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Date: 23rd February 2013
I've really been looking forward to this blog every since you said you were headed to Iraq. I'm glad you got through the ludicrous cyclical mess at the airport and managed to arrive at your destination! It's wonderful reading about people's generosity and can't wait to learn more from your experience.
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
I've really been looking forward to this blog every since you said you were headed to Iraq. I'm glad you got through the ludicrous cyclical mess at the airport and managed to arrive at your destination! It's wonderful reading about people's generosity and can't wait to learn more from your experience.
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
Date: 24th February 2013
Kurdish Generorsity
If the generosity was impressive after the first full day, the following week was incredible - I've never experienced anything at that level before. The next two blogs will contain more details.
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
Kurdish Generorsity
If the generosity was impressive after the first full day, the following week was incredible - I've never experienced anything at that level before. The next two blogs will contain more details.
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
Date: 23rd February 2013
Great Blog!
Erbil was somewhere I toyed with the idea of going a while back. I wish I had now.
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
Great Blog!
Erbil was somewhere I toyed with the idea of going a while back. I wish I had now.
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
Date: 23rd February 2013
Wot no Baskins & Robbins ice cream???
Great blog Shane! It's interesting to see that how sometimes, our preconceived ideas of what a country is really like can be so completely and utterly wrong. I look forward to reading more :)
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
Wot no Baskins & Robbins ice cream???
Great blog Shane! It's interesting to see that how sometimes, our preconceived ideas of what a country is really like can be so completely and utterly wrong. I look forward to reading more :)
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
Date: 23rd February 2013
Thanks for helping me to relive my trip
Sounds just like it was when I was there, with the addition of smartphones. I look forward to reading about the rest!
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
Thanks for helping me to relive my trip
Sounds just like it was when I was there, with the addition of smartphones. I look forward to reading about the rest!
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
Date: 24th February 2013
Thanks for inspiring me to go!
There were so many stores selling smartphones, it is no wonder that many people have them. In addition, the Kurdish people were very fond of Facebook - I'm sure that there is a link between the two.
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
Thanks for inspiring me to go!
There were so many stores selling smartphones, it is no wonder that many people have them. In addition, the Kurdish people were very fond of Facebook - I'm sure that there is a link between the two.
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm
Date: 18th February 2013
Between your blog and Nick's blog, it sounds like you all got into a lot of mischief. I only wish we could have joined in! I think only the best of Dancing Dave, but am a bit surprised he didn't join in on the wedding crashing. I hope you don't have many more scenes from the exorcist and am really looking forward to your Middle East blogs.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Between your blog and Nick's blog, it sounds like you all got into a lot of mischief. I only wish we could have joined in! I think only the best of Dancing Dave, but am a bit surprised he didn't join in on the wedding crashing. I hope you don't have many more scenes from the exorcist and am really looking forward to your Middle East blogs.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 18th February 2013
Thanks for the complement! You should visit the north east of England sometime and hear more of the same. Pleased you enjoyed Vietnam and great pictures! Kris
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Thanks for the complement! You should visit the north east of England sometime and hear more of the same. Pleased you enjoyed Vietnam and great pictures! Kris
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 17th February 2013
St Victor Hugo
Ah well then if Victor hugo is a saint, I have my chances :-) LOL A glimpse of Vietnam, thanks, great blog as usual and nice to see the other familiar TBloggers too!
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
St Victor Hugo
Ah well then if Victor hugo is a saint, I have my chances :-) LOL A glimpse of Vietnam, thanks, great blog as usual and nice to see the other familiar TBloggers too!
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 17th February 2013
A Meeting of Mischievous Minds
A beautiful blog Shane...brings it all back...we miss you...but will always remember your swagger and winning smile. Thank you for being part of Mischief on the Mekong...the chemistry of the five of us could not have been better. Such a concise blog...avoiding the "mischief"...a smattering of the 100s of photos you took...like a selection of small brush strokes on the mural that was our action packed time together...leaving for others to "tell all" so to speak. May life be rich & rewarding for you and we hope to meet up again one day. Denise owes you an ice cream scoop as you know. Thanks for being part of our adventure...we had a blast!
