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Date: 25th May 2012
Lebanon Now (May 2012)
Your photos are marvelous and give an eclectic picture of dear Lebanon. Maybe things calmed down for a while since you were in Beirut, because now in Beirut, it is fairly laid-back most of the time; however, just in the past week, skirmishes have been occurring on the streets. Beiteddine is a marvel. I wandered from the palace through the Chouf for a while. I am in love with the graciousness and benevolence of the people of Lebanon. I am scared and torn up about the strife and violence infringing Lebanon from Syria.
From Blog: A Country Under Siege
Lebanon Now (May 2012)
Your photos are marvelous and give an eclectic picture of dear Lebanon. Maybe things calmed down for a while since you were in Beirut, because now in Beirut, it is fairly laid-back most of the time; however, just in the past week, skirmishes have been occurring on the streets. Beiteddine is a marvel. I wandered from the palace through the Chouf for a while. I am in love with the graciousness and benevolence of the people of Lebanon. I am scared and torn up about the strife and violence infringing Lebanon from Syria.
From Blog: A Country Under Siege
Very good number one!
That bowl looks quite nice, not bad for a DIY-souvenir. I absolutely love Malaysian food as well, mostly the Indian and Chinese variants, though, but the Melakan Baba Nyonya cuisine is also great.
From Blog: Royal Treatment at Selangor
Date: 23rd May 2012
Incredible!
You're such an inspiration and I loved the story. I understand why they picked you! Happy travels, my friend!
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Incredible!
You're such an inspiration and I loved the story. I understand why they picked you! Happy travels, my friend!
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
this is lovely! congratulations for finishing your first pewter :) ...and aren't you lucky to be instructed by the grandaughter of the founder!
From Blog: Royal Treatment at Selangor
Date: 23rd May 2012
Wow ! You've designed your first very own lucky money bowl...(8 sided too)...Start putting shillings in it....and watch your money grow... Good luck Shane. Kesh
From Blog: Royal Treatment at Selangor
Wow ! You've designed your first very own lucky money bowl...(8 sided too)...Start putting shillings in it....and watch your money grow... Good luck Shane. Kesh
From Blog: Royal Treatment at Selangor
Date: 17th May 2012
my name was here..thank you so much mr.Shane Dallas..im feel sadly because not take a picture with you..however,hope we will meet for one day..nice speakers i have seen..
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
my name was here..thank you so much mr.Shane Dallas..im feel sadly because not take a picture with you..however,hope we will meet for one day..nice speakers i have seen..
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 17th May 2012
Brilliant! Well done Shane, very well deserved, a travel ambassador:-)
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Brilliant! Well done Shane, very well deserved, a travel ambassador:-)
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
Fan-tastic!
One of your best and most entertaining blogs.
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Fan-tastic!
One of your best and most entertaining blogs.
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
Public Speaking
Thanks for the comment Mel! I have been a member of Toastmasters International for more than 20 years and have a shiny collection of trophies from winning speech contests as a result. I've also delivered a large number of speeches outside of the organisation including lectures, keynote addresses and being Master of Ceremonies at weddings. In total, I have delivered over 1000 different speeches - and these do range from short "warm-ups" of half a minute through prepared speeches of between 5-30 minutes to lectures or training sessions of several hours.
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Public Speaking
Thanks for the comment Mel! I have been a member of Toastmasters International for more than 20 years and have a shiny collection of trophies from winning speech contests as a result. I've also delivered a large number of speeches outside of the organisation including lectures, keynote addresses and being Master of Ceremonies at weddings. In total, I have delivered over 1000 different speeches - and these do range from short "warm-ups" of half a minute through prepared speeches of between 5-30 minutes to lectures or training sessions of several hours.
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
LOL!
Shane is a Number 1 blogger in his own right, but that didn\'t stop me spraying coffee on my monitor, when I read Dancing Daves comment. Funny is funny! Where else have you done public speaking Shane? Ali said in his blog, that you are an experienced public speaker. I remember reading someplace that you used to be a DJ for a radio station...
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
LOL!
Shane is a Number 1 blogger in his own right, but that didn\'t stop me spraying coffee on my monitor, when I read Dancing Daves comment. Funny is funny! Where else have you done public speaking Shane? Ali said in his blog, that you are an experienced public speaker. I remember reading someplace that you used to be a DJ for a radio station...
