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10 Things I Won't Miss

Submitted by peter on 27 February, 2010 - 10:57
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It was only just now that as I was cleaning out old boxes and getting ready for more travel and a big move that I came across these notes from my last big adventure. It was a list of things I wasn't going to miss about China during a winter break between seasons as a tour leader.

Fiji citizens sue government

Submitted by peter on 7 June, 2009 - 11:24
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The top news story in the Fiji Sunday Times today is that 60 Fijians have sued the British government. Their successful court case won them compensation for the ill effects caused by nuclear tests conducted in the Pacific between 1952 and 1958.

Off to Fiji

Submitted by peter on 6 June, 2009 - 11:29
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I'm just about to head off to the airport to fly to Fiji for a mate's wedding. Haven't flown Air Pacific before. I hope its not too crowded or even worse lots of kids.

If I like it there I might even buy myself a little farm on Fiji, and get a sheep and a cow, and breed horses.

On Deck

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On Deck

Overhead view of the bow of 'The Rocket', Banladesh's famed paddle boat.

Swim

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Swim

A boy enjoys a cool afternoon swim in the river cutting through Bandarban in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh.

A hand please

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A hand please

A friendly wave from a boatman rowing across the busy river in Dhaka.

Unarmed

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Unarmed

Two Police Guards pass a local minority tribe woman on a remote path in the Chittagong Hills Tracts in Bangladesh.

Sandman

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Sandman

A worker carts soil, one head-full at a time into a small barge on the riverbank. This is common sight while cruising the many rivers in Bangladesh’s south-west. Sand is dredged up from the river, fired in kilns then ground into rubble.

Dresden, Germany

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Dresden, Germany

In the shadow of the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche German Police in full riot gear look out for any trouble from far-right protestors on Valentine''s Day. It was on Valentine''s Day, 1945 that English and American Bombers flattened the city.

It's official, now where's my grass skirt?

Submitted by peter on 1 April, 2009 - 16:00
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I've taken the plunge and cashed in some Qantas frequent flyer points for a return ticket to Nadi.

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