Australians have a well-deserved reputation for having a great sense of humor, being easy-going, and extremely friendly. All of which I’ve experienced so far in the few days I’ve been here.
Case in point, I spent a few hours today in the Australian Museum, a natural history museum filled with minerals and meteorites, stuffed animals and [...]

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It’s winter here in Sydney, which means day-time temps are in the 50s and 60s. So the popular Bondi Beach SE of the city wasn’t as crowded as it would be during the height of summer. Still, it was a pleasant and brisk walk along the beach. And yes, those are swimmers in the water.

Across [...]

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After 33 hours of airplanes and airports beginning Sunday afternoon in Belgrade at 3PM, I finally arrived in Sydney at 6:20 AM, Tuesday. I was beyond tired. More like unaware of where I was, what time zone I was in, that sort of thing. My friend Theo picked me up from the airport, we had [...]

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Wonder how popular smoking would be if we had warnings like this on tobacco products. Joe Camel this isn’t.

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As we taxi to the terminal, the flight attendant, along with the usual info about connecting flights, local time and weather, announces that “Bringing drugs into the country is subject to the death penalty.” Good to know. Now, then…
The food selection in the airport alone is enough to make you want to miss your flight. [...]

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FREE WiFi in the Vienna International Airport. Never mind the fact that I search for 15 minutes to find an outlet  hidden behind a payphone/multimedia kiosk 2 feet from a “Staff Only” elevator. If only the freakin’ French were as generous…
I’m also playing around with some new software for uploading images. Should have something in [...]

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For the next 32 hours or so, I’ll be in airports or on airplanes. Once I finally reach Sydney, I hope to have a better connection and be able to post more, including photos. And hopefully I can find cheaper (FREE) WiFi at an airport somewhere, instead of the 10 Euros the French wanted for [...]

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OK, so I’ve been incommunicado for a few days here in Bosnia. Some minor technical difficulties, but everything is OK now. I’ve been hangin’ in Pale, about 10 miles outside Sarajevo,  since Monday.
Spent the day in Sarajevo with my friend Tanja where we went on our own personal “hajj” visiting mosques, orthodox, and catholic churches [...]

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Belgrade welcomed me with 100+ degree heat yesterday. And it is a dry(er) heat. I’ve gotta figure out the best way to upload photos via a dial-up connection. Tomorow I might have DSL, which would make life a lot easier.
Now its time for breakfast at 2 PM. That’s what happens when you get to bed [...]

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Glad I decided to go out last night and take a break from trip planning and packing. Checked out the Literary Cafe poetry night with T.M. Gottl and David Smith. Saw lots of friends and familiar faces (the Smiths, the Steves, Judy, Ray, John, Claire, Carmen, etc, etc.) and some new ones. Couldn’t have had [...]

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