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Tuesday in Townsville at the Queens Gardens

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Last Tuesday I visited the Queens Gardens in Townsville at approximately four o’clock in the afternoon.  The mosquitoes were horrendous.  In true North Queensland style they were shade loving, and without insect repellent I was restricted to the sunlit areas. This morning I ventured back to the gardens at 8 a.m. and approached them from …

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Wwoofing Interview – A Ticket to Budget Travel

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  Today Budget Travel can mean just about anything to anybody. What is expensive to one person is dirt cheap to another, but the following definition sits well with me. “To Travel as Cheaply as Possible while still experiencing the thrills that a different culture can offer”.  B.H. and I sometimes stay in private hostel …

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Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – The Sahara (Part 5)

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In the late afternoon, we cruised through the empty streets of Merzouga, 560 km inland from Marrakech in Morocco.  Box like earthen houses lined the meagre streets that lead to our rendezvous point on the edge of the Erg Chebbi dunes.  The Dunes of Erg Chebbi. [pinit] Waiting on the unexpectedly fine black soil were …

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Marrakech to the Dunes of Erg Chebbi – Ait Ben Haddou (Part 3)

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Ait Ben Haddou is a ksar (fortified village) on the ancient caravan route that linked Sudan with Marrakech.  I toyed with the idea that those camel caravan traders that passed through were the very same ones that stayed in the lodgings we were shown in the MARRAKECH SOUK.   The thought of the trade-laden camels crossing …

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Singapore Fling

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On our return trip from Barcelona to Brisbane, we had a twelve hour day time stop over in Singapore.  While generous, the free stopover tours from Changi Airport did not appeal as they would only half-fill the day and leave us stranded back at the airport twiddling our thumbs. I approached the tourist information counter …

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