Maps and Stories influence wanderlust in young students
This podcast provides a technical method for capturing and sharing travel multimedia while on the road. You can read about here – links referred to are on that page.
This podcast provides a technical method for capturing and sharing travel multimedia while on the road. You can read about here – links referred to are on that page.
Beijing was the first stop on our trip. We arrived via Shanghai after an 18-hour flight from Melbourne. Day1 we visited Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Day 2 we visited the Great Wall of China. Before that, we went to a jade museum. We had a Peking duck lunch on the way to the…
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Clickable map of our recent trip in China We divided This trip up into four epics: Clicking on the thumbnails in the map will take you to each of the epic sections. Within each of those sections or destinations there are further thumbnails that will provide you with links to photo albums of those locations…
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It’s rare that we get to spend time together in the same city with our busy schedules. When we do get a chance, it is cherished. I’m in Melbourne to attend our son Joe’s graduation. Coincidentally it is happening on his birthday and our wedding anniversary. On Sunday we decided to go to a location…
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I was sharing details of our epic trip planned for next year with a friend and he mentioned that his partner had a plan of “40 countries visited by the age of 40 – then 50 by the age 50 and so on”. I really liked that as a target. I haven’t met that target…
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There is a Chinese saying “he or she who has never been to the great Wall is not a true Chinese”. Although we went to several locations on our recent trip to China, the primary bucket list destination was the great Wall of China so that Helen, an Australian of Chinese heritage born in Vietnam…
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Come with me on this three part mini adventure in San Francisco. I’ve include an audio version of the story here as well as a video plus photos. Lombard Street in San Francisco is a fascinating destination, known for its unique 180-metre road segment paved with red bricks and featuring eight sharp turns. This section…
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In the 90s I was lucky to travel to New Delhi and other parts of India courtesy of Hewlett-Packard. During my time in New Delhi I was able to visit Agra and the Taj Mahal. But recently reading an article in CNN about a pillar that does not rust it reminded me of the time…
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During our time in South America there were many memorable locations visited. From the majesty of the Amazon River to the mountainous ice bound valleys of Patagonia to the never ending spray of Iguazu waterfalls or the archaeological blend of Machu Picchu located in the mountainous jungles of Peru, often, we had more than an…
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Planning has started for our 6 or 7 month long trip that will take us to Japan, then through Europe and North Africa and then on down to Miami in the United States before we embark upon a cruise and independent travel throughout a number of the islands in the Caribbean. Essentially we are book…
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So what is a digital native? Entonces, ¿qué es un nativo digital? It refers to a person born after 1980. Whereas digital natives were born into a world already wired for the internet, digital immigrants come from a more analogue world and had to migrate into a world where the yellow pages was no longer…
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The reason for writing a blog is to share thoughts and ideas with other people. The whole nature of sharing is about trying to have a two-way conversation so that what is shown reflects the interests of the viewer and reader as much as the producer or contributor. Many people are happy to consume and…
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Here is what Pepe said in Spanish… Play the video below and you will be impressed by the quality. English below the video… “Hola, mi nombre es Pepe, y estoy ayudando a mis dos amigos, Mark y Helen que van a viajar a Chile para el viaje de su vida. Están deseando que llegue. Desafortunadamente,…
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Our trip to South America feels like it’s going to be a series of mini holidays or trips. When I look at sites which talk about the top 5 or 10 things to do in a particular place we are going to, I feel as if we could spend up to a month in each…
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We have booked our tickets to South America, where we will spend 3 months doing the big lap around that continent before heading to Europe for spring on the Mediterranean and surrounding locations which will be another month of adventure. Afterwards, we head to Thailand for a relaxing holiday in Chiang Mai to recover from…
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So envious, My wife and I just got back from a 6-week sojourn through parts of Europe. We're keen to…
Hi Mark! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures! And for the kind words. What I fun time you…
[…] The last one – Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico is so close to where we are…
This was great, Mark. I will definitely keep all this in mind when I travel these routes. Really interesting video.
Of course we did. We tried the crispy skin 臭豆腐 in 九分 old street even though we should have been…