Great Britain Must visit: Wales – just for the scenery A cathedral – Salisbury is free, York has better stained glass but charges £9 admission Bath – touristy but amazingly beautiful – do the Skyline walk at dusk for maximum effect The British Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum Camden Market Transport: The National Express [...]
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Comparison Test: The Anglophone World
Posted by dkendon on December 23, 2011
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Comparison Test: Western Europe
Germany Must visit: Munich camping shops (if you like that sort of thing) Nuremburg (if you study history) Weimar (if you like Bauhaus) Potsdam (allow 2 days) DDR Museum Deutsches Historiches Museum Transport: Very easy to go by train. You can buy tickets to any destination from any DB ticket machine. Buy them 3 days [...]
Posted by dkendon on October 20, 2011
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Half Way!
Time for a review! Best food: Wonton mee – the best ones I had were in Penang, Malaysia, and Saigon, Vietnam. I didn’t see any wontons in China! Pizza – pork meatball with a cheese sauce, at a place near the Forum, Rome Burfi – a sweet made with condensed milk and pistachios in India [...]
Posted by dkendon on September 29, 2011
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Comparison Test: Eastern and Central Asia
China Must visit: Great Wall Forbidden City The Bund A traditional town Transport: Reasonable, if packed, subway systems in Shanghai and Beijing Do NOT take 3rd class trains. Book a few days ahead for a soft seat train Buses are plentiful between towns and a bit easier than trains for an equivalent price City buses [...]
Posted by dkendon on August 28, 2011
http://fastforwardlife.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/comparison-test-eastern-and-central-asia/