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Supermarket Surprise
Supermarkets can really tell a story about their country. What they eat, average cost of living, is the economy doing well with fully stocked shelves? Do they showcase locally produced or imported foods? It’s a great habit to have Whenever I travel I always head to a supermarket to see what’s in store – literally. In France there are rows…
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Nikola Tesla
If your hate could be turned into electricity, you could light up the world. Nikola Tesla. I was told in no uncertain terms by Irena, my fantastic Kompas Tour Guide in Croatia, that if there is one name I simply must remember from my time in Croatia – it’s Nikola Tesla. Not the car company, but perhaps the man whose…
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Up in smoke
You forget how lucky we are in Australia to have such tight smoking laws. Each time I travel to Europe or Asia I am reminded how varied and lagging smoking laws can be in different countries. So many young people smoked I noticed so many young people smoking, a lot of young girls actually. Most of them creating the…
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Insights from Croatia
After spending nearly three weeks in Croatia hearing so many stories both past and present, it was not hard to walk away loving her spirit and courage, even though not all of her history is pleasant. Some things about this area that I found of interest are: They all know their history I’m a bit of a history buff, so…
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Australian Bobsled Team Makes a Comeback
Those bobsled tracks are a lot steeper up the sides than you realise. During my time in Bosnia, I spent a couple of nights in Sarajevo. Many of you likely remember this city as the place where the Yugoslav war of 1991 – 95 came to a crippling head. Others may remember it from the 1984 Winter Olympic games where…
Genuine travel experiences told as they happened.
