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Help the street cats & dogs

Those of us who visit sites like ours (and so many others) sometimes take our travel trips for granted. Many of us are fortunate to be able to explore locations that may not be "standard issue" destinations. There are many poor countries around the globe, with kind, wonderful people and, when we can,…

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Texarkana

Soon enough, this post will transform into a travelogue about a place in Texas, USA. But, for now, we simply want to say goodbye to a true gentleman and legend, Harry Belafonte, who passed away last week at the ripe old age of 96. Ninety-six. If you're of the same age as…

2023-04-300Comments

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Galaxy ghost ship

Here's another in our endless parade of posts about places that you should really see but probably won't. Sure, Tahiti is great, but what if you are in "bragging rights" mode and want to make your friends' jaws drop? Here's a good chance and, even better, it's in Thailand; Koh Chang to…

2023-04-260Comments

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Better travel for women

Life is challenging. Travel is challenging. And, unfortunately it can be worse for women, for an endless supply of reasons. The interest in solo travel continues to rise worldwide, especially among women. Research by Norwegian Cruise Line has found that one in three travelers prefers to travel solo, and older women in particular are driving…

2023-04-250Comments

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Tend your own garden

We assume that, since you're on our site, you like to travel. And, if that's the case, we also assume that you have experienced some of the complexities of travel, especially when it comes to booking tickets with airlines. The rules can often be - to most humans - overly complex and difficult to understand. …

2023-04-200Comments

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Real world problems: hotel survival. You can do it

We've all been there. The plane was late. The taxi didn't arrive. The hotel room wasn't quite ready. And, in a matter of hours / minutes we have to get to sleep, or wake up, or run to a meeting. The hotel restaurant isn't open yet, and it's pouring down…

2022-12-060Comments

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Ngutuni and Salt Lick safari

Safaris used be rather dangerous and - in the case of the animals - deadly propositions. Men with names like George or Nigel would take a steam liner to Africa from one of the colonies, with their pipes, rifles and maps in hand. Sleeping rough in tents, they would spend the night regaling…

2022-11-200Comments

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Roadkill

It is almost certain that you recently interacted closely with an invisible giant, as the Harvard landscape ecologist Richard T T Forman has described it. Others have called roads ‘the single most destructive element in the process of habitat fragmentation’, declaring that ‘Few forces have been more influential in modifying the Earth than transportation.’ But, the engineering…

2021-12-150Comments

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