Chile. We will be there right now looking at 1012 days witha total of 16 days off from work. saturday we went and applied...

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Full update to follow from one of the group but in the interim….Like group A we also shortened our trek by a day and have come down the mountain a day early six days...

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Hannah Nicole VineyardsBrentwood CAJuly 2 2010

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I had promised Raju last year that when I next came to Kathmandu I would go with him to visit his family in the village of Kavre in the mou

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62610 This morning we took a very long bus ride about 6 hours to Dali. We started at 8am stopped for lunch around noon and then got to Dali around 4pm. Nearly everyone on...

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Thanks to a thunderstorm we’ve returned from the field a bit early today and since the power is out in the house and the local network database that we use to keep track of...

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HelloMy last update ended in Luang Probang on Tuesday 6th July. I’ve got completely confused again and realised that all through my last update I got every day of the week and date wrong...

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In bed till 12 with headache. Mrs Coates bought me some tea which she put outside my door thereby necessitating my getting up to bring it in. Cold blustering and showery day. Went out...

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Here is the first of what should hopefully be many blogs from Monkey Mia. As I said in my previous post I will write as often as I can but it is completely dependent...

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Woke with a headache and had it all day. Received a letter from Mr Moore enclosing one from the Secretary of the Melbourne Club to say that I was an Hon Member thereof. Went...

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18.24.7.2010Meill on uusi teoria Sardinian tmn nurkan tuulista viikonloppuisin tuulee. Possujuhlien jlkeisen sunnuntaina tuuli niin ett kun aurinkovarjo ei pysynyt pystyss ja tuuli viilensi veneen simme ekaa kertaa pitkst aikaa sisll. Ja useana viikonloppuna...

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We’ve made it to Meknes now one of the old Imperial capitals of Morocco. I think we left off in Chefchouen but we’ve spent most of the last few days in Fes which was...

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Her kommer en liten oppdatering p de siste dagene vre i Queensland. Som sagt mtte vi p ganske s drlig vr i Cairns og vi bestemte oss for dra ut i bushen. Nrmere bestemt...

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hi guys quick updateso had an amazing time in yuang shou we managed to climb two mountains and visited some water caves in our three days which as u can imagine was pretty jam...

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Here are some photos of the flat that I will be living in until December. Hamburger helper peanut butter and jelly and fizzers candy.

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With the excellent trip to Kakadu still reverberating around me along with the beer from last night I got up and made my way past the deeply helpful Italian lesbian working the desk who...

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Apparently Tian’anmen square is the biggest ‘square’ of its type while it looks pretty large I am not convinced that it necessarily is the worlds largest but where China does seem to beat the...

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Day Five Phi PhiAfter a few Mojito cocktails at the beach bar last night we both had a great nights sleep in our little wooden beach hut and woke to glorious sunshine We quickly...

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I first heard about the Pampas tour as a poor mans alternative to exploring areas near Iquitos Peru. I passed on the 20 hour dangerous road journey to Rurrenbaque and opted instead for a...

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KakaduAfter my splendid day cycling around Darwin a slightly dodgy Italian meal that had me stuffed to the gills and bloated like a Yorkshire slapper and a frosty night at Elkes under the radioactive...

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Heya folks bumming around Hong Kong after a diversion to Indonesia. Visa hassles still as hassly as ever. Visa was rejected due to a missing form so got to send all the paperwork back...

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28 July 20101454 GMT 3Jerusalem IsraelIrsquom dun. Thatrsquos d short vowel u n dun. In April I left straight from school in Ellensburg and went straight to school in Cairo then straight to school...

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