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| 19th November 2009 Dorota | - From: This really is the death road... Hi there, Just reading your blog in reach of some tips while planning my trip for next year. I am looking for trips to pampas or jungle from Coroico can you advise how did you find yout trip and would you recommend it? From your description it sounds great to me! We only have 3 days to do it so trying to plan everything in advise. Any tips would be very appreciated ;-) |
| 15th August 2009 luis dante | coroico el mejor lugar tiristico. - From: This really is the death road... llegar a coroico es una experiencia unica |
| 19th March 2009 Aphrodite | Love is in the air. - From: Never ending sunshine in Cyprus Cyprus is home to Aphrodite, the goddess of LOVE. Tom, did anything happen you're not letting is in on, hmmm. Pity you didn't go to Paphos & surrounds, it's a beautiful drive along the coast, & the blue water is deep dark & mysterious. Also, the Kykko Monastery, in the mountains is also a devine place to visit, & the mountain drive is the one of the purest and freshest in all of Europe, as there are severe cases of asthmatics who come to recuperiate from all over the world here. Yiasou Fili Mou. |
| 17th March 2009 Tommy Rooney | Nice one Van Halen - From: On the explore in Anatolia I wasn't going to mention this in the blog cause it's too corny, but I was struck by a van in Van (although it is pronounced Wan in Turkish). I'm looking at incoming traffic and the guy doesn't see me in the snow and reverses into me with a bang. No harm done and all is well, but what van you do when a van strikes you in Van! |
| 17th March 2009 Van Halen | Van Truck or Bus - From: On the explore in Anatolia Vantastic story, hope your transport was in a nice van, & not vandalised, keep cool & van yourself, lol. |
| 16th March 2009 LTR | - From: On the explore in Anatolia tesekkur ederim, Tom! Enjoying hearing your travels :) |
| 16th March 2009 James | van - From: On the explore in Anatolia Tom, that's pretty hardcore to make it all the way out to Van, especially so early in the season. Well done. |
| 10th March 2009 Colin | Video! - From: Where East meets West So you have video too now - very impressive! And I'm pretty jealous you saw a Galatasaray game too! Happy travels, mate. |
| 10th March 2009 Breathless | Breathtaking - From: Where East meets West Luverly to know that the sight of such exemplary beauty can leave you breathless. I wander if the gods are playing with you mere mortals. |
| 4th March 2009 Endaxi Ne | Double of Nothing - From: The glory of Ancient Greece Make SURE you kiss the proper GREEK way, ie with a kiss on both sides of the cheek, & don't forget the hand gestures, & exaggerate your speech by heavily rolling your R's, lolz |
| 4th March 2009 Triantafilou | Filakismeni Mou - From: Life on the Greek Islands Make sure you have plenty of hand gestures, to authenticate some true greek spirit on the islands. |
| 2nd March 2009 Ren | Ahh... Envy... - From: Life on the Greek Islands Hi Tom, Great to see you back on the road... Santorini is especially high on my list as places I want to see. Meanwhile, I am in Oz and battling the Hydra-headed monster of the world financial calamity.... Enjoy... Ren |
| 27th February 2009 James | Knossos - From: Life on the Greek Islands Tom, it was great to read your account of your travels around the Greek Islands, it brought back memories of my recent trip. I am especially jealous that you made it to crete and got to visit the Palace of Knossos. |
| 25th February 2009 Aphrodite | Greeks are Freaks - From: Socrates and the art of the rhetorical question? Ayabi Mou, (my love) Kalo Taxidi (Happy Holidays) Onira Klika (Sweet Dreams) Yiasou (l8rs) lol |
| 25th February 2009 Tigress | Rearing & Raging for a Roaring - From: Singapore Sling Luverley to see someone out there is enjoying the wonders of the world, the orient is always a fascinating place to visit, whether it be holed up in the slums or swaying with the chic trend in urban utopia. Ciao Tommy Boy, lol. |
| 20th February 2009 Argy Argyropoulos | Citizen of the World - From: Socrates and the art of the rhetorical question? Yiassou Tom!!! I was so pleased to read this. I haven't travelled abroad much, but I reckon your comments on Greece and its people are spot on. It's been some while since I was last there, and many say its people are gradually succumbing to the regimented utilitarianism that is the modern western psyche. That may be so on the surface, but I'd say they've seen so many epochs come and go over the millenia, that they unconsciously regard this as just another, and are in truth anchored to the same sense of wonder and enchantment with the world that produced the Acropolis. (Granted, I may be somewhat biased in saying this). I remember being lost in central Athens one day, trying to find some place or other, and crossing a busy 4 lane street. When halfway across, I turned my head right to look for oncoming traffic, and there came into view a long, dead-straight stretch of road disappearing into the middle-distance. Further on still, amid all the chaos of cars, telegraph lines, traffic lights and street signs, it stood silently, imposingly, on elevated ground: the Parthenon. Symbol of history itself from another age, incongruously surrounded by all this modernity. It stopped me dead in my tracks. I couldn't resist, and took a photo of it right then and there, standing in the middle of the busy street. I still have the photo, and it's captured the sense of it. So I know what you're talking about Tom, and I'm so pleased to hear you've felt it too. But this must be just one of many for you. It seems there'a almost nowhere you haven't been now. A line by Socrates himself springs to mind: "I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world" (Socrates, from Plutarch, Of Banishment). Hats off to you mate. And happy travelling! Till next time, take care, Arg. |
