Category: Travel
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Official Name: TurkmenistanEstablished: 1924 (Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic ) / 31 August 1991 (Independence from PSUSSR)Population: 5.6 million (2022 estimate)Religion: Muslim (93%)Official Languages: TurkmenCapital: AshgabatOrder of Visit: 77Planned First Visit: 30 May 2023Planned Last Visit: 03 June 2023Duration: 5 DaysMust Do: To be discovered!Cities to be visited: Dashoguz, Darvaza, AshgabatPublished: 28 March 2023 | Updated:…
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So today marks the start of the 50 day countdown to my Europe 2024 Adventure with my neice to Finalnd, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Monenegro, and Croatia. If you don’t count Turkey than this is my first visit to Europe since 2013 and boy has the world changed since…
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So after much discussion and thought I decided that at the end of my Ecuador December 2024 tour with my neice that I would stay on for my first leisure cruise 🙂 While technically I have done a cruise with my 12 day Antarctica Classic in Depth back in November 2012 that cruise is a…
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The next big step in my trip with Erin to the USA and Ecuador late November 2024 has been successful with the first flights booked from Melbourne to Los Angeles. As this trip is a graduation and 18th birthday gift to my niece I want to make it as special as possible so I used…
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With two big international trips coming up in 2024 with my nieces in April 2024 (Europe with Darby) and December 2024 (Ecuador and USA with Erin) my mind has focused on how I can help them prepare. So I started considering what I had learned over my many trips. What were the mistakes that easily…
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After working out my plans for a sole Balkans trip in March 2024 one of my nieces (Darby) reached out an asked if she could join me on a trip to this region. As I’m already planning on taking another niece (Erin) for a trip to Ecuador in December 2024 so in fairness I had…
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Now replaced see Eastern Europe and Balkans post. Nothing gets you more focused on your next trip after returning from an overseas trip then experiencing a freezing cold winter. While I have a trip planned to Ecuador with my neice Erin in December 2024 after she finishes High School that seemed too long and I…
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Now that I’ve been back for one month I have enough distance to from the trip to look back and recall the good and the bad (basically only getting sick as I left Turkmenistan).
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The worst thing about coming home is missing the excitment that comes from having something new to experience and learn each day while travelling. One sure cure is to start looking at the next adventure. I’d known for some time that 2024 I would be travelling with my niece Erin after she completes Year 12…
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Friday 09 June 2023Highlights: Business Class Flight Home, Reuniting with my pets The final stage of this trip was my last flight home from Kuala Lumper to Melbourne on Malaysian Airlines in Business Class. This was my first long haul flight on Malaysian Airlines and I was very happy with the experience, a good use…
