But a fun time. And we are in Taiwan for a full month! We arrived in Taipei on the 15th of November to be greeted by our son Joe who is studying in Taiwan. Our plan is to go clockwise around the island which I have roughly divided into the populated side that is the…
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After our first failed attempt to get Peter to witness the spectacular Myer Christmas Windows, we went in for a second attempt. The audio was not that good but here is our journey along the Myer Christmas Windows. You can check out the Bluey ABC website here. Okay actually this is a video in three…
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Firstly season’s greetings to all from my worldview to your worldview. Over Christie-mas lunch yesterday, my nephew flagged his most important belief as doing unto others as you would like them to do to you. That sounds a bit religious, however, this simple value is common to humankind and transcends religion and politics. He attributes…
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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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Over the weekend we took a walking hike to the Redwood Forests in Warburton, which is east of Melbourne. The road into the forest has been blocked for some time now. And that is due to some repair work which is being carried out on the cement road bridge. We decided to take the almost…
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When I last left you (while in travel mode), we were on our way to Europe. It was at that time when Helen and I were evaluating what kind of travellers we were as individuals that I realised I needed some structure to this travel story. Wind forward two months and we are back in…
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I enjoy autumn and winter in Melbourne. You can take long walks without sweating and there are a surprising number of sunny days to enjoy these walks. We are also fortunate to have a multitude of restaurants close by offering cuisine from a variety of cultural backgrounds including multiple African, Asian and Middle Eastern countries,…
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It is hard to believe that we are concluding our three-month journey in South America covering eight countries and 27,000km NOT including the 17,000 from Darwin to Santiago in Chile. People, customs, food and cultures make up one aspect of our travel enjoyment. Viewing plants and animals (flora and fauna) that we don’t see in…
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Some folks have been asking if we are okay… Short answer – Yes. Some may not be aware of the current situation in Peru. Timeline: Peru’s political crisis since removal of Pedro Castillo | Politics News | Al Jazeera We were in Peru – actually in the capital – Lima – when these events unfolded.…
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Leaving Patagonia behind, but with Patagonia not leaving our memories for anytime soon, we returned to Santiago and immediately caught the evening bus to Valparaiso, a bohemian town home to art, poetry and stunning alleys and funicular trams running up and down sheer cliffs and steep hills, offering respite from the thousands of steps to…
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Conscious that I am posting these articles to LinkedIn, some will justifiably argue this kind of post has no place on a platform (touch wood, I’ve had no angry responses and LinkedIn applauds me for being active)… I believe there is a work-related theme or messaging in all of this. Later, as I describe the…
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It was about 10 PM at night when we arrived into Puerto Natales from Argentina. The temperature was quite cold and we walked the 1.2 km down to our accommodation. We stayed at the Refugio Bulnes Hostel which was great. Yelka was the hostel manager and having lived in the United States for many years,…
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It has taken me longer to post this than expected. However, guilt levels are quite low given the amount of action we have seen. The title should probably read “From Santiago to Santiago to Santiago via Argentina in two weeks” which is more accurate because we will have arrived in Santiago three times in two…
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This is a follow on post from my initial packing post here. With all the bags and packing cubes organised along with the items we want to take, here is a video of packing the bags. We have a total of 17 kilograms between two people which we can carry in the cabin on our…
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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…