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Baby panda sneezing
11 March, 2009 By
Best of the web: Travel planning
11 March, 2009 By
A round-up of the best links from the blogosphere on hotels, transport, planning tools and advice. Going to SXSWi (aka spring break for geeks)? Austin local and SXSWi veteran and speaker Sheila Scarborough shares her tips at Every Dot Connects on how attendees can get the most out of the conference and enjoy their time [...]
Penguin costumes and jock straps at Today
11 March, 2009 By
My top 11 for the Best Job in the World.
9 March, 2009 By
My picks for who I would follow as caretaker / chief blogger on Hamilton Island. I’ve now taken the time to watch all 50 short-listed videos on the site and I can confirm that my first impressions still largely hold. The candidates came from all over the world, there’s a mix of guys and girls, [...]
Recipe: Lebanese aubergine stew
8 March, 2009 By
Hearty vegetarian dish adapted from a Nigella Lawson recipe. The problem with food blogging is that a lot of the most delicious food is not particularly photogenic. If I were a truly dedicated food blogger, I would cook up beautiful cakes just for the joy of photographing them, and I would do most of my [...]
Top 50 for Best Job in the World
8 March, 2009 By
My quest for the Best Job in the World ended a week ago. Tourism Queensland announced the top 50 last Monday and I didn’t make it. I’d actually known for a few days already since everyone in the running for the top 50 had been contacted for further information and psychometric testing at the end [...]
Food and travel merge at Roaming Tales
7 March, 2009 By
Welcome to the latest incarnation of Roaming Tales and The Gooseberry Fool. Things probably look a bit different to what you’re used to but I hope you like it. After a lot of thought and listening to feedback from readers, I have decided to merge the two sites. There’s a lot of crossover between food [...]
Photo Friday: Nicaraguan guy on horseback
6 March, 2009 By
Jinotega, Nicaragua; March 2008 In rural parts of Nicaragua it’s still common to get around by horse or donkey. This picture was taken in the town of Jinotega in the north central mountains of Nicaragua, in the heart of the coffee regions. The man – one of many we saw on horseback almost everywhere except [...]
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