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Italia Belissimo

Two weeks of travel just before my real holiday got me used to flying again! Got to see my brother and future brother in law in London town, as well as some friends, as well as seeing Milan, Singapore and parts of China for the first time. Here a

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, October 11, 2008

Settling in down under

We have spent the last 9 months getting to know NSW a little better, taking weekend trips with friends, family or ourselves up to Katoomba and the Blue Mountains, Hunter Valley, Byron Bay, Snowy Mountains, Mudgee, Orange, Bowral and Bathurst

Most Recent Entry: Friday, August 15, 2008

All over Japan

A Golden Week Long Weekend by Russell Shaw The Bullet Train With Japan not celebrating Easter and us missing out on Freedom Day, Workers day etc, we had been looking forward for some time to Golden Week, Japan’s annual Spring celebration whereby

Most Recent Entry: Friday, November 23, 2007

Sydney Weekend

Most Recent Entry: Monday, October 01, 2007

Hong Kong 2007

A quick 5 day trip to Hong Kong for some shopping, sightseeing and shopping!...

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, August 23, 2007

Malaysia 2007

As the summer humidity and temperatures soared, so did my work levels, but fortunately everything was completed and signed off by the start of August, enabling Tanith and I to set off on our summer vacation with a clear conscience. Our destination for ...

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, August 02, 2007

Chinese Delights

Chinese Fortunes After three months of teaching, Tanith’s school term came to an end, and a week’s break provided us with an opportunity to take some time out and head across the Sea of Japan to China. Fortunately we have some SA friends living in S...

Most Recent Entry: Friday, March 30, 2007

Island Life in Thailand, 2006-07

Coconut Cocktails, Limestone cliffs and Underwater Wonders in Thailand It has been just four days since we got back, and already images of our wonderful two weeks in Thailand feel like distant memories. However it is highly unusual that a two week...

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, December 23, 2006

Bali 2006

Beautiful Bali Two weeks ago Tanith and I took off on a brief but very rewarding seven day holiday to the Indonesian island of Bali. Famous for its island surf lifestyle image, and perhaps more recently infamous for the two bombings of 2002 and 2005...

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, August 26, 2006

Argentina and Chile 2005/06

Oh what a holiday...again! (summary at the bottom for the time constrained, but once again you'll miss out on my budding literary genius!) I love Argentina, one of the best kept secrets in budget travel. Hordes of South Africans flock to the east b...

Most Recent Entry: Monday, December 12, 2005

Mozambique 2005

The Golden Coast... The wonderful month of June was rounded off by spending a week with Tanith and her brother in sunny Mozambique. Steady Eddy (my ever faithful and resilient Hyundai for those that have yet to experience his extreme comfort and bra...

Most Recent Entry: Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Argentina 2004/05

New year's day was dead, and we were off on a 17 hour bus trip to the north of Patagonia to a town called Bariloche, which lies in the heart of the Argentine lake district. To the veteran travellers of Europe in our group (Tanith and Rich), Bariloche w...

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, January 06, 2005

Russia 2004

Good day folks, and welcome to another edition of Worst Case Scenarios, with your host Russell Shaw. Today we bring you an especially tricky scenario that was taken from a real life situation just a few days ago! The scenario You are on a 10 day ...

Most Recent Entry: Friday, July 30, 2004

Southern African Roadtrips

I made the most of the three weeks' holiday, going on a two-week, 4000km road trip up Southern Africa's East Coast with my girlfriend Tanith, followed by a mandatory hike (this time in the picturesque but at times misty surrounds of the Blyde River Can...

Most Recent Entry: Sunday, June 13, 2004

Victoria Falls 2003

We then entered Zambia by catching a ferry across the Zambezi River, my little Hyundai and all. Although my papers hadn't arrived at the border and I had no insurance for my car, I managed to sweet talk my way past border control and was soon negotiati...

Most Recent Entry: Wednesday, January 01, 2003

Tanzania 2002

After wrapping things up in Cape Town I drove back up to Joburg and spent a few days relaxing at home, before meeting some friends at the airport and jetting off to Tanzania on November 30th. There were five of us, mainly from the university's mounta...

Most Recent Entry: Monday, December 16, 2002

Mozambique 2002

This was a 3 week extreme backpacking trip! We travelled from Joburg to Maputo by rail, and then used public Oliveiras (not recommended!) busses up to Inhambane, Vilanculos and Chimoio. We summitted Monte Binga from the Mozambican side of the Chimanima...

Most Recent Entry: Wednesday, February 06, 2002

UK 2000 & 2001

Most Recent Entry: Friday, December 21, 2001

Kiddie Trips

I went to the UK in successive years with my grandmother, staying with her friends all over the country. From what I can remember, here is what I thought of the places we stayed at: Broadstairs, Kent - Great weather for summer, nice place for retiri...