…to soak up some amazing views and snap a couple of photos of Australia’s cutest marsupial, the Koala. Scattered throughout the trees near the road I spotted at least 20 of these sleeping fellows minding their own business and looking completely adorable. It’s the most Koalas I’ve ever seen in the one place my entire life and certainly a sight for the tourist heading along the road. The other must […]
…e along for the ride. I wanted to see what the middle east would think of it after having shared it with friends all over Europe and the US already. With mixed results from previous attempts I was hopeful my new friends in Israel would take to this aussie favourite… If you’ve not had enough vegemite then hit up the Vegemite Challenge link above and see what my other willing […]
…of the world and see that travelling isn’t just all about the Paris’s and New York’s of the world. As the game ended I collected my reflections on travel and headed for the hostel to pack for the bus ride tomorrow. With no trains in this part of the world connecting city’s I was hoping the 4 hour trip to Riga would pass quickly. And I could use an early […]
…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 […]
…that in proportion to its population it has the largest number of startup companies in the world (of course they don’t ALL succeed). Oh and they are only behind the US and Canada in terms of the number of companies trading on Wall Street. Think about that for a second, a country as tiny as it is and with such a controversial existence is only ranked behind the US and […]
…, Curried Goat and Rice and Beans were prominent dishes and soon became my new favourite foods. And the carnival wouldn’t be complete without the vibrant coloured costumes. Unfortunately I missed the floats going past but having seen just a sample of what people were dressed up in, I really want to make time for them this year. I will warn you though, if you have a tiny bladder then […]
