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Tag Archives: Tourism

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Capetown, The Mother City

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             Well, everyone needs to spend three days in an airport over Christmas sometime. Thankfully, Dubai International is pretty state of the art. A last-minute mix up caused our […]

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Best in Travel 2013

Featuredby Kirk 1 Comment

When I travel, I love to take in as much as I can. Not skip a beat and enjoy it to the fullest. Get in with the local culture, sample […]

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The Russian Express Trip

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      There was always an interest in traveling to the ‘largest country in the world’. From lessons in school on Russian poets, royalty and political leaders, I was looking for […]

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The best gift you can take from a place.

October 2, 2012by Kirk Leave a comment

Finding myself visiting the land of smiles again, Sri Lanka. As much as many fan-goers of the Cricket, I may disappoint to say I was not flying in to take […]

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You Can’t Leave the UAE Without…

October 5, 2011by Kirk 2 Comments

…these must-do-experiences in the land of Arabia. 1. The Friday Brunch – In the United Arab Emirates, Friday is a holy day and therefore the weekend begins on Thursday night […]

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Smile, and Sri Lanka smiles with you!

September 4, 2011by Kirk 4 Comments

That’s not the tourism slogan, rather an observation I found when coming face to face with any local. Whether passing them on a tuk-tuk, walking in the loud narrow streets, […]

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Now Boarding to Colombo!

August 25, 2011by Kirk 4 Comments

Tomorrow, I will have been in the UAE just over three months with two visa processes, heaps of medicals, two different cities, two different jobs and now, will be finally, […]

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A Hello From Friends Back Home

August 24, 2011by Kirk 2 Comments

This morning I woke up, late, and decided to make some coffee – as I do every morning, kinda like my evening rum ritual.. never changes.. .anyway – responded to […]

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It’s So Dubai!

June 9, 2011by Kirk Leave a comment

Prior to moving to the UAE, I spent much time looking at websites to research attractions, customs, ways of life and other interesting facts about the middle east venture I […]

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All Of This Won’t Fit Into My Car

April 27, 2011by Kirk 2 Comments

Counting down the last days in Vancouver is hitting me hard as my living room is completely full of boxes and bins that will not all fit into my car. […]

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Where Next in 2013?

11/6 Istanbul, Turkey
15/6 Dublin, Ireland
20/6 Copenhagen, Denmark
24/6 Feyithe, Turkey
28/6 Istanbul, Turkey
10/7 Abijan, Cote D'Ivoire
11/7 Accra, Ghana
12/7 Lagos, Nigeria
20/7 Lisbon, Portugal
02/08 Nairobi, Kenya

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