| 20th February 2009 Jim | - From: Socrates and the art of the rhetorical question? Happy travels Tom! |
| 12th January 2009 crazy | cohetica!!! - From: Crazy days in Mexico HELLO EVERYONE THIS IS COHETICA THE BEST ROCK ACT IN LATIN AMERICA http://www.myspace.com/cohetica |
| 11th November 2008 thefakehippy | the 'pool - From: Love, love me do. You know I love you... The gear, la. |
| 10th November 2008 Jade | memorys - From: The world's most amazing place oh Tom, that is just amazing. i am in australia at the moment visiting with family. i can't believe it has been 3 years since that trip. that was such an extraordinary adventure. thank you soooo much for bring it all back to me!! xx hope you are well |
| 25th September 2008 Deramore | Get your facts right! - From: What's the craic? Er, Northern Ireland was not "occupied by British Armed Forces" 35 years ago! It has been part of the UK since the act of Union in 1801 and remained so in 1921 when the 26 counties of the new Southern Irish Republic left the UK after a bloody revolution. In fact, the Irish Republic remained part of the British Commonwealth until 1949 and Southern Irish people born before that date are still entitled to a British passport. In 1969, army units were deployed in Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK in support of the local police force, which was in danger of being overwhelmed by street violence and terrorism. There is no need to specify the "British" army since they were operating within the UK. There already were locally based and locally recruited army regiments in NI for hundreds of years prior to 1969. My own grandfather joined the army in 1914 and fought in WW1 with the Royal Artillery. And the army did not "withdraw" in 2007. The numbers of troops based here has simply been reduced to the levels prior to 1969. In fact, the Army is in the process of increasing the numbers based here as the training facilities are regarded as excellent, allowing soldiers to be better prepared for taking part in British operations in support of NATO and Western Alliance deployments as part of the war on terror. I hope you enjoyed your visit to my city and I hope you find time to return some day. |
| 25th September 2008 Tommy Rooney | Dear Erika - From: A taste of Asian opulence Thanks again. I'm starting to ponder if this is possibly the most inaccurate blog entry I've written in TravelBlog, and it's number 99 at that! Yes, I did only stay overnight and only commented on recommendations I can vouch for. Population faux pas has been corrected. Cheers... |
| 23rd September 2008 Erika | - From: A taste of Asian opulence Actually, Brunei currently has a population of 381,371 people, not 200,000. You only stay in Brunei for a night right? That means you did not have the chance to visit other tourist sites around Brunei, like Tasek Merimbun in Tutong district, Sungai Liang Forest Reserve in Belait district, and Belalong in Temburong. Brunei is not only rich in culture, but also rich with its abundant forest reserve (which cover about 70% of the country). If you do have the chance to visit Brunei next time, please do visit them next time. By the way, you did not include the Empire Hotel & Country Club, the 5-star (or 7-star according to some) hotel, as one of the top 3 Hotels, considering that it is currently the most expensive and beautiful hotel in Brunei. |
| 23rd September 2008 Tommy Rooney | Mosque correction - From: A taste of Asian opulence Thanks for that Julia. The title of the photo has now been corrected. |
| 18th September 2008 Julia | Mislabelled? - From: A taste of Asian opulence That is not a photo of the Sultan Omar Ali Saifudien Mosque, it is the Jame 'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque which has been officially in use since 1994, the largest mosque in Brunei Darussalam. More information on the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Omar_Ali_Saifuddin_Mosque Thanks :) |
| 6th August 2008 Paul moorhouse | - From: What's the craic? tom, I visited the giant's causeway many years ago - it is quite special if I recall thanks for the link, and see you when you get back |
| 2nd August 2008 Ren | You've sold me - From: Belgian architectural wonders Never thought of Belgium as tourist destination but I do now... sounds absolutely charming. |
| 1st August 2008 Dave | Ireland - From: And they're racing at Galway! It's good to see they are so welcoming to Rooney the lost convict. |
