May 10, 2004
Conclusion
Reading, UK Well, I made it home safely, and even caught the flight I'd booked - which was a happy outcome after the rigamarole of insisting to use my so-called "unlimited use" MetroCard (which runs out tomorrow) to get to...Read this update
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May 07, 2004
End?
New York City, USA Perhaps this entry would better be titled "A Tale Of Two Cities" - one French, one English, with little bits of Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Greek, German, Polish, Irish and Japanese thrown in for good measure....Read this update
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May 01, 2004
Gumption
Montréal, Canada Salut! Quand je suis au Québec, j'écris en français; mais parce que le Canada est un pays anglo/francophone je complète cet article en anglais....Read this update
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April 25, 2004
Prohibition
Chicago, USA Amendment XVIII Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject...Read this update
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April 20, 2004
Organ
Portland, USA Well, who'd have thought it? It turns out that the parents of a friend of a sister of the wife of a brother of a friend of mine live in Portland, and until yesterday I never knew it!...Read this update
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April 15, 2004
Sleepless
Seattle, USA No prizes for guessing the inspiration for the title of this entry! Coincidentally (or not) the hostel here will be screening the above film on Saturday evening. I would have written sooner, only internet access - like most...Read this update
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April 08, 2004
Culture-shocking
San Francisco, USA Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for flying Singapore Airlines. [Hiring some pilots would probably solve that problem.] We will shortly be arriving in Los Angeles. Please return your seats to the upright position and stow your tray...Read this update
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April 01, 2004
Hemispheric
Tokyo, Japan First of all, may I say how nice it is to be back in the Northern Hemisphere. The stars (not that you can see any) are the right way up and water goes down the loo the proper...Read this update
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March 25, 2004
Chups!
Auckland, New Zealand Well, here I am in the largest city in New Zealand. It seems to me that the growth of Auckland to a city of over a million people took the Kiwis somewhat by surprise. The traffic is...Read this update
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March 21, 2004
Savings
Christchurch, New Zealand Past the cathedral... left at the Raj Mahal... straight over the roundabout... yes, it's nice to be back somewhere that I recognise. I shouldn't really be surprised, seeing that I have a flight in the morning out...Read this update
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March 17, 2004
Dunroamin
Queenstown, New Zealand In a rather disconcerting example of déja-vu, I'm sitting at the same terminal, in the same internet café in Queenstown as I was last time I wrote a diary entry! I've been doing a bit more "city-hopping"...Read this update
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March 12, 2004
City-hopping
Queenstown, New Zealand Although the title of this entry is "city-hopping", that doesn't really describe my activities over the past four or five days. Not the "hopping" bit, mind, but "city" is rather a generous description for some of the...Read this update
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March 08, 2004
Glacier-tastic
Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand Wow - has it been a week since I arrived in New Zealand already? (Pedantic answer: no, only 6 days.) Despite what I said in my previous entry, I've still spent large amounts of time...Read this update
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March 02, 2004
Fush?
Christchurch, New Zealand A new day, a new country! Sadly it's raining and cold in New Zealand, but I shall not let that hinder my enjoyment of the country. Saying goodbye to Australia was hard, but I know now that...Read this update
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March 01, 2004
G'bye
Melbourne, Australia Well, my time in Australia is nearly up. Has it really been five weeks since I arrived in Perth? Well... yes! Part of me thinks "it doesn't feel anywhere near that long" and part of me thinks "it...Read this update
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February 27, 2004
ACTivities
Melbourne, Australia I tell you, the British Civil Service isn't a patch on the Australians. Even the French couldn't come up with as dastardly a plan as Canberra - the town with two governments....Read this update
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February 23, 2004
Crash
Sydney, Australia G'day! I thought I'd better update you on what I've been doing in Sydney over the past week and a bit......Read this update
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February 18, 2004
Lookout!
Blue Mountains, Australia To get away from the hectic pace of city life, I've escaped to the mountains for a couple of days. The Blue Mountains are practically in the suburbs of Sydney, but are a total contrast to it....Read this update
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February 16, 2004
Iconic
Sydney, Australia Sorry for the long time since my last writing, due to various circumstances I haven't been able to write. But I'm here!...Read this update
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February 08, 2004
7-when?
Brisbane, Australia Welcome to "Bris Vegas"!...Read this update
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February 06, 2004
City
Adelaide, Australia You may find the above title rather bland. You may come to realise from the entry that it is not coincidental....Read this update
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February 03, 2004
Bor(e)der
Adelaide, Australia I have just been on a long train journey. No comparisons with the British rail network will be entertained....Read this update
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January 29, 2004
Stinging
Perth, Australia You'll have to forgive the long period of time since my last entry, but it's more tricky than you might think to type upside down......Read this update
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January 23, 2004
Hot
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Melaka has a small town feel to it, even though it's probably in the top 5 Malaysian cities in terms of size. 3 days was plenty to see everything there - not that I did, mind: I...Read this update
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January 18, 2004
Gay
Malacca, Malaysia Singapore's a real crazy place for different cultures, languages etc. Where I was staying was in Chinatown, which was being painted red for the Chinese New Year. I caught a bus to the bus terminal (actually just a...Read this update
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January 16, 2004
Ugh
Singapore, Singapore The title just about sums up my mental abilities after the flight to Singapore. I mean, it was a good flight and all, but 12 hours cooped up in a little seat isn't really my cup of tea......Read this update
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