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| Living
In The Comoros Islands ~ The World Between Madagascar And Mozambique |
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By
Martin And Harriet Ottenheimer
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Living In The
Comoros Islands ~ The
World Between Madagascar And Mozambique ~ By Martin And Harriet
Ottenheimer - The Comoros Islands are little known: they are squeezed between
Madagascar and Mozambique. They are known to many people as the "perfume
islands" because of the exotic flowers that grow on the island which are
used in making French perfume. Might be place to visit and soon. May/03
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| Overlanding
~ Traveling Through Africa |
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By
Jacqueline Perry-Strickland
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Overlanding
~ Traveling
Through Africa ~ by Jacqueline Perry-Strickland - “We were sent
out into the bush to fend for ourselves for nine months. Seventy-six
boys in four groups. Ages 15 to 20. In my group one boy died.
The lion killed him. Four boys were injured and had to return.
Another boy was killed for being a coward.” Sept./04
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| Sunset
Over Africa - |
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By
Andrew Crone
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Sunset Over
Africa - Sunset
Over Africa - “These people live so deep in the forest, that most
people don’t even know they exist. Any history book on Madagascar will
mention that there are nineteen ethnic tribes in Madagascar but this tribe
is never even mentioned. They’re Pygmies and most people have never seen
them.” “Yah, but they are a different people than the Ete Pygmies of Zaire,”
someone else said. There had just been a quick reference on the radio,
but supposedly, many Malagasy know about them.
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 Before
You Go - Inspiration and Information for Offshore Living and Travel - If you are thinking about living and working or retiring overseas but not sure how to go about it or even which country you want to relocate to then you are exactly where I was ten years ago. Finally after a seven year search I found a new country to call home and settled there with my two young children and retiree parents. |
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| Sunset
Over Africa - Part Two |
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By
Andrew Crone
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Sunset Over
Africa Part II - Sunset
Over Africa Part II - The second part of a very popular article
by Andrew Crone, the first of which appeared in The Escape From America
Magazine Volume Two - Issue Number Five. "A seven foot yellow brick wall
surrounded the offices. Two tall palm trees and a crumbling red tiled roof
were visible from behind the wall. You needed to enter through a grand
cast-iron gate and follow the dirt walkway, which was defined by two rows
of rocks through the dirt yard. The offices were in a yellow one story
building. In front was a verandah with several tall green French doors,
each leading to a different office. The paint on everything was chipped
and faded.".
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| One
Day In Albania ~ Europe's Unknown Country |
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By
Richard Robinson
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One Day In
Albania ~ One
Day In Albania ~ Europe's Unknown Country - Europe's Unknown Country
~ by Richard Robinson - The deck of the Antonios
K rattled and shook beneath my feet as the dark land mass loomed larger
through a summer sea haze. Against a bluish mountain backdrop the outlines
of buildings sharpened slowly as we drew nearer Europe’s most mysterious
country. For long Albania had been a totalitarian state and, before that,
the fiefdom of the shadowy King Zog. Few would choose it for a sun-and-fun
holiday, but things are slowly changing. Feb./05
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| Mountain-Ringed
Andorra In The Heart Of The Pyrenees |
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By
Peter Dunkley
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Mountain-Ringed
Andorra In The Heart Of The Pyrenees - Mountain-Ringed
Andorra In The Heart Of The Pyrenees - ...you may come to
escape taxation, but you’ll stay to enjoy the dramatically beautiful landscapes
and remarkably hospitable people. "High on most foreigners’ lists of reasons
for living in Andorra is the total absence of serious taxes. No income,
no capital gains, no inheritance taxes. Not even a sales or value-added
tax." by Peter Dunkley From The Best of International Living Magazine -
Jan/03
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 The
Andorra Report - An
Expat's Guide to Living in Andorra - Try to Imagine this: a
lush green valley... hidden from the rest of the world... yet only a short
drive from some of Europe's hottest cities. It's a secret valley that has
been overlooked for centuries. It is picturesque. unregulated, and best
of all there are no taxes. The Andorra Report will teach you the secrets
of Andorra, how you can live there tax-free for only a fraction of what
it's costing you to live in your own home. |
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| Stranded
On Mt. Erebus - An Antartic Adventure |
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By
Keith C. Dreher
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Stranded On
Mt. Erebus - An
Antartic Adventure ~ By Keith C. Dreher - The idea of going to
Antartica has always fallen for me somewhere between visiting another planet
and getting locked inside a deep-freezer at an ice cream factory. It must
be interesting to visit a place on earth that is still stateless and has
a very highly educated population. The above article gives you an idea
about what an adventure would feel and look like if you ever had the chance
to go to Antartica. Feb./03
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| Argentinian
Tango: It Takes Two |
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By
Gilly Poole
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Argentinian
Tango: It Takes Two - Argentinian
Tango: It Takes Two - In
the earliest days of the dance, when the Cuban seamen who sailed the commercial
routes between the Caribbean and the Rio de la Plata brought 'tango'
to the bars, brothels and
barrios
(districts) of Argentina's vibrant
capital Buenos Aires, it was danced alone, only by men, in a show of strength,
superiority and confidence. Jul/06
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| Deliberately
homeless: What it means to be a full-time PT |
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By
Paul Terhorst
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Deliberately
homeless: What
it means to be a full-time PT - by Paul Terhorst;
In a very real sense, our home address is our E-mail address. PTs
like security and predictability…it's just that security to us is a trusted
friend, a helping hand, rather than a government program. ~ From "The Best
of International Living"
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| Life
in Argentina ~ Not Taking Into Account The Devaluation Or Political Situation |
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By
Jaime Russell
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Life in Argentina
~ Not
Taking Into Account The Devaluation Or Political Situation ~ By
Jaime Russell - Jaime Russell is married to an Argentinean and has spent
the last couple of years in the regional capital of Jujuy. She writes about
her experiences in Argentina and points out how different things are in
the interior of the country from the troubles in Buenos Aires. Argentina
has become a very popular destination for Latin Americans and Europeans.
