In the Shadow of the Samurai
~ I have been a long time fan of the late Japanese director, Akira Kurosawa, ever since I first saw his classic samurai epic, Seven Samurai. If you are not familiar with the work of Kurosawa, you will...
View ArticleWelcome to the World of CouchSurfing
Recently, my housemate and I hosted our first couch surfer. Mark, 23, was from Houston, Texas, and was in the process of hitch-hiking from Melbourne to Darwin. He contacted me via my CouchSurfing...
View ArticleThe [Greek] Gods Are Angry
Image: Therma, Ikaria – pretty as a picture postcard – before the storm Lightening dissects the sky, thunder rips the air, and sheets of water fall from the clouds, pulling a rain soaked curtain down...
View ArticleTherma, Ikaria
Image: Therma, Ikaria I don’t know a lot about hot springs and their healing properties, but people have been travelling to the small seaside town of Therma on the Greek island of Ikaria for centuries...
View ArticleTurbulence
Image: Illustration of turbulence, courtesy of Webskite… … Turbulence [-noun] 1. A state or condition of confusion, movement, or agitation; violent disorder or commotion. Well you can’t expect things...
View ArticleWhat Type of Traveller Are You?
This may seem like an odd question to ask, but knowing what kind of tourist or traveller you are will help you and your travelling companions enjoy your trip or vacation more than you might imagine....
View ArticleSunday Funnies: Monkey See, Monkey Do
You never know what might happen, or what you might see when you pay a visit to a safari park, as these Polish tourists discovered. … The video makes you wonder just what ends up on the cutting room...
View ArticleAdelaide Festival Centre: OzAsia Festival
The Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival was established in 2007 and is held annually in September/ October (according to the lunar calendar) for approximately ten days. The OzAsia Festival...
View ArticleLondoners Are Gentle Folk
People like me who are used to big cities such as New York, where people interact so brusquely, feel out of place in London, expecting to be pushed, shoved, and talked down to. Yet, London is...
View ArticleHuck Finn Jubilee
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal With more Americans looking to rediscover the Good ol’ USA this summer, the Huck Finn Jubilee near Victorville believes that Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers’ hit...
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