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Irkutsk – Paris of the East

The marshrutka from Listvyanka wasn’t as comfortable as I thought it was going to be when we first sat down. Like most public transport, I end up with…

Khabarovsk

In a brilliant move on my part, before we left the train, I asked our Russian room mate (via the translation of my phone) if she could help…

Hello Again, Istanbul – Hagia Sophia

Spending last night on the bus was a regrettable decision. I couldn’t find any position that was comfortable in my non-reclining seat. I was considering just lying down…

Soğanli Road Trip – Rock-Cut Churches

It was hard to say good-bye to our luxury suite. But, it was a little easier knowing that we were going to search for a ‘fairy chimney’ hotel…

Day 180 – New England

Like I’d wanted yesterday, first thing we did today was head to the Warrumbungle National Park. It was a little backtrack, but nothing substantial (at least that’s what…

Day 85 – Another Day, Another Day (and $400) Wasted.

While the gang of trucks that we parked next to last night offered us some protection should anyone care to complain about us parking overnight in a day-use…

Day 58: Gunkanjima aka Battleship Island

The ‘beach’ that we’d parked by showed its true colours this morning.  It’s certainly not the kind of place that I would travel to use, but I guess…