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
Well done for sticking it out
Glad to hear you were able to get some medical treatment in Myanmar. We did hear the closest port was Thailand. Catching a flight out to seek medical help is always a last choice decision and to then not be able to get out would've been a little scary. We travelled to Myanmar in February and fell sick to suspected rancid duck on my birthday. Fortunatley/Unfortunatley we'd booked flights from Mandalay to Lake Inle which was 1 hour taxi with a 2 hour airport wait, 1 hour flight, 1 hour taxi all while swallowing suppressants and trying to not throw up anti nausea pills. It is an awful thing to move when you feel like ass and to watch my partner throw himself out of the taxi when it stopped at an intersection to lie in the dirt retching while kindly Burmese men tried to lift him because he did want to move anymore was a scary thing. We spent days vomiting, shaking, feverish, diarrhrea and nautious so we gave into recuperation. We didn't see much of the lake but thankfully had a medical kit and kindly guesthouse owners and a quiet house who brought up home made lemonade every couple of hours to keep us hydrated. Several days later we were well enough to move again... slowly. Thankfully for us after 2 months we were feeling almost 100% again. At least we had a good idea of what was wrong with us! I hope your recovery goes well, you definately have the most interesting tropical illness I've heard of people catching when they travel.
From Blog: A Malady in Mandalay
Well done for sticking it out
Glad to hear you were able to get some medical treatment in Myanmar. We did hear the closest port was Thailand. Catching a flight out to seek medical help is always a last choice decision and to then not be able to get out would've been a little scary. We travelled to Myanmar in February and fell sick to suspected rancid duck on my birthday. Fortunatley/Unfortunatley we'd booked flights from Mandalay to Lake Inle which was 1 hour taxi with a 2 hour airport wait, 1 hour flight, 1 hour taxi all while swallowing suppressants and trying to not throw up anti nausea pills. It is an awful thing to move when you feel like ass and to watch my partner throw himself out of the taxi when it stopped at an intersection to lie in the dirt retching while kindly Burmese men tried to lift him because he did want to move anymore was a scary thing. We spent days vomiting, shaking, feverish, diarrhrea and nautious so we gave into recuperation. We didn't see much of the lake but thankfully had a medical kit and kindly guesthouse owners and a quiet house who brought up home made lemonade every couple of hours to keep us hydrated. Several days later we were well enough to move again... slowly. Thankfully for us after 2 months we were feeling almost 100% again. At least we had a good idea of what was wrong with us! I hope your recovery goes well, you definately have the most interesting tropical illness I've heard of people catching when they travel.
From Blog: A Malady in Mandalay
Date: 16th May 2012
FAME, FAME & FAME
Is there no stopping you...lucky Ali was there to remind you he is the Driver and you are the Camel!
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
FAME, FAME & FAME
Is there no stopping you...lucky Ali was there to remind you he is the Driver and you are the Camel!
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
A whole bunch of fun :)
It was a pleasure to be able to spend time with you, I'm still trying to track down some copies of the videos!
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
A whole bunch of fun :)
It was a pleasure to be able to spend time with you, I'm still trying to track down some copies of the videos!
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
Beautiful written!
Say hello to Lenny the Tarsier, Blu the Kangaroo and Polly the Travel Frog for me. Hehe. Do come visit borneo on your next visit to Malaysia!
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Beautiful written!
Say hello to Lenny the Tarsier, Blu the Kangaroo and Polly the Travel Frog for me. Hehe. Do come visit borneo on your next visit to Malaysia!
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
Twain and Proust
Mark Twain has received some criticism over the years, but this could be the first suggestion that his writings can induce frantic lunges to the bathroom! ;-) If the presentation was longer, I would have loved to incorporate the quote "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new eyes," by Marcel Proust. Hopefully Proust will not cause any unwelcome emergencies on stage if the chance to quote him in any future presentation arises.
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Twain and Proust
Mark Twain has received some criticism over the years, but this could be the first suggestion that his writings can induce frantic lunges to the bathroom! ;-) If the presentation was longer, I would have loved to incorporate the quote "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new eyes," by Marcel Proust. Hopefully Proust will not cause any unwelcome emergencies on stage if the chance to quote him in any future presentation arises.
