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A Tramp Abroad: January 2008
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Steves travels through Asia and Europe search of the finest objet dart, cafes and cheese shops. Saturday, January 12, 2008. I've done my dash in Malacca, so Thursday morning and it's time to make tracks for Singapore. I seem to be waking up early these days, and just make the 8am bus. I like the sign on the bus - no smoking, no food or drink, no durians! For those unfamiliar with this, the King of Fruit, Wikipedia describes it thus:. The hard outer husk is covered with sharp, prickly thorns,. Sign langua...
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A Tramp Abroad: Sorrento and surrounds
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Steves travels through Asia and Europe search of the finest objet dart, cafes and cheese shops. Tuesday, November 25, 2014. It can’t be as bad as that, can it? There are a few who say the crime is over-hyped, and it’s no worse than you’d get in any big city. Nikki visited a few months ago without problems, but did concede a level of grunge-chic. I double-check that my valuables are tucked away in my bag or behind zipped or domed pockets. With a large suitcase in tow it’s impossible to be incons...The tra...
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A Tramp Abroad: April 2011
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Steves travels through Asia and Europe search of the finest objet dart, cafes and cheese shops. Friday, April 29, 2011. Matala to Knossos/Heraklion, Crete. With this Greek tragedy strongly in our minds, we make our way to the ancient Minoan palace at Knossos. Would there be any traces of Daedalus' handiwork after 4,000 years? We peer down reconstructed rooms, but there's no sign or description of a labyrinth - was it all just a myth? Fortunately the Venetian fort remains. We bus to our hotel, Manos Studi...
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A Tramp Abroad: February 2011
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Steves travels through Asia and Europe search of the finest objet dart, cafes and cheese shops. Sunday, February 13, 2011. It was Graham who said in November, "I'll be in Melbourne on business early next year. Who wants to do a track day at Phillip Island with me? That started the wheels turning. Come late January and the date had firmed up to Friday 11 February. I was pacing around like a bear with a sore head. I really really want to do it, but can I afford it so close to leaving for Europe? But the re...
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A Tramp Abroad: Hong Kong and home
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Steves travels through Asia and Europe search of the finest objet dart, cafes and cheese shops. Friday, December 5, 2014. Hong Kong and home. 30 November. Our final day in Italy, in Europe. The trip’s coming to an end - now it’s the homeward leg. Arriving in Hong Kong is like revisiting an old friend. It’s a bit like flying in to the Northcote Shopping Centre, only a little bigger and with worse traffic. Even better, we’re on Graham St where the local food market’s located. You’re n...Situated across the...
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A Tramp Abroad: Catching up with Robert in Munich
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Steves travels through Asia and Europe search of the finest objet dart, cafes and cheese shops. Saturday, November 15, 2014. Catching up with Robert in Munich. You mean you can ride on the beaches here? We can’t possibly do that in Germany! 8221; Robert was incredulous, but I reassured him that yes indeed in some places we could. Pauline and I don’t need much persuading. Long ago Munich got rid of all the cars from the centre of town,. Even the big kids are fascinated! Robert meets us at the Hbf and guid...
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A Tramp Abroad: November 2014
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Steves travels through Asia and Europe search of the finest objet dart, cafes and cheese shops. Saturday, November 29, 2014. A return to Florence. Author’s note: if you’re religious and easily offended, don’t read this post. As the train speeds north through the Tuscan countryside, I’m contemplating my third (and Pauline’s second) return to Florence. Already been there and done the sights. Why return? Does it have anything to do with the boar’s snout? So once you’ve done the major sights, the best ...
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A Tramp Abroad: Munderfing and Mattighofen
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Steves travels through Asia and Europe search of the finest objet dart, cafes and cheese shops. Thursday, November 13, 2014. What’s to see at Munderfing? We get off the train at Munderfing Dampsaege and start to wonder the same thing. But it’s a nice enough little town, and we wander the few hundred metres down the main road to Gasthaus Weiss. Staying on the road would mean an 8km loop getting us back after dark, so we take a 4WD track heading more directly up the hill closer to town. Now it’s clea...
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A Tramp Abroad: October 2014
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Steves travels through Asia and Europe search of the finest objet dart, cafes and cheese shops. Thursday, October 30, 2014. I suspect what we’re delivered isn’t from either Germany or the Czech Republic. It comes from some. First official stop is the Castle and St Vitus cathedral on the hill over the Vitava River by way of the pedestrian-only Charles Bridge. Unfortunately the interior of the Castle itself is closed for “operational reasons”, so we miss out on one of the highlights. But th...There are haz...