The country has a lot of bargains for those who know where to look: real
estate in the south being one of the most popular areas for investors.
If you just want to get a feel for Argentina the above article will get
you started. April/03
 Live
In Argentina - Live
In Argentina - We'll Show You How! - Click Here - The advantages
of Coming to Argentina is a unique experience! The people are unforgettable
and the scenery spectacular. You know you are in Latin America. My husband
and I legally immigrated to Argentina. After years of traveling and
living in most of the Spanish-speaking world, I chose Buenos Aires, Argentina
as my home. My husband and I made our decision in April, and we stepped
off the plane in Buenos Aires with visas in our passports in August of
the same year. The Moving to Argentina E-Book has invaluable information
and amusing experiences of our life in Argentina and how we legally moved
here. I have not found another source that will give you this detailed
description of legal immigration to Argentina. |
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| Patagonia,
Coffee, Tea, Maté ~ An Exchange Student's Escape |
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By
Abby Consadine
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Patagonia,
Coffee, Tea, Maté ~ An
Exchange Student's Escape ~ By Abby Consadine - The history of
Patagonia is rich with stories and mysteries. The gaucho's who populated
the region in the 19th century were some of the fierces fighters ever,
and they lived off a land that gave little. The massive wave of immigration
that brought thousands to Argentina from Europe at the the end of the 19th
century also changed Patagonia: there were Welsh communities and German
communties that mixed with the local population, but kept most of the traditions
of their homelands. These communties are relatively unchanged up to the
present day. The desert in the south is endless and traveling across this
landscape you feel as if are standing still rather than progressing forward.
The above article gives a little glimpse into how people live in Patagonia
and what they do to pass the time away in one of the most remote regions
known to man. June/03
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| Undervalued
Argentina |
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By
Barbara Perriello
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Undervalued
Argentina - Undervalued
Argentina - Whatever
your dream, you may be pleasantly surprised to find there's one nation
where it's not simply attainable - but remarkably affordable, too: Argentina.
It's varied, beautiful, sophisticated… and undervalued, which means it
makes a lot of sense right now - whether you're in the market for a primary
residence overseas, a vacation home, or simply a smart investment. Sept./06
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| Armenian
Odyssey - Discovering The Soul Of Armenia |
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By
Dorothy Aksamit
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Armenian Odyssey
- Discovering
The Soul Of Armenia ~ by Dorothy Aksamit - "Oh", said the young
woman standing beside us at the baggage queue at the airport in Yerevan,
"they've changed already". Blowing kisses to the two little girls
peeking from behind bouquets of roses, she told us she lived in Kosovo
with her husband who is with the UNDP peacekeeping mission. "I come
home every three months, but children change so quickly." I agreed
it must be difficult and then she said, "But of course you know our history.
It is important that my children stay in Armenia and speak Armenian." The
young mother assumed we were visiting our family. March/04
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| A
Ramble in South East Asia |
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By
Ron Hannah
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A Ramble in
Asia: Part 4 -A
Ramble in Asia: Part 4 - Part
4 of Ron Hannah's wonderful sojourn in South East Asia: The floating village
stretched along the watercourse for some distance, and I would not have
given it that name. True, there were many small boats with families
living in them, but there were also many permanent buildings on the shore.
The colourful name was probably given to promote tourist visitation.
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| Exploring
the Wild Rivers of Southeast Asia |
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By
Harold Stephens
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Exploring the
Wild Rivers of Southeast Asia - Exploring
the Wild Rivers of Southeast Asia - Harold Stephens returns to
Escape from America Magazine with stories of high adventure and discovery.
