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Getting to High Places in Sydney – The Harbor Bridge
More Details: Getting to High Places in Sydney – The Harbor BridgeAlright, so I didn’t really rough it or suffered, but I did climb to the top of the Sydney Harbor Bridge today (134m from the top to the water). A pricey outing, but well worth it if you can part with the money! 10 years ago, this landmark bridge was opened to visitors who wanted…
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How to Explore Sydney’s Outlying Areas
More Details: How to Explore Sydney’s Outlying AreasDay 2 of my Sydney visit began with many options on things to do. However, my legs felt like they needed some rest after all the walking on day 1, and it was alternating between rain, drizzle, and no rain. So I opted to get on the Explorer buses that go on two different routes…
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The Trip to Sydney and My First Day of Exploring
More Details: The Trip to Sydney and My First Day of ExploringMy visit to Sydney started well – after a long trip from my home in Atlanta. Modern travel delivers Modern travel is something amazing. Maybe as people will say 50 years from now. To think that I traveled all the way around the world in about 24 hours when in ages past this trip…
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Trip Planning – Ready. Packing – Not so Ready. About to Go Down Under!
More Details: Trip Planning – Ready. Packing – Not so Ready. About to Go Down Under!So I sit here writing this entry when -perhaps- I should be starting to pack… I am less than 48 hrs away from departure but my packing list (serving me faithfully since 1997…) serves as my security blanket. I proceed writing here not too preoccupied with my packing slackness. Of course, packing will also be…
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Final Plans for Australia and New Zealand!!
More Details: Final Plans for Australia and New Zealand!!I have reached a great milestone: I have finalized my travel plans!! The only details that remain are those that will be finalized once I am in Australia. As usual, planning the trip, exploring the possibilities, figuring out routing and logistics, etc. are great fun for me. But that fun has ended and the real fun…
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Podcast about Visit to Krakow, Poland
More Details: Podcast about Visit to Krakow, PolandA few weeks ago, through my Twitter account (ilivetotravel), a friend connected me with the Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast ( http://amateurtraveler.com/ ). Chris Christensen runs this website and he interviewed me a couple of weeks ago to share my experience visiting Krakow and the neighboring region. Being interviewed is not necessarily a daunting thing in…
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Planning a Trip to Australia & New Zealand
More Details: Planning a Trip to Australia & New ZealandI find myself with the benefit of extra time where I can make a trip somewhere for 3 or 4 weeks and I have set my sights on Australia and New Zealand. I have friends in a couple of towns in Australia so it seemed maybe a good time to head down. Also I have…
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A Quick Switzerland Sampler Trip
More Details: A Quick Switzerland Sampler TripBack in the times when I lived in Paris, a fellow expat and I decided it would be a great idea to leave Paris a Friday afternoon and head down to Switzerland by car for the weekend. It was actually crazy and last minute but most definitely worthwhile, even if rushed. We realized we would…
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What Happens in Vegas…
More Details: What Happens in Vegas…I have returned from my 2nd trip ever to Las Vegas, 15 years in between these 2 trips. Needless to say, I barely recognized the city but my first visit had only been an overnight stay. Excalibur, Treasure Island, MGM, Caesars and Luxor I definitely remember. The rest all new to me. Of course, all…
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Roaming Around Panama, Coast to Coast
More Details: Roaming Around Panama, Coast to CoastI visited Panama to see relatives and enjoy a little low-key sightseeing beyond my usual haunts of Panama City and the Pearl archipelago. It started with an unusual stop for a tourist… Witnessing the good work of the Missionaries of Charity One day during my visit, we visited the house of the Missionaries of Charity…
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Ever Changing Panama City, Panama
More Details: Ever Changing Panama City, PanamaLast night, I made it to Panama for my 5th visit. I have relatives here and have always enjoyed coming to see them and enjoy the country. Surprise! This time, I made my trip coincide with my mom also coming over to visit my aunt – but as a surprise to my mom! One of…
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The Lake District in Austria
More Details: The Lake District in AustriaAs I sat waiting for my haircut today, I looked around for a magazine to read. Usually, these places don’t have anything I particularly want to read but lo and behold, there was a National Geographic Traveler magazine. I felt maybe these 5 minutes of waiting for my turn would at least be tolerable. An…