Along the Garden Route

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After our morning ride on Elephant Sam, we hit the road again and drove another 100 kilometers East, along South Africa’s famous Garden Route. It is a string of coastal towns, starting from Mossel Bay and stretching all the way to Port Elizabeth. The name comes from the green and ecologically diverse vegetation, from African Fijnbos […] Read More

Sinking city

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Going to the Zocalo, the main square of Mexico City on a Sunday was not the best of ideas. It was crowded. I wanted to visit the Cathedral of Mexico City, one of the biggest in the world, but of course it was partially closed, due to the Sunday mass. Fair enough, I got a good […] Read More

Bazaar

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Finally, the last thing on our list of big tourist stops: the Great Istanbul Bazaar. It’s a nice stroll through an old complex of buildings and corridors, halls and domes, all interconnected and basically turning a whole neighborhood into a market, an ancient shopping mall, so to speak. You can buy most anything a visitor […] Read More

Sydney harbor

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Just a few pics from the Harbor Bridge and the CBD, day and night. It’s a great sight. Rajiv and I had a little snack and some wine after the opera tour. We finally enjoyed some blue sky view onto the harbor. Changes everything. The bridge is the other Sydney landmark, opposite the Opera. Construction […] Read More

Skydeck

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After five weeks in the city, I finally did it: got on top of the Eureka Tower today to enjoy the view from its SkyDeck over Melbourne, Port Philip Bay, the Yarra valley and the Dandenong mountain ranges…. 35 seconds and you’re on the 88th floor. Built between 2001 and 2006, the tower is one […] Read More