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
A Meeting of Mischievous Minds
A beautiful blog Shane...brings it all back...we miss you...but will always remember your swagger and winning smile. Thank you for being part of Mischief on the Mekong...the chemistry of the five of us could not have been better. Such a concise blog...avoiding the "mischief"...a smattering of the 100s of photos you took...like a selection of small brush strokes on the mural that was our action packed time together...leaving for others to "tell all" so to speak. May life be rich & rewarding for you and we hope to meet up again one day. Denise owes you an ice cream scoop as you know. Thanks for being part of our adventure...we had a blast!
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 17th February 2013
LIFE IS GREAT
Yes, life is great. Life is out there, on the streets, in the people. Always, the people.....
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
LIFE IS GREAT
Yes, life is great. Life is out there, on the streets, in the people. Always, the people.....
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 17th February 2013
Jealously impressed!
This blog takes me back to our Taipei meetup, when in just an hour I got a glimpse of your eagerness and excitement for travel, and can now associate that feeling with your words and stories. This meet up sounded like great fun, and will hopeful inspire more like it within the Travelblog community. I'd like to point out that I also went for the AK 47 first, AND I always go for Baskin Robbins in Taipei. We were only about 100 meters away from one when we ate in that train station food court!
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Jealously impressed!
This blog takes me back to our Taipei meetup, when in just an hour I got a glimpse of your eagerness and excitement for travel, and can now associate that feeling with your words and stories. This meet up sounded like great fun, and will hopeful inspire more like it within the Travelblog community. I'd like to point out that I also went for the AK 47 first, AND I always go for Baskin Robbins in Taipei. We were only about 100 meters away from one when we ate in that train station food court!
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 17th February 2013
Our next meeting
Next time, we must allow more than an hour to talk about travel and other matters of the world, and any gathering must include a visit to Baskin Robbins! Only 100 metres away from one on our first meeting - such a missed opportunity!
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Our next meeting
Next time, we must allow more than an hour to talk about travel and other matters of the world, and any gathering must include a visit to Baskin Robbins! Only 100 metres away from one on our first meeting - such a missed opportunity!
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 17th February 2013
Aww...You brought a tear to my eye....
A wonderfully written blog Shane which relays perfectly, the simply amazing time we all shared together. I need to get my finger out and get the rest of my blogs posted too! A note to Bob: I look forward to one day meeting you and Linda too :)
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Aww...You brought a tear to my eye....
A wonderfully written blog Shane which relays perfectly, the simply amazing time we all shared together. I need to get my finger out and get the rest of my blogs posted too! A note to Bob: I look forward to one day meeting you and Linda too :)
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 17th February 2013
Here, have a tissue...
Thanks again to you Nick (and Quynh) for being such spectacular hosts. I just tagged along to your hosting and Dave's initiative, so a very relaxing and easy time for me.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Here, have a tissue...
Thanks again to you Nick (and Quynh) for being such spectacular hosts. I just tagged along to your hosting and Dave's initiative, so a very relaxing and easy time for me.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 17th February 2013
Enjoy
You guys are like one big happy family.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Enjoy
You guys are like one big happy family.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 16th February 2013
What a Fun Read.
Your last paragraph sums up the spirit of TravelBlog so well. The longer I am on here, the more I appreciate the community of this. I am glad you were able to meet and have such a nice time with your TB friends. Are you the only 1 to fire the machine gun? The visual of that made me laugh while reading it.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
What a Fun Read.
Your last paragraph sums up the spirit of TravelBlog so well. The longer I am on here, the more I appreciate the community of this. I am glad you were able to meet and have such a nice time with your TB friends. Are you the only 1 to fire the machine gun? The visual of that made me laugh while reading it.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 17th February 2013
Rat-a-tat-tat
I really wanted a photo of me with the machine gun, but any image of The Travel Camel with a weapon, when combined with my choice of travel destinations (North Korea, Yemen, Iraq to name just three) will have some uninformed people who don't know me or read my blogs making the following calculation: 2 + 2 = 5. Thus I forbade all photos during that time, but the moment will live long in all of our memories.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Rat-a-tat-tat
I really wanted a photo of me with the machine gun, but any image of The Travel Camel with a weapon, when combined with my choice of travel destinations (North Korea, Yemen, Iraq to name just three) will have some uninformed people who don't know me or read my blogs making the following calculation: 2 + 2 = 5. Thus I forbade all photos during that time, but the moment will live long in all of our memories.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 16th February 2013
Your words perfectly encapsulate the spirit of the Travelblog family...
