What can I say that could possibly sum up my time in Berlin? I fell in love with the city, got bitten by the travel bug and am now more determined than ever to visit all of the major European cities. Despite the fact that the best nightclubs have some kind of unspoken anti-tourist policy, [...]
January 3, 2010 – 4:39 pm
This was the year I travelled around the world, starting off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the world’s biggest party, the Rio Carnaval! It’s funny how the second you get home you almost forget you ever spent over five months seeing some of the most beautiful parts of the planet. So to remind myself [...]
By Jeni
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Posted in Musings
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Also tagged 2009, amazon, angkor wat, bloco, bolivia, cambodia, carnaval, China, death road, great wall, laos, machu picchu, rio, south america, travelling, vang vieng
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November 11, 2009 – 7:13 am
source @ flickr OK, so I did travel over a dozen countries in the past year but I am still keeping my beady eyes on potential getaway spots for the future. There’s nothing wrong with dreaming…. Second in the series is the city of Moscow, in Russia. While researching this place I learnt that either [...]
October 19, 2009 – 4:49 pm
Here are some of the best places to shop in the world… according to me and my explorations of the globe! Luang Prabang Night Market, Laos KalabirdAs the sun sets over the Mekong river, Luang Prabang’s main road transforms. Pedestrianised and lined with small tentlike structures, the nightmarket overtakes the city. By browsing the stalls [...]
By Jeni
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Posted in Shopping, Travel
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Also tagged agustinas, antiques market, argentina, backpacking, banderas, bangkok, bird cage, bric-a-brac, buddha, buenos aires, chatachak, chatachak weekend market, chile, China, dongtai lu, dresses, Fashion & Beauty, flickr, fur, globe, hoi an, laos, luang prabang, night market, nightmarket, nikes, pad thai, rosas, san temo, santiago, shanghai, shipping, Shopping, silk, style, tailor, thailand, vietnam, vintage, world
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October 15, 2009 – 6:48 pm
Kirk Pederson OK, so I did travel over a dozen countries in the past year but I am still keeping my beady eyes on potential getaway spots for the future. There’s nothing wrong with dreaming…. First up in my procastinating is Tokyo, Japan. I want to live and breathe the highly-charged atmosphere. Technology, neon lights [...]
By Jeni
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Posted in Musings, Travel
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Also tagged akihabara electric town, cherry blossom, chidoragafuchi, gadgets, getaway, hibiya park, japan, japanese, koen, otaku, street style, streetstyle, technology, tokyo
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October 11, 2009 – 7:44 pm
Misconception #1 -It’s difficult. Obviously the strain of travelling is subjective, but it really is possible to make your way around the world without researching and planning every movement in advance. While it can be demanding to book a bus ticket in Brazil due to knowing zero Brazilian-Portugese, you CAN communicate what you want in [...]
By Jeni
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Posted in Musings, Travel
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Also tagged advice, backpacking, common, gap year, language, language barrier, misconceptions, round the world, rtw, tips, travelling
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If you take a laptop travelling with you, you get one of the following reactions; either people marvel at how you haven’t lost/broken it yet, or they have looks of envy as they see you downloading a new album or skypeing whenever you fancy it. I almost left mine at home, worried I wouldn’t be [...]
