Archive for November, 2008
Onward to Hanoi
filed in Vietnam on Nov.28, 2008
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It has rained almost non-stop since I’ve been in Hue. Yesterday the rained stopped and I finally got the chance to go visit the Citadel and former grounds of the royal palace. It was sort of anti-climatic given how long I had to wait (more…)
Onward to Hanoi
filed in Vietnam on Nov.28, 2008
If this is your first time here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or follow me on Twitter to get regular updates. Thanks for visiting! -Gary
It has rained almost non-stop since I’ve been in Hue. Yesterday the rained stopped and I finally got the chance to go visit the Citadel and former grounds of the royal palace. It was sort of anti-climatic given how long I had to wait (more…)
Daily Travel Photo – Melbourne, Australia
filed in Australia, Daily Photo on Nov.28, 2008
If this is your first time here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or follow me on Twitter to get regular updates. Thanks for visiting! -Gary
One of the biggest ways in which Australia and North America differ is in the sports they play. Australians are a sports hungry people, but what they play will leave most (more…)
Daily Travel Photo – Noumea, New Caledonai
filed in Daily Photo, New Caledonia on Nov.27, 2008
An American WWII memorial in Noumea, New Caledonia. All over the Pacific I saw reminders of the Pacific campaign from WWII. I’ve been able to visit most of the places where major battles were fought including Papua New Guinea, Guam, Saipan, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, and Okinawa.
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Istanbul at sunset
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I have a crystal-clear memory of my very first morning in Istanbul. It was 1996. I was on assignment for Lonely Planet and Fodor’s to update their respective guidebooks to Turkey. My flight arrived late, 10pm or something.
I jumped into a taxi and headed straight to the small hotel I had booked in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet district.
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Derek Turner at Ngorongoro Crater. Photo by Derek Turner.
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For many of us there comes a point in life, when you take pause, look around and realize we have it pretty good. It’s that moment when you discover that no matter how many points the Dow has dropped, or how high gas prices have become, we still live like kings and queens compared to a lot (more…)
By Derek Turner from The World By Sea
Derek Turner at Ngorongoro Crater. Photo by Derek Turner.
Find a need. Fill a need.
For many of us there comes a point in life, when you take pause, look around and realize we have it pretty good. It’s that moment when you discover that no matter how many points the Dow has dropped, or how high gas prices have become, we still live like kings and queens compared to a lot (more…)
Devoted fans of the Viator Blog might remember last year’s Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve Cruise contest. Last year’s contest was so successful – and so much fun – that we’re running it again this year. That’s right, it’s time once again to enter to win 2 free tickets on a 2008 Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve cruise!!
Sydney Harbour at sunset
Sydney is home to one (more…)
Daily Travel Photo – Palau
filed in Daily Photo, Palau on Nov.25, 2008
I am often asked by people what my favorite place has been. I don’t know if I really have an answer to that question, but I often say “Palau”. This is one of the many limestone rock island in the lagoon near the capital of Korror.
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Dear London,
You confuse me so much. How can you give so much with one hand and then slap me in the face with the other?
I remember the first time I visited you. It was the lead-up to Christmas. The weather was cold and crisp, perfect actually. Everyone had told me it would rain and rain but no, it didn’t. The Christmas decorations in Regent Street stretched lightly across the beautiful, curving Georgian street, which (more…)
