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2018

Jan 01-06 > France

Feb 16-20 > India

Apr 01-08 > Japan

Jun 16-25 > Japan

Oct 13-27 > USA

2017

Jan 06-13 > France

Jan 18-26 > Japan > Kagoshima, First Stop in Kyushu – Sakurajima, Former Volcano-Island – Nagasaki, Pleasant City with Tragic History – Fukuoka, Largest City in Kyushu

Mar 25-31 > United Kingdom

Apr 01-10 > France

Oct 02-14 > India > The City of Leh in Northern India –  The Indus Valley of Leh – The Indus River Way – The Nubra Valley of Ladakh – Pangong Lake, the Jewel of Ladakh

Dec 25-31 > United Kingdom

2016

Jul 21-24 > Thailand > Bangkok

Aug 04-07 > Thailand > Krabi-Aonang

Oct 04-15 > Morocco

Oct 25-31 > Mauritius

Nov 01-05 > Réunion Island

Nov 18-25 > Iran > The Splendour of Shiraz – The Ruins of Persepolis and a Desert Crossing – The Ancient City of Yazd and the Caravanserai

Dec 30 – Jan 05 > United Kingdom

2015

TRAVELS OF 2015 SLIDESHOW

Feb 08-24 > Ecuador > The Galapagos Islands

Feb 11-14 > Peru > Cusco and Machu Picchu

Feb 15-17 > Argentina

Apr 10-17 > Japan

Sep 13 – 21 > USA > Alaska > Leaving Anchorage for the Alaskan Wilderness – Visiting Denali but the ‘Tall One’ Hides – Nenana and the Alaskan North Pole

Dec 05-08 > Czech Republic

Dec 09 > Hungary

Dec 10-14 > Poland

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2014

TRAVELS OF 2014 SLIDESHOW

Feb 27 – Mar 03 > Australia > South Australia > Granite Island – Victor Harbor – Adelaide the Capital

Mar 18-25 > Sudan > Khartoum, Capital of the Sudan – Khartoum to Marawi, a Desert Crossing – The Ruins of Jebel Barkal in Northern Sudan – Crossing the Bayuda Desert to Musawwarat es-Sufra Ruins in Meroe – The Pyramids of the Royal Cemeteries of Meroe – The Nuri Pyramids and the Wondrous Nile – From Dongola to Kerma

May 12-19 > Portugal > Lisbon, Capital of Portugal – The Old Garrison Town of Elvas – The Historical City of Evora – The Cultural Landscape of Sintra – The Old Quarter of Porto

Sep 28-30 > Indonesia > Bali, Island of the Gods – The Home of the Komodo Dragons – Labuanbajo in Flores, and Denpasar Airport

Oct 17-21 > China > Xi’an

Nov 12-12 > Malaysia > Langkawi

Dec 08-12 > Tunisia

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2013

TRAVELS OF 2013 SLIDESHOW

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 – Ankara to Urfa – Prophet Abraham’s Cave – Prophet Abraham’s Fish Lake – The Bazaars of Old Urfa – Damlacik Hill and Hasan Padisah Mosque –  Fascinating Harran and Gobekli Tepe in Southeastern Anatolia

Mar 23 > Malaysia > Kuching > Kuala Lumpur to Kuching with Malindo Air     

May 12-19 > South Africa >  Johannesburg Arrival and Nelson Mandela – Johannesburg to Kruger National Park by Road – Our Safari Lodge in the Kruger Bush – Leopards in Kruger National Park – Kruger Safari – a Pride of Lions, a Herd of Elephants – Kruger Safari – a Crash of Rhinos – Kruger Departure and Return to Johannesburg – Brilliant Bo-Kaap of Cape Town – Cape Town to Cape Point via Chapman’s Peak – (more stories to come)

Jul 01-05 > Taiwan

Aug 22-26 > South Korea > The Volcanic Island of Jeju (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) – The City of Jeju

Sep 23 – Oct 01 > France > Tracking Vincent van Gogh in Arles (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)

Sep 27-29 > Italy > Motorways and Cinque Terre

Nov 16 – Dec 07 > USA > Kuala Lumpur KUL to New York JFK, with Kuwait Airways – New York City Walkabout

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2012

TRAVELS OF 2012 SLIDESHOW

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 > Train Rides – Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto

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2011

TRAVELS OF 2011 SLIDESHOW

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 – The Juderia of Cordoba – 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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For Stories of 2006, click HERE — Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Vietnam

For Stories of 2005, click HERE — China, England, Malaysia, Northern Ireland, Rep. of Ireland, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Wales, USA

For Stories of 2004, click HERE — India, Japan, Malaysia

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Sometimes we must leave, in order to arrive.
Sometimes we must go up, to know we belong on the ground.
Sometimes we bow, to know why we should stand.
Sometimes you have to be apart, to know you belong together.
Sometimes we need to see something small, to know what is great.
Sometimes to know what is right, we need to see what is wrong.
Because sometimes, you have to see, to believe.

- National Geographic

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