stay either Paperbark camp or Bower at Broulee, www.thebower.com.au
eat
berry doughnut van @ Queen st, Berry
Berry Sourdough bakery & cafe 23 Prince Alfred St, Berry
the gunyah at paperbarkcamp
cupitt's winery vineyard rd, ulladulla cupittwines.com.au
the river moruya www.therivermoruya.com.au in Moruya
pilgrims wholefoods, the settlement, princes hwy, milton
see/do
the husky pub www.thehuskypub.com.au
jim wild's oysters 2/170 green's road, greenwell
kingstudio 328 Princes Hwy, Milton www.kingstudio.com.au
revival antiques & 20th century design, shops 2a & 5a, the settlement, milton
kiama fisheries, Kiama harbour, Kiama
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
interesting article, explains my addiction maybe
http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2009/12/why_we_travel.php
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Venezuela
from NG
most V beyond Caracas, remains virtually unexplored by outsiders, extraordinary landscapes: snowcapped mtn, misty cloud forests, dune scalloped deserts, Caribbean beaches, towering tepuis (mesas) festooned with some of the highest waterfalls. Add to this a roadsystem that is the envy of S. Am & colonial Spanish pueblos free of the tourism claptrap. among the attractions: Posadas (inns) linked with organic farms, pueblos (Jaji) promoting artisans, colonial coffee plantations (Hacienda la victoria)
most V beyond Caracas, remains virtually unexplored by outsiders, extraordinary landscapes: snowcapped mtn, misty cloud forests, dune scalloped deserts, Caribbean beaches, towering tepuis (mesas) festooned with some of the highest waterfalls. Add to this a roadsystem that is the envy of S. Am & colonial Spanish pueblos free of the tourism claptrap. among the attractions: Posadas (inns) linked with organic farms, pueblos (Jaji) promoting artisans, colonial coffee plantations (Hacienda la victoria)
Columbia
Bogota aka as Athens of the Americas for its unis & museums
Cartagena (powerdery beaches)
colonial towns of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Popayan, Villa de Leyva
Cartagena (powerdery beaches)
colonial towns of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Popayan, Villa de Leyva
Rwanda
from NP
track mountain gorillas in Volcanoes nat park
explore the rain forests in Nyungwe Nat park (haven for chimpanzees & other primates)
relax on shores of Lake Kivu
track mountain gorillas in Volcanoes nat park
explore the rain forests in Nyungwe Nat park (haven for chimpanzees & other primates)
relax on shores of Lake Kivu
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Zanzibar, finally
Some places like Timbuktu, just sound like fable cities once mentioned in childhood bedtime stories. Sometime last year as my best friend was planning our next holiday, villa in Bali or Phuket? 4seasons in Langkawi, there were many choices, but none sounded exciting, all were fine for a 2/3 days weekend get away, but for a 4/5 days Chinese new year weekend, only a place like Zanzibar would do. As I was trying to figure out how best to tell her that I had no interest in a familiar comfy luxurious beach holiday, she asked me herself, where do you want to go? Zanzi?
So fast forward weeks later, I am in Zanzibar, after flying 2 legs of econ class on Emirates totalling 16 hr not counting the 6 hour transit. + a one night stayover in a beach hotel near by Dar es Salaam that took almost 3 hr plus total RT (incl a short ferryride) & a 2 hr delayed flight on Precision Air that had no air con/ air and freaky airline safety standards. (though they did manage to kick off almost 10 passengers that already boarded due to overload), while sweating the way I would normally in a sauna, I kept on thinking of whether the 2 hr ferry ride may have been wiser??
still it's worth the trip. Even though I could have just lounged around Asia in an Aman/4 seasons/Banyan/6 senses. It's the discovery of new sights, smells, senses that I crave for over and over again. Arrived into the Zanzibar palace hotel only to be reminded not to take comfort for granted. Coz the island has not had electricity since December so even the hotel generator runs even less hours per day vs the beach hotel I stayed in last night close to Dar es salaam, still, a very pretty town, kind of like living in a postcard, yet so much more interesting, too bad it's such a short stay
So fast forward weeks later, I am in Zanzibar, after flying 2 legs of econ class on Emirates totalling 16 hr not counting the 6 hour transit. + a one night stayover in a beach hotel near by Dar es Salaam that took almost 3 hr plus total RT (incl a short ferryride) & a 2 hr delayed flight on Precision Air that had no air con/ air and freaky airline safety standards. (though they did manage to kick off almost 10 passengers that already boarded due to overload), while sweating the way I would normally in a sauna, I kept on thinking of whether the 2 hr ferry ride may have been wiser??
still it's worth the trip. Even though I could have just lounged around Asia in an Aman/4 seasons/Banyan/6 senses. It's the discovery of new sights, smells, senses that I crave for over and over again. Arrived into the Zanzibar palace hotel only to be reminded not to take comfort for granted. Coz the island has not had electricity since December so even the hotel generator runs even less hours per day vs the beach hotel I stayed in last night close to Dar es salaam, still, a very pretty town, kind of like living in a postcard, yet so much more interesting, too bad it's such a short stay
Sunday, January 24, 2010
2010 dream list
Feb 12-16 Zanzibar
Apr 2-6 Jaipur
May 20-23 Fez
June 16 (take 17th 18th off) -20th Montenegro? (dubrovnik to kotor to budva to dubrovnik)?
July 1 (take July 2nd off) -July 4th
Sep 23 (take Sep 24 off) - Sep 26
Oct 1-3
Dec 27 (take last 2 wk off)
Madagascar: best Sept- Nov
Myanmar: see Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay, Inle Lake (best in Dec)
Apr 2-6 Jaipur
May 20-23 Fez
June 16 (take 17th 18th off) -20th Montenegro? (dubrovnik to kotor to budva to dubrovnik)?
July 1 (take July 2nd off) -July 4th
Sep 23 (take Sep 24 off) - Sep 26
Oct 1-3
Dec 27 (take last 2 wk off)
Madagascar: best Sept- Nov
Myanmar: see Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay, Inle Lake (best in Dec)
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