Archive for December, 2008
The walk home from the church on Christmas Day, Scotland
Christmas Day in Australia. Turkey, ham, the plum pudding set alight then eaten with brandy butter. A tree decorated with tinsel and coloured lights and little wafts of cotton to look like snow. Carols about reindeers and sleigh rides through snow which lay all about. And then we go to the beach for a swim.
Naturally, after growing up with my head (more…)
Chaos. Complete chaos. And yet with some kind of unspoken rule and unexpected courtesy. It’s the only way I can begin to describe driving around Cairo.
Cairo: Coming Through
There are no lane markings on the roads – why bother when nobody is likely to take any notice? It’s more like a mass of angled, battered dodgem cars, ducking and weaving; no indicators, only waving hands and tooting horns which (more…)
Harajuku, Japan. Photo by Nicola Wheeler.
2008 was a year of tremendous growth for TravelBlogs.com. If you’ve been following along for a while, you may have noticed a shift in focus around the middle of the year, as we started inviting the bloggers we feature to share their stories and advice in guest posts or panel discussions. As editor, I have enjoyed working behind the scenes, coming up with ideas and putting (more…)
It’s always a bit of a drama trying to work out where to go and how to get to that little getaway at the end of the year. If you want to head out and get the most out of the holiday season, why not do it in local style — given that most vacancies in nice places are gone round Christmas and New Year why not keep it local to enjoy some Yuletide cheer.
Welcome to the Hotel La Casa Mia
A quiet beer in Jack's (more…)
Daily Travel Photo – Manila, Philippines
filed in Asia, Daily Photo, Philippines on Dec.16, 2008
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World Heritage Site #6 Baroque Churches of the Philippines
The Church of San Agustin in Manila is the principal property in the Baroque Churches of the Philippines (more…)
Bhary Catu village, India. Photo by 0000.
If you follow the blogs featured here on TravelBlogs, you have probably already heard about Passports With Purpose. Created by Debbie Dubrow of DeliciousBaby, Pam Mandel of Nerd’s Eye View, Michelle Duffy of WanderMom and Beth Whitman of Wanderlust and Lipstick, Passports With Purpose is a fundraiser designed to raise money for Heifer International, an organization fighting hunger (more…)
After the madness of Christmas, there’s nothing quite like sitting in the shade on a hot summer day, eating cold turkey sandwiches, reading the paper and chatting with friends. And if the venue happens to be the grand Melbourne Cricket Ground and there’s a cricket game in action – all the better.
Cricket at the MCG
Boxing Day (December 26) is the traditional first day of the epic sports fest known (more…)
Daily Travel Photo – Hiroshima, Japan
filed in Daily Photo, Japan on Dec.22, 2008
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World Heritage Site #12: Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
From the World Heritage inscription:
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) was the only structure (more…)
Daily Travel Photo – Vigan, Philippines
filed in Daily Photo, Philippines on Dec.18, 2008
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World Heritage Site #8: Historic City of Vigan
Vigan is located in northern Luzon. In its inscription on the World Heritage list is as follows:
Established (more…)
World Heritage Errata
filed in Travel on Dec.15, 2008
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Here are a few other lists I’ve compiled from the first 50 World Heritage Sites I’ve visited on my trip:
Most Disappointing
1) Royal Exhibition Building – Australia
Nice, but not that (more…)
