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2013
Feb 07-17 > Turkey > Arrival in Izmir – Hierapolis of Phrygia (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) – Pamukkale the Cotton Castle (Part 1, Part 2) – Ephesus, Capital of Roman Asia (Part 1, Part 2) – Virgin Mary and St John in Ephesus – Breathtaking Cappadocia (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) – Ancient Anatolian History Lesson in Ankara -
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2012
Jan 12 > Malaysia > Emirates Airbus A380 Official Welcome at KLIA
Mar 15-16 > Malaysia > Johor-Pahang Coastal Drive
Apr 06-08 > Russia > Saint Petersburg, the Imperial Capital of Russia
Apr 09 > Estonia > The Medieval Old Town of Tallinn
Apr 10 > Finland > Helsinki and the Suomenlinna-Sveaborg Sea Fortress
Apr 11-12 > Latvia > The Medieval Old Town of Riga
Apr 14 > Lithuania > The Medieval Old Town of Vilnius - The Island Castle of Trakai
Apr 15-16 > Russia > The Red Square of Moscow
Jun 03-06 > Australia > Sydney to Gold Coast Road Trip
Jun 13-18 > The Phillipines > Davao City and Manila
Aug 31 – Sep 02 > Australia > Western Australia > The Historical Town of York – The Indian Ocean and Wildflowers – The Pinnacles Desert
Sep 13-18 > Nepal > Cultural Kathmandu – Pretty Pokhara
Oct 21-24 > Vietnam > Delightful Da Nang - The Imperial City of Hue - Old Hoi An and My Son Ruins
Dec 15-22 > Japan > Osaka, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Kyoto
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2011
Jan 20 > Indonesia > Anak Krakatau, the Island-Volcano
Feb 05 > Indonesia > On the Black Slope of Mt Merapi
Mar 25-28 > Myanmar > Yangon International Airport – Bagan: The Market at Nyaung U - Bagan: Pagoda-Climbing and Lunch at the Irrawaddy - Bagan: Pagodas and a Sunset
Apr 14-19 > India > Darjeeling > The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) – Darjeeling in Himalaya India
May 13-17 > Australia > Victoria > The Great Ocean Road
Jun 01-17 > Canada > Niagara Falls and Toronto – Driving the Coast of the Gaspé Peninsula – Ottawa the Capital of Canada – Prince Edward Island PEI – Nova Scotia or New Scotland
Sep 15-18 > Indonesia > Tengger Caldera and Mt Bromo
Oct 12-18 > Norway > Oslo Arrival – Oslo Gardermoen Airport OSL – Bergen BGO and Tromso BGO Airports – Oslo to Ål (Bergen Railway) – Ål to Myrdal (Bergen Railway) – Myrdal to Flåm (Flåm Railway – Flåmsbana) – Flåm to Bergen, via the Fjords – Hanseatic City of Bergen – Arctic City of Tromsø – Oslo Walkabout
Dec 04-11 > Japan > Tokyo International Airport Haneda (HND) - Tokugawa Ieyasu Shrine in Nikko – Utsunomiya-Hakodate Train Journey and a Big Christmas Tree – Snowy Hakodate – Sapporo White Illumination - Historical Port of Otaru – Dancing Cranes of Kushiro – Snow Monkeys of Nagano
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2010
Jan 21-26 > China > Chengdu > En Route – Food Hunting – Red Pandas or Firefoxes - My Panda Hat – Drama in the Air
Feb 04 > Malaysia > Above Subang Jaya, Shah Alam & Setia Alam
Apr 02-03 > Malaysia > Cherating
Jun 17-20 > China > Hangzhou – Shanghai
Aug 26-28 > China > Haikou, Capital of Hainan
Oct 01-08> China > Tibet > Arrival in Lhasa – Drepung Monastery – Sera Monastery - Potala Palace – In Transit - Lhasa to Shigatse – Shigatse to Everest Base Camp – Qomolangma aka Everest – Return to Lhasa
Dec 10-16 > South Korea > DMZ Visit – Seoul B-52
(More 2010 stories to be filled in, so please return)
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2009
Jan 11-15 > Saudi Arabia > Eastern Province > Al-Khobar the Commercial Hub
Jan 21-24 > Thailand > Krabi Aonang Again – Krabi Town – Phuket At Last
Jan 31- Feb 01 > Malaysia > Kelantan > Gua Musang Train Station – The Humble Tamarind
Feb 14-18 > Australia > Coolangatta on the Gold Coast – Accidental Sydney Tour
Apr 04 > Malaysia > Kelantan > Tumpat Train Station – Kuala Krai Train Station
