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In the Footsteps of Indiana Jones, Part II. Tunisia
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Kairouan is Tunisia’s holiest city, and features many ancient sites. I certainly had these places on my must-see list, but there was something else I was keen to do in Kairouan: to walk in the footsteps of Indiana Jones.
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In the Footsteps of Indiana Jones, Part I, Tunisia
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The other night I watched Raiders of the Lost Ark for the first time since I was a kid. ‘But why now, Jim?’ I hear you ask? Well…
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Monastir Ribat, Tunisia
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The first fortifications on the site of the Monastir Ribat, Tunisia, were built in the 8th century. Subsequent additions have resulted in the complex of outer walls, towers, rooms and passageways you can visit today.
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Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia
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When I arrived at the Enfidaville War Cemetery in Tunisia, I discovered I wasn’t the only Australian there…
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It’s Midnight and I’m Lost in Tunis
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Getting lost in a foreign city can be all part of the fun of travel. Or it can be quite the opposite.
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Two Wheels to Tunisia
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After much consideration I decided that I’d buy a bike rather than hire for a trip to North Africa. With the planning done, it was time for two wheels to Tunisia
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Pizza Subs and Zapiekanka, Poland
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Any Aussie kid that grew up in the 80’s will probably remember McCain’s Pizza Subs. Well, last weekend, at the top of a mountain in Poland, my childhood Pizza Subs memories all came flooding back.
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Strange Meeting, Poland
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After seeing the main areas of Birkenau Concentration Camp, and learning of the horrors that had occurred there, it was a relief to find a tranquil patch of nature. Whilst enjoying the quiet and the late afternoon sun, I had a strange meeting. The title of this post is taken…
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The ‘Two Ukraines’
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If you walk down the long boulevard of Chernivetska Street from the grand Lviv Railway Station, you reach a chaotic roundabout. Avoiding the trams, cars, buses and motorbikes which duel at this intersection, a left turn will bring you onto busy Horodotska Street. If you head down the hill and…
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Bébé Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk, France
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Like many I suspect, I thought denim originated in the USA. Like many I suspect, I was wrong. My sister suggested that as we happened to be visiting the actual birthplace of denim in the south of France, we should try and seek out some of the history of the…