Stephens writes, "At the opposite extreme of the Chao Phraya River in Thailand
is the Rejang River in Borneo. The Rejang is a wild river where fierce
headhunters once roamed. The Rejang River to this day spells adventure.
When I set out to explore the headwaters, my plan was to hire longboats
in Kapit, the last outpost on the Rejang, and travel up river to where
the Rejang meets the Balleh River. I would then follow the Balleh to its
very source, leave boat and there hire porters, and cross into Kalimantan
in Indonesia. That was my plan, but it didn't work out quite that way."
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| Return
to Adventure |
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By
Harold Stephens
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Return to Adventure
- Return to Adventure
- This informative article on adventure desitinations draws on excerpts
from our friend Harold Stephens' newest book Return to Adventure: Southeast
Asia. Stephens, an adventurer and early escape artist, is a well known
expatriate in Asia having written thousands of newspaper and magazine articles
and 19 books. Stephens says, "How few of us ever stop to realize that adventure
is not something in the past. It's now. It's happening all around us, all
the time. The problem is knowing where to look. We turn to new horizons.
Adventure awaits in SE Asia."
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 Offshore
Telecommuting - How to Avoid Taxes and Live the Life of your Dreams
- Go where want, whether in be a Caribbean Island, Paris, Rome,
or Rio de Janeiro - set yourself up with some home office equipment and
stay as long as you want.. impossible? The author's doing it;
and so are thousands of others. You can make it as sophisticated
as you want, or as simple as you want. With today's amazing technology
one can run a home office from the deck of a boat, a beachfront cabin,
or a coffee plantation in Central America. Developments such as VOIP,
streaming media, internet tele-conferencing, chat, and sophisticated email
programs allow anyone to work from anywhere in the world. This report is
Written by an international management consultant
who provides specialised advice on offshore corporate structuring and asset
protection. Importantly, Mal herself is an offshore telecommuter who bases
herself in Europe and takes full advantage of the opportunities covered
in the e-book. She decided to write the e-book as whilst she found there
was massive interest in moving and working offshore, because it's a relatively
new concept there was little information available to anyone who wanted
to take this further. |
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| The
Mood of Southeast Asia |
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By
Harold Stephens
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The Mood of
Southeast Asia - The
Mood of Southeast Asia - Harold Stephens returns to Escape from
America Magazine with an excerpt from his novel, Return to Adventure: Southeast
Asia. Stephens writes, "There are images so powerful you cannot forget
them. The sounds that came to me, at first, were inconsequential, until
I minded them. When you sit there long enough, you wonder if your senses
are deceiving you. I heard, very faintly, the echo of a gong somewhere
far off. A gong in the forest! In an instant more, it was clearer, and
louder, and mingled now with faraway voices. Then came the sound of a flute,
and another, and more gongs. I watched them grow from fuzzy silhouettes
into focus, like a camera zooming in on its subject. I could see them clearly
now, all wearing sarongs, white sarongs, and around their waists were scarlet
cummerbunds fastened with rich buckles carved in gold."
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| Adventures
in Australia's Outback |
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By
Dawnelle Salant
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Adventures
in Australia's Outback - Adventures
in Australia's Outback - As much as I love setting out on my own
to explore an area with nothing more than my guidebook to direct me, there
are certain situations and locations that justify, or even necessitate
a guided tour. Australia’s Red Center is one of those places. Not
only is the area inhospitable, but there are huge distances between places
of interest to travellers.And so I find myself jumping on an Adventure
Tours bus leaving Alice Springs very early one November morning. By
Dawnelle Salant May/06
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| Australia:
Wilson's Promontory |
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By
Dawnelle Salant
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Australia:
Wilson's Promontory - Australia:
Wilson's Promontory - Australia
has no shortage of national parks providing magnificent scenery.
When it comes to wildlife, however, one stands out from the rest – Wilson’s
Promontory National Park. Referred to as The Prom, this national
park protects 50,000 hectares of diverse landscape; untouched beaches,
swamps and rainforest. Jul/06
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 “Thinking
about working in or immigrating permanently to Australia… and frustrated
with trying to get answers from government sources? Don’t spend a single
cent – or waste a minute more on your visa application until you read this
webpage …” - Everything
You Need to Know About Immigrating to Australia - Click Here -
Whether you want to work and travel throughout Australia on your holiday…
or you want to live here part time once you retire … or you want to start
an Australia - based business … or you’re ready to move here permanently
and become a citizen, then 'Everything You Need to Know About Immigrating
to Australia' is your very best bet on getting into Australia... hundreds
of satisfied clients are now living happily in Australia. |
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| Australia's
Great Ocean Road |
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By
Dawnelle Salant
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Australia's
Great Ocean Road - Australia's
Great Ocean Road - The
Great Ocean Road, billed as one of the world’s most stunning coastal drives.
