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Time For Some Indiana Jones

Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Dan.

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I’ve spent the last couple of days moving into a new unit and today I’m off to Cambodia, well it will take me two days to get there going via Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur first and then I will only be there a couple of days before heading to Thailand and later back to Cambo [...]

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Whitsundays Sailing, The Lowdown

Whitsundays Sailing, The Lowdown

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Dan.

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Last year I decided that before heading off to Asia I should see some more of Australia first, I spent about a week in Sydney before heading up to the Whitsundays to take a sailing trip.
There is absolutely no shortage of options upon arriving in Airlie Beach, from backpacker trips to luxury yachts or live [...]

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Kuta, Bali: A Bad Introduction to Travel

Kuta, Bali: A Bad Introduction to Travel

Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by Dan.

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Bali was my first ever international destination, in Australia you could be forgiven for thinking that Australians don’t travel anywhere else, it’s Bali or it’s nowhere. Apparently Australian’s love Bali, the Kuta nightlife and beach, a vacationers paradise, surfing and shopping mecca.

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12 Hours in Lion City: Impressions of Singapore

12 Hours in Lion City: Impressions of Singapore

Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 by Dan.

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On my the way home from my trip to Cambodia in April I had a 12 hour layover in Singapore. I’d had the same on the way over but because of the arrival and departure time I did nothing but try to sleep in the airport and try was all I managed. On the return [...]

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