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Getting Setup In London – Transport

Getting Setup In London – Transport

Moving abroad to live in London is fraught with what if’s and how do I moments. I remember searching online until late in the night many a time working out how I go about getting setup in London. I wanted to know everything before getting here as a way to make sure the transition was as easy as possible for myself. Be it the big things like finding accommodation and ...

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The Beauty of Wales

The Beauty of Wales

The beauty of Wales is that out of all the countries in the world it’s the closest to being the source of a real life once upon a time fairytale in my opinion. Winding tree encroached roads lead off to hidden forests as they fork out across the country. Castles sprout up from the ground as they battle to exist after years of punishment from the elements. It’s a country ...

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Visiting Jerusalem – The Holy City

Visiting Jerusalem – The Holy City

Visiting Jerusalem for me seemed somewhat of a surreal experience honestly. The adult in me knows it’s a city full of the usual hustle and bustle with people going to work and driving their cars and so on. But the little boy in me from my childhood knows it as the land of Jesus, making it a somewhat mythical place. Like it couldn’t really exist because I’d read about it in ...

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First Impressions Of The Israel Blog Trip

First Impressions Of The Israel Blog Trip

First impressions are such an important thing to get right no matter the situation. We all know if you go to a restaurant and get a bad meal, the knock on effect is that you probably won’t return and are very likely to spread negative feedback to all of your friends. So when I accepted an invitation to attend the Once In A Lifetime 2.0 blog trip to Israel, I knew ...

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How Much Does It Cost To Backpack Europe

How Much Does It Cost To Backpack Europe

Every year Europe is filled with backpackers all cutting their teeth on new countries and adventures that they will always remember so surely they could help me with this. So I googled, and asked people and looked up guide book after guide book trying to answer what I thought was a simple question. How much does it cost to backpack Europe? Planning your backpacking trip to Europe is fraught with ...

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November 16, 2011 · 29 comments

The Beauty of Wales

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The beauty of Wales is that out of all the countries in the world it’s the closest to being the source of a real life once upon a time fairytale in my opinion. Winding tree encroached roads lead off to hidden forests as they fork out across the country. Castles sprout up from the ground as they battle to exist after years of punishment from the elements. It’s a country ...

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November 3, 2011 · 10 comments

Sign Post at the Golan Heights

While touring Israel recently I stumbled across the above sign post when I visited the Golan Heights in the north of the country. So many times around the world I’ve seen similar signs all pointing out major cities like New York, Sydney and London as if to say hey look how close we are to them. This one however points to Israel’s close neighbours like Jordan, Iraq, Syria and the ...

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November 1, 2011 · 8 comments

Blog Tripping to the Korean Grand Prix

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South Korea was never on my immediate list of MUST SEE countries but when the opportunity came up to go and spend a week there and attend the Korean Grand Prix I was hardly going to turn it down. After all, I grew up a country Aussie who may or may not have enjoyed the occasional thrill of driving his car like an idiot all in the name of burnt ...

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October 26, 2011 · 1 comment

Prayer Ribbons At The DMZ South Korea

On my recent visit to South Korea I was fortunate enough to tour along the Demilitarised Zone in South Korea. At Imjingak where the Freedom Bridge is located there are millions of prayer ribbons tied to the fence which I’m told have messages of hope, dreams and wishes for unification between North and South Korea. Even though I couldn’t read a word of what was written on them, I know ...

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October 24, 2011 · 15 comments

The Changing Israel Landscape

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If I was to say New Zealand, Ireland, France or even the Philippines there is a fair chance an image of what the countries landscape looks like forms in your mind. You can see the glaciers of New Zealand and the tropical islands of the Philippines easily, but what if I was to ask you about the Israel landscape? Do you imagine a barren wasteland, green farming land for as ...

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October 21, 2011 · 5 comments

Gyeonghoeru Pavilion Seoul Royal Palace

The Gyeonghoeru or Gyeonghoeru Pavilion is one section of the great Gyeongbokgung Palace (Royal Palace) located in Seoul. It was once used as a place to entertain and party during the Joseon Dynasty. Created almost entirely from Wood and Stone, the building would have made for an impressive place to entertain with the surrounding water for any would be guests of the Royal Family at the time.

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