Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
Kangaroos might be cute but they are also delicious – a lean red meat not wholly unlike venison. Now there’s another reason to eat them. You’ve all heard of the infamous contribution to global warming made by farting cattle – it’s one of those things that sounds like a joke but really isn’t. Apparently, kangaroos [...]
This is a guest post from Stephen from Manzanilloblog. Stephen describes himself and his wife Tiffani as “chronic travellers”, who’ve recently made the leap and left the US to live in beautiful Manzanillo, Mexico. They are loving the experience so far and started the blog to share their discoveries, adventures, and hard earned lessons with [...]
Damascus, Syria; July 2008. The Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus was originally built as a Byzantine church, with a long oblong sanctuary where John the Baptist has his tomb and the adjoining high-walled courtyard. To enter, you must remove your shoes and anyone who is not dressed from head to toe must don robes that [...]
Here are a couple of handy tools that I stumbled upon today: The Universal Packing List: Select your dates and answer some basic questions and the Universal Packing List will generate a packing list for you. It’s a good idea but it could be more customised – I put in the details for my upcoming [...]
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