This weeks Reprint shows one of the beautiful entrepreneurs of the Trans-Mongolian railway. Many of the stations are located in seemingly forgotten corners of Siberia, so a string of cabins full of hungry punters is a splendid bonus. Continue reading ‘The Reprint: ‘All in a Days Work’’
Monthly Archive for January, 2009
On Monday I said “I wanna travel around Australia by tuktuk!” On Tuesday I stammered “I wanna travel around Australia by motorbike!” On Wednesday, I caved in and decided “I wanna travel around Australia by tractor!” On Thursday I compromised and concluded “I wanna travel around Australia by Citroen 2CV” On Friday I was feeling rather down and sighed “I wanna walk around Australia” By Saturday I was better and exclaimed “I think we should just hitchhike around Australia” and by Sunday I conceded “I think you’re right babe – a campervan might be the best way to travel around Australia” She smiled, that knowing smile, that only I know. “But…” I continued, “When we get to New Zealand, I think we should travel around on two scooters!” Her knowing smile drew itself into her eyes and she speared me with that knowing look. Continue reading ‘The Big Itch’
Pen down! That’s it. Time out. No more. This is a travel blog. One must travel. Then. One must blog. My temple of travel was built by glorious bricks of occurrence, each slightly offset from the last. It was then decorated with woven wonder and filled with fusty fervour. It inspired me (and everyone who saw it) and wherever I took it, that temple tore the sky. Right now, in these non-travelling travel days the temple has been abandoned. Curious thorny greens have shred the silk and cracked the cornerstones and I’m left feeling nothing less than frustrated. I keep telling myself “I’m the other side of the world”, and though it’s true – it’s just not good enough. Continue reading ‘Lynch of the Grinch’
