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Travel Blogs and Reviews  
Title and Date Location  
itinerary
France
journal-entry
Sit on your Aillas and do nothing Sep 11 '06 
"The village of Aillas is sleepy, which is the polite way of saying nothing's ever open"
Aillas, Aquitaine
hotel-review
Dufreche
"Laughs and great food from English hosts"
Aillas, Aquitaine
journal-entry
What's the beef? Sep 12 '06 
"Made famous by Rick Stein in his slightly pretentious 'French Odyssey'"
Bazas, Aquitaine
journal-entry
Swanky St Emilion Sep 12 '06 
"The town is rich in history which has produced some of its more intriguing sights"
Bordeaux, France
itinerary
United Kingdom
journal-entry
Cheap and cheerful in the world's priciest city Sep 09 '06 
"In the most expensive city in the world, a guide to cheap/free activities is invaluable"
London, England
review
Speakers' Corner
"Marx and Lenin ranted here - now you can too"
London, England
review
Blue Plaques
"Look out for these footprints of the famous"
London, England
review
Tate Modern
"Art you can poke fun at for free"
London, England
review
Monument
"Different, fun and cheap"
London, England
restaurant-review
Chelsea Kitchen
"Comfort food at bargain prices"
London, England
review
Portobello Market
"A genuine British barrow-boy experience"
London, England
review
Hampstead Heath
"Countryside in the heart of the city"
London, England
restaurant-review
Manzara
"Turkish food that your tastebuds - and wallet - will love"
London, England
restaurant-review
Cafe Fresco
"Every juice imaginable (plus Lebanese food)"
London, England
journal-entry
Oxford, England
restaurant-review
Shakeaway
"Milkshakes beyond your wildest dreams"
Oxford, England
review
Pitt Rivers Museum
"Shrunken heads and sharks' tooth necklaces"
Oxford, England
itinerary
South Africa
journal-entry
Cape Town, South Africa
itinerary
Tourist-free Turkey May 28 '02 
Turkey
journal-entry
Not Constantinople May 28 '02 
"I got a Turkish bath from the largest woman with the largest underpants I've ever seen."
Istanbul, Turkey
review
Aya Sofia
"Ginormous pink ex-cathedral, ex- mosque"
Istanbul, Turkey
review
Chora Museum
"Mosaics galore"
Istanbul, Turkey
review
Grand Bazaar
"Get all your souvenirs in one fell swoop"
Istanbul, Turkey
review
The Blue Mosque
"Probably the biggest and most ornate mosque you'll ever see"
Istanbul, Turkey
itinerary
How Not to See India Mar 21 '00 
India
journal-entry
Trust your fate to rickshaw drivers Mar 21 '00 
"Entire families sit on one moped, with babies hanging off their mothers and the father wearing the only helmet."
New Delhi, India
itinerary
Tunisia
journal-entry
A lot like Paris Aug 04 '99 
Tunis, Tunisia
itinerary
Houses for Headhunters Jul 21 '98 
Papua New Guinea
journal-entry
Fear and barbed wire Jul 21 '98 
"Your usual dusty streets lined with drooping palms where apparently partially-sighted drivers weave around pedestrians"
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
journal-entry
Manic Street Preachers Jul 23 '98 
"We would walk past embarrassingly loud and passionate preachers ranting in the streets"
Goroka, Eastern Highlands
journal-entry
Another world Jul 25 '98 
"Groups of women patted our legs, a welcoming gesture (we guessed) which added to the whole bizarre experience"
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands
journal-entry
Take me to the river Jul 30 '98 
"The Westerners had a bath, while the entire village stared and wondered why on earth our hair was frothing"
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands
journal-entry
Enter the West Aug 01 '98 
"Otherwise dignified villagers wore t-shirts saying things like 'Mr Poo'"
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands
journal-entry
A good time for all (except the cow) Aug 07 '98 
"A brave soul asked one of the older people in the village if he'd ever eaten a human. The old man laughed and said yes"
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands
journal-entry
Adieu to K2 Aug 10 '98 
"You could grow a foot in height walking from one end of the village to the other because of the mud caked to your feet"
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands
journal-entry
Tsunami Aug 28 '98 
"10,000 people got away, only to be left homeless and destitute in a mass graveyard full of bloated corpses"
Madang, Papua New Guinea
hotel-review
Lutheran Guest House
"Clean, quiet and great for budget travellers"
Madang, Papua New Guinea
review
Take a boat to Siar Island
"I overused the word 'beautiful'"
Madang, Papua New Guinea
itinerary
California Girl Aug 24 '97 
United States
journal-entry
Los Locos Aug 24 '97 
Los Angeles, California
itinerary
Bolivia
journal-entry
The Sucre in Bolivia's tea Jul 28 '97 
"It has a whitewashed colonial charm, with wide boulevards and cobbled squares"
Sucre, Chuquisaca
hotel-review
Hostal Charcas
"Privacy, cleanliness and great value"
Sucre, Chuquisaca
journal-entry
A silver lining Aug 01 '97 
"It was the centre of the world in the 16th century...that's all gone now"
Potosi, Bolivia
journal-entry
Souvenir central Aug 12 '97 
"Souvenirs range from conventional panpipes to unconventional dried llama foetuses"
La Paz, Bolivia
hotel-review
Hotel Illampu
"Cheap, basic, clean rooms"
La Paz, Bolivia
hotel-review
Hotel Andina
"Good quality but on the expensive side"
La Paz, Bolivia
itinerary
In Australia Apr 09 '97 
Australia
journal-entry
Tiny biting wallabies Apr 09 '97 
Perth, Australia
itinerary
Hong Kong Phooey Jan 29 '97 
China
journal-entry
Hong Kong, China
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