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Author Archives: Thea Stainsby
Silk Route – East to West
We arrived in Istanbul to celebrate a symbolic end to our Silk Road adventure. It has been an amazing journey where we have seen other cultures and experienced their food. We have met delightful people and been spoilt rotten by … Continue reading
Rules in Iran
Our guide Rasoul told us that there are two rules to obey in Iran: Be afraid of Allah Be afraid of drivers of blue trucks Blue trucks are everywhere. They are about the size of a pickup truck with a … Continue reading
Good bye Iran!
Yes touring is hard work and for the past ten weeks we have been under the watchful eye of one guide or another. In fact, since we left home twenty-three guides have looked after us with varying degrees of commitment … Continue reading
Necessity is the mother of invention *
We have mentioned in emails and on our web sites, just how slow the internet is, as we travel through China and Central Asia. Sorry, the rest of this gets a bit technical – jump to a few paragraphs if … Continue reading
What value is travel?
We spend a lot of money and precious time away from the life we know, to put a pack on our back and travel to places we are not familiar with. Where sanitary conditions are different, showers leak, hot water … Continue reading
What you can’t say in China
We have just spent an amazing 4 weeks in China. Most of the time we followed the main tourist route on the East Coast, and there we have seen the main sights of China: Beautiful Guilin and its waterways and … Continue reading
Australia Expensive?
We are finally in China, enjoying the experience but struggling with internet. That’s to be expected as we travel through so many countries. Photos and stories will be posted as and when we can. We have had mixed experiences with … Continue reading
The first sunrise
We are in the land of the first sunrise! Tonga claims to be the first country to see the new day, as it is just west of the international date line. We are spending 10 days here – 6 on … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Bruce, finally
For the man who has everything he needs (I mean cameras, lenses and other gadgets) a birthday present for Bruce was a challenge. But as I sat at my desk building web sites and watching the bay, the little blue … Continue reading