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13th June 2017

Faith Stern
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Excellent narrative and photos-big nostalgia trip for me
Loved reading this--brought back my own memories of this fantastic place. We did meet Marguerite on our visit as our group of 5 included 2 Kiwis who actually knew or were friends of Marguerite's son. I bought her book as well and found it quite interesting reading. We had fun with the carriage guys and donkey guys and horse guys who kept telling Kurt he should ride. He didn't go up to the monastery but he did manage the walk down and back--a bit slowly, You are certainly right the topography did remind me of the Bungles and also of some spots in the U.S. Southwest.
From Blog: Petra, the jewel in Jordan's crown
16th June 2017

Nomad Old Farts
Joan & Neil

Petra
Thanks Faith. Trust all well. Look forward to catching up in January.
From Blog: Petra, the jewel in Jordan's crown
10th May 2017
Beach & coastline at Prevelly

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Nice coastline
Love this view
From Blog: Surfin' and Sippin' at Margaret River
10th May 2017
Beach & coastline at Prevelly

Nomad Old Farts
Joan & Neil

Margaret River
It's not a bad country. Come and visit us some time!
From Blog: Surfin' and Sippin' at Margaret River
29th April 2017
Whale shark with two larger escorts

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Yes dive not drive
That was funny
From Blog: Swimming with whale sharks at Ningaloo
29th April 2017
Whale shark with two larger escorts

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Fantastic
I would love to do this drive.
From Blog: Swimming with whale sharks at Ningaloo
29th April 2017
Whale shark with two larger escorts

Nomad Old Farts
Joan & Neil

Ningaloo
Thanks guys. I assume you mean 'dive' rather than 'drive'!
From Blog: Swimming with whale sharks at Ningaloo
10th April 2017
Close up of the other three Tombs

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Petra
High on my bucket list as well. Nice to see some great pics of the less seen tombs as well.
From Blog: Petra, the jewel in Jordan's crown
10th April 2017

MAARTIN HENRY
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Trip Excitement
Wow, it's a great post. The trip would have been awesome. I can feel the excitement after these type of trips.I am a traveler and gone to different locations. Recently I had been to UK using a yacht that I have booked from Medwaves Charters. Looking forward to go on a trip to the Dead Sea. Will be interesting.
From Blog: Tracking the River Jordan from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea and beyond
9th April 2017

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

I've enjoyed Following your travels...
and look forward to more from Western Australia.
From Blog: Petra, the jewel in Jordan's crown
8th April 2017

Emily Kydd
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Excellent Petra pics!
Hi Joan and Neil, I would absolutely love to visit Jordan, a friend of mine has been spending some time thre and I hope to get there with her sooner rather than later. You spoke of there being thinner crowds due to the neighbouring conflicts; did you discuss this with any of the locals in the tourism industry? They must be feeling a some of that hit. awesome photos, you made me want to explore even more! Cheers, Emily
From Blog: Petra, the jewel in Jordan's crown
9th April 2017

Nomad Old Farts
Joan & Neil

Petra
Hi Emily, The only ones we 'discussed' this with were a couple of the local Bedouin on site, who acknowledged the numbers were down but didn't go into detail. On the basis that my mother told me to never discuss politics or religion with strangers (and to say the Middle East is being screwed up by both would be an understatement!), we didn't really move beyond that superficial stage. If I can help in any way with future planning, feel free to get in contact. You should consider Oman - did you read my 3 blogs on there? Cheers, Neil
From Blog: Petra, the jewel in Jordan's crown
8th April 2017

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Petra is a marvel
Every inch is amazing.
From Blog: Petra, the jewel in Jordan's crown
8th April 2017

Nomad Old Farts
Joan & Neil

Petra
Yeah, you might have gathered it runs pretty high on my list.
From Blog: Petra, the jewel in Jordan's crown
6th April 2017
... and at leisure

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Israel
History of the land and people are ever present when visiting this country. So much going on.
From Blog: Exploring the Mediterranean coast of Israel and nearby attractions
5th April 2017
Our boat for the 'Jesus cruise'

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Jesus Cruise
With a name like that how can one refuse. When a cruise in a wooden boat becomes a religious experience...brilliant!
From Blog: Tracking the River Jordan from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea and beyond
31st March 2017
... with the abandoned mud village in the background

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Oman
You really do get around. Love following your travels.
From Blog: Winding our way through the Al Hajar mountain range
27th March 2017
Rolling dunes at Wahiba Sands

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

World Travelers
Amazing dunes.
From Blog: Bedouin camps and dune-driving at Wahiba Sands
27th March 2017
Turtle making its way back to sea

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Amazing turtles
Stunning photo
From Blog: Skirting the Eastern seaboard of Oman
24th March 2017
The main minaret at the Grand Mosque

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Oman
Great pics from what looks like a grand tour of the Sultanate of Oman...Enjoy
From Blog: Skirting the Eastern seaboard of Oman
24th March 2017
The main minaret at the Grand Mosque

Nomad Old Farts
Joan & Neil

Oman
Yeah, I'm actually back now as it's too hard to process blogs on the run (and no spare time anyway). Look for more blogs on Oman plus some on Israel and Petra. The latter was a blast.
From Blog: Skirting the Eastern seaboard of Oman
23rd March 2017

Kellie Marzol
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Interesting reading!
This is what you get up to in between teaching stints at APC? How fantastic!
7th March 2017

Bharat Kadge
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Thanks
I thoroughly enjoyed reading all your blogs. I particularly liked your coverage of central Asia.
From Blog: Reflections on Central Asia (the 5 'Stans')
19th March 2017

Nomad Old Farts
Joan & Neil

Thanks Bharat. That's not what I write them for, but appreciation is always nice. I returned last night from a visit to the Middle East so over the next 2 weeks will be forwarding posts on Oman, Israel, Jordan and Qatar if you are interested. Cheers.
From Blog: Reflections on Central Asia (the 5 'Stans')

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Joan and Neil have posted blogs below on the following trips: 1. South America for 3 months, from Sept07 through to Nov07, visiting each of Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 2. Far north Thailand in Mar08 where Neil taught English at a Summer School for the SPF charity he was involved with. This also included a side trip for the weekend to Luang Prabang in Laos. 3. Russia (cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg), then visit to each of Croatia, Budapest & Vienna for a total of 4 weeks, starting in mid Sept08. 4. Neil did a similar SPF te... full info
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