“We’ll follow these guys – they’re three local hoodlums”, This from my local guide on Omatepe Island, Nicaragua. I was sitting behind …
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The first Salvadorean who I asked about visiting his country advised me to avoid its capital, San Salvador, entirely. “I love my …
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The news coming out of Nicaragua back in October 2018, was uncertain. Violence from the political situation seemed to have abated, but …
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I’m no gamer, but….. ***** Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology is simply stunning. It’s task is to somehow present the bewildering …
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Autobiography & Travel
A Short Walk in the Lamington Kush – The Stintson plane wreck, Australia
by Mike Poleby Mike Pole“If I had a camera I could take a photo and show guests what my uncle’s legs looked like after he found …
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Could the Bunya Mountains be the one place to turn your preconceptions of human nature on its head? *** I recently finished …
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Autobiography & Travel
Tracking in the Ancient Dunes of Kings Canyon, central Australia
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleA camp-fire, such a simple pleasure, second-nature to a lot of us, and yet a whole new experience for some people. Our …
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Autobiography & Travel
Caterpillar Dreaming – Hiking Australia’s Larapinta Trail
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleThe 220 km Larapinta Trail is a bit of a con…. ________________ It’s a funny thing, despite the Larapinta Trail being regarded …
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Autobiography & Travel
Life’s Lessons on the road: hitch-hiking in West Germany
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleThe key to hitching in West Germany, as one quickly learned, was the free booklet that you could pick up at any …
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“Has any one seen the guy in bare feet and a track-suit? He’s mad” ++++++++++ Kate and I were reasonably experienced back-country …