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Author Archives: Thea Stainsby
Giving up the (Linus) Blanket
Since we started our journey nearly five weeks ago we have travelled in the comfort of familiarity. Our first stop was Kuala Lumpur, which we knew well. Next was Tioman Island – a resort on a tropical island, blissfully easy. … Continue reading
Headers – Egypt
I have changed the header pics again – this time they represent our time in Egypt, from the sand storms of Cairo and the pyramids to the sunshine and temples of the upper Nile and the heights of Mt Sinai. … Continue reading
The Colours of Isis
Most tour groups are led by a knowledgeable person with an umbrella or some little quirky thing on a stick to keep the troops in line. On our Egyptian adventure our tour guide, the gorgeous Isis, used colour to help … Continue reading
Blown away by the Pyramids
Our first sighting of the pyramids was from the Cairo Tower near our hotel. The sun was low and the sky hazy however we could make out the shapes of both the Giza and the Step pyramids. The following day, … Continue reading
Dubai-est
We have spent three days in Dubai seeing the tall-est building, the fast-est lift, the bigg-est shopping mall, the larg-est aquarium glass front, the expensiv-est hotel, the new-est metro… and so the list goes on. We marvelled at the slickness, … Continue reading
Living a Western Life Style
We spent our last day in Kuala Lumpur at the telecommunications tower with great views of the city and its many parklands. We then spent time on the Hop On Hop Off Bus, avoiding the rain. Last dinner was at … Continue reading
Header Banners – Tioman Island
I use PhotoSynth on my iPhone to take panorama photos. Great app, easy to use and does a nice job of stitching the individual photos together to make a panorama, which I edit in Adobe Photoshop Elements. I have now … Continue reading
Stories to tell – in “Nomads in 2012”
I have started writing about our adventures and adding some photos. They are in a new page called “Nomads in 2012”. I will just add interesting snippets to this “Home” page. I can’t promise to be totally up to date … Continue reading
Homeless & Nomadic
So we are now on a long adventure to Malaysia, Dubai, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey,… and eventually Spain around August. The rough plan is to spend 6 months travelling and then try to rent an apartment in Spain for a few … Continue reading
Couch Surfing
We have had an amazing 3 weeks with friends and family between vacating our apartment and flying out. After 4 “interesting” nights at the Sandy pub, we invaded the Davies’ peace and quiet. Sally, Bruce & I had a wonderful … Continue reading