Driving yourself along the spectacular coastline would be redundant; if
you’re paying attention to the road, you’re going to miss all the scenery.
Let someone else do the driving so you can concentrate on the important
things. Jun/06
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| Awake
From The Dreamtime |
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By
Sharon Miller
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Awake From
The Dreamtime ~ Facing
The Realities Of Modern-Day Australia ~ by Sharon Miller - When
I was a little girl, the dream of visiting the Land Down Under occupied
my mind. I dreamed of long stretches of white beach, of bush land as far
as the eye could see, of deserts that rivaled the Sahara. I thought about
the friendly faces of blond haired, blue eyed Australians smiling as they
greeted me with the traditional “G’day.” When I finally visited Australia,
during my senior year of college, I found myself entering the land of my
dreams. Aug./05
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| Back
In Time To Gonwonda Land |
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By
William Starr Moake
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Back In Time
To Gonwonda Land ~ Adventure
In Australia ~ By William Starr Moake - Great article about traveling
around the remote northern territories of Australia. Find out what it's
like to travel through a landscape that is 120 million years old. You will
see some of the oldest flora and fauna in the world. Be careful because
there is the dangerous funnel web spider and the brown box jellyfish, both
of which can kill a human. If you're brave and like adventure then take
a look at what it's like to travel to the far north of Australia. Nov./03
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| Creatures
And Comforts On Kangaroo Island |
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By
Carol L. Bowman
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Creatures And Comforts On Kangaroo
Island ~ 4-WD
Tracking of Koalas, Kangaroos, and Cockatoos ~ Story by Carol L.
Bowman Photos by Ernie L. Sowers - The dark, deserted building showed no
resemblance to an airport. Noticing our hesitation, the cab driver reassured
us that this was the Adelaide General Aviation Terminal, the departure
venue for Emu Airways’ 84 weekly flights to Kangaroo Island. Much of our
eager anticipation for this sojourn centered on a magical, ecological adventure
to Australia’s third largest island, 30 minutes by air and 120 km. from
the mainland. Being the dutiful U.S. travelers that we are, we arrived
at the terminal the customary 2 hours prior to departure time. Aug./05
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| Fleeing
Tropical Darwin For The Capricorn Coast |
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By
Brian Norris
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Fleeing Tropical
Darwin For The Capricorn Coast ~ Or,
How We Escaped The “Build-Up” In Australia’s Sunshine State ~ by
Brian Norris - Just south of Brisbane and in what the Aussie's call the
"sunshine state" Yeppon, Australia offers the expat many incentives. From
the endless summer days, to the wide open beaches, to the abundant wildlife,
northern Australia makes for a good investment and a good place to call
home. If you want to get out of expensive Europe or dangerous America,
then take a look at safe Australia. Sept./03
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| Going,
Going – Ghan ~ Across Australia By Train |
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Story
by Carol L. Bowman Photos by Ernie L. Sowers
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Going, Going – Ghan ~ Across Australia
By Train ~ Going,
Going – Ghan ~ Across Australia By Train ~ Story by Carol L. Bowman
Photos by Ernie L. Sowers - The full moon beamed down on the baked Red
Centre clay, emitting a rebounding glow from the earth. Rounder, fuller
than the moon my eyes are accustomed to viewing, the illusion of a different
Southern Hemisphere’ tugged at my imagination. Just then – a movement outside
the window distracted my attention. A huge, red, short-haired kangaroo
hopped alongside the sleek silver Ghan Train car, his speed enhanced by
the coolness of the Great Victorian Desert night. We were both traversing
the vast Australian Outback, by different locomotion and with different
view points, to be sure. Earlier, only faint outlines of the ‘roos, hiding
from the unmerciful sun among the scrub bushes and scant gum trees, were
visible. Jul/05
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| Sydney:
From the City to the Mountains |
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By
Dawnelle Salant
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Sydney: From
the City to the Mountains - Sydney:
From the City to the Mountains - You
could easily spend weeks in Sydney and not see everything that this sensational
city has to offer. In my last article I covered only a few of Sydney’s
highlights. When you’re in a big city for a short time, it’s hard to decide
which tourist attractions you have to leave out, but there are certain
must do’s in Sydney. April/0
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Vienna: The
True Heart of Europe - Vienna:
The True Heart of Europe - The swinging city on the Danube lay
at the edge of the Free World during the uneasy decades of the communist
threat, and was close enough to feel the icy breath of the" Siberian bear".
In fact between 1945 and 1955 it was divided into sectors by the Allies
just like Berlin, with the Russians making a rare retreat in return for
the Austrian neutrality. Long before the Soviets forced their utopian
ideology on the peoples of Central Europe, Vienna lived its glory days
as its unquestioned capital. Jul/06
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