The highlight of our six week trip across the South Pacific, Sydney, and New Zealand was the two days we spent with Dave (Dancing Dave), Denise, and Rachel Trotter (RJT). You described the characteristics of Dave and Denise so accurately and eloquently. I have yet to meet Nick (Cockle), but I'm sure it will be like meeting a long lost friend as we keep track of each other through the Forum. When I met Dave outside our hotel I gave him a big hug...then reflected "Does one do this in Australia to someone you have never met before?" His answer was to return the hug. Thanks for sharing. Hmmm...maybe you will return someday and create your own life there just like Nick!
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Your words perfectly encapsulate the spirit of the Travelblog family...
The highlight of our six week trip across the South Pacific, Sydney, and New Zealand was the two days we spent with Dave (Dancing Dave), Denise, and Rachel Trotter (RJT). You described the characteristics of Dave and Denise so accurately and eloquently. I have yet to meet Nick (Cockle), but I'm sure it will be like meeting a long lost friend as we keep track of each other through the Forum. When I met Dave outside our hotel I gave him a big hug...then reflected "Does one do this in Australia to someone you have never met before?" His answer was to return the hug. Thanks for sharing. Hmmm...maybe you will return someday and create your own life there just like Nick!
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 16th February 2013
lovely lovely lovely, have missed travelling with you through your blogs but i am now on the road again thanks to you.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
lovely lovely lovely, have missed travelling with you through your blogs but i am now on the road again thanks to you.
From Blog: A Meeting of the Minds
Date: 9th February 2013
beautiful photos
enjoy your adventure Shane :) looking forward to more stories from you. keep safe, i know you'll have a blast! x
From Blog: First Steps on an Endless Journey
beautiful photos
enjoy your adventure Shane :) looking forward to more stories from you. keep safe, i know you'll have a blast! x
From Blog: First Steps on an Endless Journey
Date: 7th February 2013
I have always enjoyed reading your blogs and the fact that there is always something new to learn.The most interesting part of it is that a dictionary is very important at this particular moment which has helped me to improve my grammar.I say go!go!go! and am looking forward to your next blog!
From Blog: First Steps on an Endless Journey
I have always enjoyed reading your blogs and the fact that there is always something new to learn.The most interesting part of it is that a dictionary is very important at this particular moment which has helped me to improve my grammar.I say go!go!go! and am looking forward to your next blog!
From Blog: First Steps on an Endless Journey
Date: 4th February 2013
Hi Shane, Thanks for choosing our \\\"hotel\\\", Green Hut. We (me and the guides) are happy that you enjoyed staying with us. You know, you could come back anytime, anytime... We really mean it.. . There is so much things here, I wish I could show you all. Please come back soon and spend longer time... :)
From Blog: First Steps on an Endless Journey
Hi Shane, Thanks for choosing our \\\"hotel\\\", Green Hut. We (me and the guides) are happy that you enjoyed staying with us. You know, you could come back anytime, anytime... We really mean it.. . There is so much things here, I wish I could show you all. Please come back soon and spend longer time... :)
From Blog: First Steps on an Endless Journey
Date: 3rd February 2013
Good luck sifting through all of your options and opportunities
We've been to Malaysia but not to Penang. Looks like we may need to add it to our future travel list. We are very excited for you. We are eagerly awaiting your next destination and blog. Drop by and see us if you get to the States.
From Blog: First Steps on an Endless Journey
Good luck sifting through all of your options and opportunities
We've been to Malaysia but not to Penang. Looks like we may need to add it to our future travel list. We are very excited for you. We are eagerly awaiting your next destination and blog. Drop by and see us if you get to the States.
From Blog: First Steps on an Endless Journey
I'm now here! 
2014 Plans 
2013 Plans 
Visited Countries 
Dancing Dave
David Hooper
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Having heard your dreams & plans to enter Iraq when we were together in Vietnam, I am delighted you persisted...and got there. Even pleased for you there were obstacles...as you thus learnt how to unlock the doors...and be rewarded for your determination. Your hand pump said it all. Looking forward to hearing what other doors you have unlocked...in what to many is a closed country. Keep smiling Shane & keep safe.
From Blog: The Calm Within an Iraqi Storm