ACROSS TURKEY - By Bus  (Oct 18 '76)
"The journey immediately began badly, with the driver reversing the van into the path of a passing truck"
So there we were, in ancient Sultanahmet, with its unfamiliar smells and sounds, and that exotic ...
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(Ronnie's story) This was a day full of surprises! First, our bus from Nelspruit to Maputo left EARLY! Never in the entire history of my travels has a bus departed before its allotted time (a whole ...
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So I flew to Flores to get away from other tourists and see a part of Indonesia less visited. I landed at the port town of Labuanbajo, small fishing village, and the stageing point for dive trips ...
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Happy Holidays on Tierra del Fuego  (Dec 23 '06)
"Christmas Dinner ... using disgusting sheep-poop water"
Punta Arenas & Biking on Tierra del Fuego After Torres del Paine, we said goodbye to Paul and headed to Punta Arenas by bus. We wanted to ...
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Stockholm, so natural  (Sep 15 '06)
So, we arrived at Stockholm on the afternoon and we had to take a bus from the airport to the city centre and from the city centre to the hotel. First impression, it looks nice, clean and people ...
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Bolivia: Crappy Busses, Endless Salt, & Backpack Thieves  (Jul 06 '06)
"His beady little eyes spelled guilt!"
Greetings from the great continent of South America and the not so great country of Bolivia!!! We have had quite an adventure since I talked to you all last. I ...
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Strawberries  (Mar 31 '07)
It had been a horrendous day. A long, grueling, migraine-inducing bus ride across the Central Andes on a bus whose abilities to comfort and relax could only be described (and generously, at that) as ...
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Siem Reap  (Mar 10 '07)
Soooo, as I was saying, we booked a mini-bus from Koh Chang to Siem Reap for about $25 each. We thought that a reasonable amount considering the distance and border crossing. I had heard that the ...
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Carnaval de Cadiz  (Feb 17 '07)
If you recall from my previous journal entry, I estimated that Cadiz is about two hours away from Granada. Well, it took eight hours to get there by bus, including a one and a half hour break at ...
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Heading for the Border  (Feb 19 '07)
""Skiing" is overrated."
So, Chiang Mai was wonderful, but we have to move on. We hopped onto a mini bus crammed with 10 of us instead of the big public bus. I was sitting in the front seat, which I ...
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