Literary Littering
In and around World
Here I go. If you are currently reading this you must know that I am about to embark on a trip through AustralAsia, India and hopefully South Africa. But who knows where I will end up.
I really have no plans, just ideas. My only plan is to explore. To explore scenery, culture and adventure. That's the general theme of our trip. Exploration. With a mascot picked as well as a soundtrack (Ode-lally from Disney's Robin Hood), Kev and I are pretty much set to go. Right now all we have is a general direction, west until Sydney with stops in Vancouver and Fiji.
The title of this blog may seem a little abstract. Let me explain. I plan to buy one book in Toronto before I leave. In this book I will write my name, where I'm from and an email. The goal of this being that whenever I finish a book, I trade/bargain for or sell/buy a new second hand book somewhere along my travels. I want to see how many contacts I can make.
Route taken and entries written by mkagan
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The Beginning.
This is the beginning of a trip that will take me through until August of 2007. I start by quietly fretting about the stresses of travelling thr... Continue reading »
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Fast Times; Faster Friends
Upon safe arrival in Vancouver ad a little bit of waiting we met Laura's roommate, Lauren. The three of us have an immediate connection and are... Continue reading »
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Crossing the Inernational (Blind) Date Line
Over 24 hours in transit delivers us on Beachcombers Island, about 1km in diameter, bordered by white sand beaches and soft coral. What a place... Continue reading »
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Tops of the Bottom
Fiji is an interesting country. It reminded me a lot fo Cuba. Kev and I were trying to categorise Fiji. It is not a first world... Continue reading »
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Picture Perfect - for some.
Sydney is a gorgeous city. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. It really works out well for me that I have my own personal travel photographer... Continue reading »
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On-the-road-again.
Fiji sort of flew by. Even though we barely got to see it, missing things such as Pacific Harbour and the capital Suva. I have no regrets... Continue reading »
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Melbourne.
After a frustrating attempt to take public transport from Bronte to Sydney Aiport and a bumpy ride into Avalon Airport, I set off into the city to fin... Continue reading »
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Casey Jones you better watch your speed.
Jada will be her name. Our Toyota Corolla XE Saloon. She's a beaut. We hired her in Christchurch and drove her through Arthur's Pass... Continue reading »
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Glacial Hike. Redux
Hey, remember that time I hiked up a Glacier? Not any Glacier, the (currently)steepest glacier in the world, and at a time when it was advancing no-le... Continue reading »
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Homesick.
I am not homesick in the way that I miss home and wish I was there. But that's not to say I'm not homesick. What I do miss are the pe... Continue reading »
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Neverland, the place where no one grows up.
Tramp the Milford Track, one of the greatest walks in the world, CHECK. The Milford Track runs from the Glade Wharf on Lake Te Anau to the... Continue reading »
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Just a dot on the map.
Literally, just a dot on the map. I think this is the furthest south that I've ever been. We didn't do anything here. Just hopped on... Continue reading »
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Oompa-Loompa's and Beer, how can you go wrong (photos)
My most sincere apologies for the lack of entries lately, Kev and I have been going quite hard since the Milford Track trying to see what we had lef... Continue reading »
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Picton - just a dot. Connection to North Island.
Just a dot. Connection to the North Island. Continue reading »
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Wellington. Just a dot. Great Museum about Maori Heritage.
Wellington. Just a dot. Great Museum about Maori Heritage. Continue reading »
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Geothermal Parks & Sledging. (photos)
For those of you that don't know New Zealand is a hot bed for activity. Not just adventure activities like bungee jumping, but geothermal activi... Continue reading »
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There wasn't a monsoon in Lord of the Rings (photos).
It really seems that we can't do any adventure sports/adventures without getting rained on. Milford Track - rained. Rain, rain and more ra... Continue reading »
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Throw me the whip! Give me the Idol!
If you can name the movie where that line comes from there might be some sort of reward.The day after Tongariro Crossing brought us to Waitomo. ... Continue reading »
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A little well deserved R&R.
We find ourselves in Auckland for several days to rest and relax from the pounding our bodies took last week.We're staying with Marcos and just explor... Continue reading »
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Snappers, eels, rays. (pictures to be added soon)
After firming up our travels plans for the next little while, Kev and I booked to dive the Poor Knights. This is listed as amongst the top 10 di... Continue reading »
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Figuring things out.
Just arrived here. Going to look at getting a job to finance my Dive Masters. More updates soon enough with plently of pictures. Continue reading »
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Kangaroos like Moose
You've got to be kidding me. I took a job as a "row weeder" for $16/hour for 12 hours a day. Good money, right? True, but this might be TH... Continue reading »
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What is this Drought you speak of?
Everywhere you look you can't help but take notice of the ever increasing water restrictions. I think now Queensland is at Level 5 restrictions,... Continue reading »
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert and our 4x4
Fraser Island is a beautiful place, absolutely worth its spot as a world heritage site. It is a relatively small island, about 150km tip to tip... Continue reading »
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Lost Blogs
A couple of blogs have been lost amongst my travels. The first one deals with lost items. While I don't mind losing things that are truly... Continue reading »
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The Unbelievable.
If there is one thing that you MUST do in your life it is visit the Great Barrier Reef. And if possible go SCUBA diving there.I have recently re... Continue reading »
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My New Job.
I wrote at the very beginning of this blog that I didn't want to hope for anything because I did not want to be disappointed. I also wrote about... Continue reading »
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Finally an update.
I must apologise for my lack of updates recently. I'm still in the same spot since my last post, and in my head not much has changed. Howe... Continue reading »
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Mike's Adventures in Sailing
Very similar to adventures in babysitting, but less dangerous. Story 1: So, yachts have something called a keel which weights the boat down in the... Continue reading »
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Diving the S.S. Yongala
I should entitle my trip: The Top Tens. Top ten SCUBA dives, top ten walks, top ten beaches in the world. I have now ticked several of the... Continue reading »
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Top Ten Adventures
When I started this trip I was hesitant to post goals - I knew I had only one - Adventure. To have adventures wherever I went and whatever I did. ... Continue reading »
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