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
New Suit is Looking Good
Thanks! I had the suit made in Bangkok in December last year, and the tailor did a wonderful job!
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
looking great in that suit :)
sounds like you indeed had lots of fun, congratulations on this new achievement :) certainly, tvb was well represented ;)
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
Surely it wasn't the curry...
...that gave you the runs, but that hackneyed Mark Twain-quote. ;) Your fan club looks impressive, though, looks like your speech enthralled them quite a bit. Cheers, Jens
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Surely it wasn't the curry...
...that gave you the runs, but that hackneyed Mark Twain-quote. ;) Your fan club looks impressive, though, looks like your speech enthralled them quite a bit. Cheers, Jens
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
Amazing travel writing you do Shane...
Just opened some windows into your blog..Lovely writing here Shane..You've got a lot of spiritual blossoming twinned with Mother Nature's grace in your writing...so you are the first blogger 'Camel' I've decided to virtually travel with....Happy times to you and your loved ones....Om Kriya Babaji Namah Aum Namah Shivaya (Just a blessing irrespective of your faith..if you don't mind...) Kesh
Amazing travel writing you do Shane...
Just opened some windows into your blog..Lovely writing here Shane..You've got a lot of spiritual blossoming twinned with Mother Nature's grace in your writing...so you are the first blogger 'Camel' I've decided to virtually travel with....Happy times to you and your loved ones....Om Kriya Babaji Namah Aum Namah Shivaya (Just a blessing irrespective of your faith..if you don't mind...) Kesh
Date: 16th May 2012
Dream, Discover, Explore.
Any time you leave feeling you have friends instead of those faces remaining strangers you have indeed been in the right place doing the right thing. I am proud to be a part of this wonderful community. I am certain they will be inviting both you and Ali for a return visit. Congratulations! Glad Polly, Lenny and Blu enjoyed the festivities.
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Dream, Discover, Explore.
Any time you leave feeling you have friends instead of those faces remaining strangers you have indeed been in the right place doing the right thing. I am proud to be a part of this wonderful community. I am certain they will be inviting both you and Ali for a return visit. Congratulations! Glad Polly, Lenny and Blu enjoyed the festivities.
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
Hi Shane That was really very enjoyable to read as always.....Aswin might send you more pics later. Say hi to Lenny, Blu and Polly.... Kesh
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Hi Shane That was really very enjoyable to read as always.....Aswin might send you more pics later. Say hi to Lenny, Blu and Polly.... Kesh
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
So great to meet you!
Shane, I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed your company in Malaysia. You are a true pro speaker and gentleman; may our paths cross again very, very soon.
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
So great to meet you!
Shane, I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed your company in Malaysia. You are a true pro speaker and gentleman; may our paths cross again very, very soon.
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 16th May 2012
The famous Travel Camel!
Congratulations Camel on both the invitation and presentation. Sounds like such an amazing event to have been at, and you would have been a perfect ambassador for TB! Very deserving after the disappointment of missing out on the 10th birthday celebrations in KL. And most exciting for Lenny, Blu and Polly!
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
The famous Travel Camel!
Congratulations Camel on both the invitation and presentation. Sounds like such an amazing event to have been at, and you would have been a perfect ambassador for TB! Very deserving after the disappointment of missing out on the 10th birthday celebrations in KL. And most exciting for Lenny, Blu and Polly!
From Blog: Confessions of a Briefly Famous Travel Blogger
Date: 15th May 2012
tirupati darshan booking chennai
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam holds the position of being the most popular pilgrimage center across the world and i have provide tirupati darshan.
From Blog: Miraculous Beyond Measure
tirupati darshan booking chennai
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam holds the position of being the most popular pilgrimage center across the world and i have provide tirupati darshan.
From Blog: Miraculous Beyond Measure
I'm now here! 
2013 Plans 
2012 Plans 
Visited Countries 
Dancing Dave
David Hooper
PEWTER
Pewter was all the rage in Oz 30 to 40 years ago...pleased to see the craft continues...and the Travel Camel an artisan...now that's a story!
From Blog: Royal Treatment at Selangor