I’m so relieved that I booked myself a nice hotel in Bishkek after the journey that I had today. I’m staying in the Hotel Holiday, which is a nice hotel very close to the main shopping areas, and compared to some places I’ve stayed it’s complete luxury! Today started with […]
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Karakol, my final night with the group
I had such a good nights sleep last night. I was warned that Andy was a snorer but the yurt was so luxurious and comfortable, even though I had to sleep on a traditional bed on the floor, that I slept right the way through for the first time all […]
Visiting a Kiev Shooting Range
One thing I discovered online while researching things to do on the final spare day in Kiev is the possibility to visit a shooting range outside of the city. I’m far from being a gun enthusiast, and in fact I’m proud that I live in a country where people don’t […]
Exploring Pripyat
Before heading to breakfast this morning there was time to pet the hotel cat while waiting for our guide and minibus to arrive from outside the zone. He seemed to love the company so I guess there aren’t many visitors to the hotel although from the feel of various cuts […]
Africa Day 2 – Nairobi
After arriving at Nairobi I changed some money before taking a taxi to our starting poing, the Kivi Milimani Hotel, which cost around 2000 KSh. When I arrived at the hotel it was still only 730am but there was already somebody else from my tour checking in. She had travelled […]
Great Barrier Reef
My time in Cairns is over, and I’m now in Brisbane. Cairns was a pretty touristy city but luckily my hotel was far enough out to let me experience more of the traditional Queensland than most people do. At least I saw the Great Barrier Reef though which is the […]