| 22nd July 2008 Colin | Next? - From: A new millennium Geez Tom, almost the whole world is painted red on your map now - not much left! So where to for the next trip: west africa or the middle east or India??? Take care, C. |
| 21st July 2008 Ren | Ah... .. - From: The Best of British This takes me back to the trip with Martin... Brighton.. charming place and so many glorious things in London. |
| 19th July 2008 Martin | Brighton - From: The Best of British So glad you got to see Brighton - my home town all those years ago before I ventured to Sydney and then onto the Gold Coast. |
| 17th July 2008 Jim | - From: The Best of British Tom, it sounds like you are having a good time back on the road. I hope you have time to check out Bath and take a stroll along Hadrian's wall. |
| 17th January 2008 Tommy Rooney | Thanks Rob from Poland - From: Whoever saves one life saves the world I have corrected my spelling error. There I was transcribing the name diligently, where all it means is self service restaurant! I thought it was maybe an exotic name but there you go... |
| 8th January 2008 Dreamer | Dreamer - From: Making love in the city of romance Hey Dreamer, it's a lovely thought to have a sophisticated and lovely French woman proposition you, or should I say compromise you. I wander what would have happened if it was role reversal, by that I mean if it was a man propsitioning a woman, maybe a good english style slap on the smirking face... yeah dreamer. |
| 7th January 2008 Marcel Fahle | going wild - From: Genuine Swiss precision By the way, your hair looks pretty wild on the pictures :-) |
| 7th January 2008 Marcel Fahle - travelbert.com | don't rail against drunken snorrers... - From: Genuine Swiss precision .. because as you guys might remember, I had kind of a similar experience in Krakow (except that I was the snorrer) :o) But at least I tried to be quiet while going to bed and kept my iPod quiet :) |
| 3rd January 2008 pontus and camilla | WeŽre also here - From: Happy New Year from Lisbon hey tom. You almost went to where we live in sweden and now we are close again. we are 100 km north of Lisbon and planing to go there tomorrow. weŽre in a fishing village called Peniche at Pontuses parents apartment. Maybe weŽll bounce in to each other. Take care. /Pontus and Camilla from salar de uyuni |
| 3rd January 2008 Martin | Great Stuff - From: Happy New Year from Lisbon Good going Tom, an interesting read. :-) |
| 1st January 2008 Geoffrey ROONEY | - From: Andalucia and the magic of the south (1) You need to corrrect your spelling mistake (2) Leo Tolstoy is incorrect in his definition of good and evil if we are looking for an essential definition. His comments refer only to accidental effects. |
| 28th December 2007 Just Fabulous | Just Fabulous - From: Andalucia and the magic of the south Tom Sounds like you are seriously having the most spectacular time on your sojourn. Hope your not just lying around secluded in some monastery making it all up like hocus pocus. Just kidding. Have a blast and wishing you the most glittering night on New Year's Eve whereever that may be. lol ? ? ? ? ? ? |
| 28th December 2007 Happy | Happier - From: Gaudi rules! I'm happy that you're happy. Now that everyone is happy, the world can sleep soundlessly tonight... |
| 24th December 2007 Jo | It's official - From: Gaudi rules! I am jealous, really jealous. When will your fabulous journey end? Wishing you a Merry Christmas from sunny Sydney. |
| 22nd December 2007 steve sheppard | Andalucia? - From: Gaudi rules! Great stuff Tommy, as usual. Are you headed South? if so, Sevilla is a must, as is Grenada. I would also highly recommend Ronda, Tarifa, and Cadiz if time allows. Merry Christmas. |
| 22nd December 2007 Dave | Xmas fun - From: Gaudi rules! But I bet you aren't having as much fun as tonight's Ceroc Australia Christmas party at that amazing piece of architecture known as the Ryde Civic Centre. And I reckon Antoni Gaudi is glad he is dead, otherwise you would probably try to pash him off. lol. |
| 14th December 2007 Star | Gift of the Gab - From: Take me away to Marseille I must say I am surprised you are enjoying your massive holidays. what with all the work you've been doing to keep a record of it. Very impressive. All for prosperity aint it. Don't forget us down under, the sun worshippers. Have yourself a jolly bumper christmas and a smashing new year. lol, guess who... |
| 13th December 2007 ben | - From: Take me away to Marseille cool |
| 10th December 2007 Colin | - From: Genuine Swiss precision Nice to see you made it to San Marino! Have fun over there, catch up over a beer when you get back. |
| 9th December 2007 steve sheppard | Go Tommy Go! - From: Genuine Swiss precision Hey Tom, I am enjoying your journey...looking forward to more. Damn American..........somebody should have shoved a sock down his mouth. Safe travels. |
| 30th November 2007 Bella Tre | Where are the hot chicks - From: A city within the eternal city Tom, Tom, Tom Get yourself a pic with a hot Italian chick No buts, just do it Go on.... |
| 29th November 2007 Bella Duo | Ciao - From: A city within the eternal city Ciao, Bello |