Apr 11 > Malaysia > Negeri Sembilan > Cendol Leman Dawi
Apr 23 > Malaysia > Perak > Tapah Road Train Station – Historical Pasir Salak
May 13-14 > The Netherlands > The Gardens of Keukenhof – Central Amsterdam
May 16-17 > Belgium > The Bikes of Bruges
May 18-24 > Spain > Andalucian White Village of Cartajima - The Minaret of Sevilla – The Roman City of Merida – Cordoba’s Magnificent Mosque-Cathedral – Generalife Gardens of Alhambra – The Alhambra of Granada
May 19 > Gibraltar > The Mediterranean Britain
Jul 30 – Aug 04 > China > Guangxi Province > Genial Guilin – Lovely Li River – Joyous Yangshuo
Oct 01-06 > Laos > Vientiane to Luang Prabang – Prelude and Hmong Market – Walkabout and Mekong River – Mighty Mekong – Wats or Vats – Night Market – Monks and Alms – Alms-giving and Ork Phansa – Luang Prabang to Vientiane – Vientiane Views
Oct 23-25 > Australia > Northern Territory > Kakadu Rock Art – Kakadu Yellow Water – Solar Car Race – Darwin Airport
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2008
Jan 11-13 > Indonesia > Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam > Banda Aceh I – Ulee Lheue “Zero Point Tsunami” – Lhoknga & Lampuuk – Banda Aceh II
Mar 09-13 > Indonesia > Sumatra Barat > Climbing Mt Marapi – Atop a Volcano – The Smoking Crater
Apr 04-06 > Cambodia > Phnom Penh > A Booming City – Choeung Ek’s Killing Field – Tuol Sleng Horror Prison
Apr 17 > Vietnam > Ho Chi Minh City > Fall of Saigon
May 01-02 > Brunei > Oil Town of Seria – Bandar Seri Begawan
May 03 > Malaysia > Labuan > Snippets
May 17 > Malaysia > Penang > A Ferry Ride
Jun 01-04 > Thailand > Krabi > Aonang – Island Hopping
Jun 26-29 > Vietnam > Saigon
Jul 29 > Singapore > The Armenian Church
Aug 06-12 > New Zealand > Christchurch to Aoraki Mt Cook – Exquisite Queenstown - Magical Milford – Haast Pass to Fox Glacier – Franz Josef Glacier to Christchurch – Wellington-Auckland Road Trip
Aug 13-14 > Australia > Queensland > Gold Coast
Sep 05-07 > Indonesia > Sulawesi Selatan > Makassar
Oct 19 > Malaysia > Terengganu > Some Gorgeous Beaches
Nov 14-24 > United States > New York JFK to Troy – Troy to Syracuse – Niagara Falls – Seneca Falls – Ultra Long Haul Polar Flight JFK-HKG
Nov 27 > Singapore > Xmas Decorations
Dec 03-04 > Lebanon > Beirut & Bekaa Valley – Roman Temple of Baalbek – Armenian Town of Anjar
Dec 10-14 > Thailand > Chiangmai
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2007
Jan 01 > Malaysia > Kelantan > Ketereh > Back to My Roots
Jan 11-14 > Malaysia > Sabah > Kota Kinabalu Walkabout – The Crocker Loop – KK Old and New
Jan 20 > Malaysia > Perak > Sungkai > Another Rafflesia Quest
Feb 02-04 > Malaysia > Sarawak > Mulu > KL to Mulu - The Park HQ – The Bats – Cave of the Winds – Clearwater Cave – Lang Cave – Deer Cave – Bye-bye Mulu – Townesque Miri City
Feb 23-25 > Indonesia > Jakarta > Ancol – Jakarta Timur
Mar 07-09 > Vietnam > Saigon
Mar 23-25 > Malaysia > Sabah > Tawau – Semporna
May 25-29 > China > Xiamen > Jinjiang Trip – Gulangyu Island – A Walkabout
Jun 14-16 > Thailand > Bangkok’s Grand Palace – Ayutthaya of Old Siam
Jun 22-24 > Malaysia > Sabah > Semporna Again – Adrift in the Sulu Sea
Jul 06-09 > Indonesia > Sumatra Barat > Padang to Bukittinggi - Bukittinggi Afternoon – Bukittinggi Morning – On the Way to Batusangkar – Pagaruyung to Maninjau – Hamka’s Maninjau – Padang and Home
Aug 07-10 > Malaysia > Sabah > Climbing Mt Kinabalu (4095.2m)
Aug 20-24 > Indonesia > Bali > Kuta Walkabout – Kertha Gosa in Klungkung – Besakih Pura Agung – Kintamani Highland – Tanahlot Island Pura – Nusa Dua – Uluwatu Cliff Pura – Other Scenes
Nov 22-25 > Thailand > Chiangmai & The Golden Triangle
Dec 15 > Malaysia > Perak > Kg Kelantan
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RETRO > Hiroshima and Enola Gay (2004 & 2005)
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