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Updates from March, 2008
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New Home Page
Kat
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And now for somethign completely different...
Kat
I had heard of the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics as a kid and thought it sounded like one of the coolest places on earth - that was before I found out that the Russian Space program training centre is called ‘Star City’ - so I have been waiting to see it crop up on World Reviewer… Unfortunately I haven’t been (yet) but I decided to add it on anyway so I could add it to my Wishlist. If you have been please add your review…
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World's biggest Mud Castle
Kat
You may have made some decent sandcastles in your time but have a look at The Grande Mosque in Djenne, Mali. It was first built in 1905 out of mud - because that’s what they had most readily available at the time - and is the world’s largest mud structure. The design is more complicated that I imagined it to be - with sharp wooden defences and a rather graceful (for mud, I think) entrance. It is now repaired annually in the wet season. Fantastic.
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Better late...
Kat
Not being Irish or having any acknowledged Irish heritage I’m sure you can forgive me for omitting to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by drinking Guinness and dancing in a fountain dyed green. To help remedy my oversight, if you did attend the St. Patrick’s Day Parade feel free to post reviews of your local parade, or the big Dublin one we have already and make me wish I was Irish.
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Once in a life time
Kat
With a site dedicated to featuring ‘Once in a life time’ experiences you can be sure to find that phrase over represented on our pages. Saying too many experiences are OIALT defeats the ‘once’ bit so I have tried to use the phrase sparingly. That said there are some experiences which definitely qualify for that title. The first recommendation from Linda Svendsen, who led some of the very first riding trips into Mongolia in 1994, is something I have never heard of before but I am very grateful to her for telling me about it.
Her recount of travelling alongside a Mongolian Nomad Migration, as thousands of animals are herded from the grazing valleys on one side of a mountain range to the rested pastures on the other is like nothing I have heard before. Several hundred people pack up and reset their entire community on a daily basis during the week long crossing, having to rebuild their gers (yurts is the Russian word) daily to ward off the cold.
If you only read one of the links I post here this week this should be the one. It’s incredible the different lives people still lead on this planet.
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Fish-day
Kat
If you still fast on Fridays and eat fish instead of meat here is something to whet both your travelling appetite and your palate, the first few recommendations from new Expert Reviewer Justin Maxwell Stuart. Not a fisher-person myself I still think Fishing Los Roques sounds fantastic and the images are maybe worth considering a regular fast for if it gave me the reason to walk along that coastline.
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Sure, I'd love to hear a lion roar while I'm trying to sleep...
Tara
When I hear the word ’safari’ I immediately think of African wildlife and the adventure of a lifetime. But where could I find a location that truly puts you into the wilderness, on your own? As I was researching a few places today, I stumbled across Chobe National Park in Botswana. I was hooked when I read, “don’t be alarmed if you hear a lion’s roar from the comfort of your tent.” First of all, you should be a tad bit alarmed. But if you’re searching for a raw adventure, without a tour guide, try this one out.
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You can fish for peacocks?
Tara
I’ve fished for trout in California and I’ve reeled in a red snapper off the coast of Mexico, but I never knew you could catch Peacock Bass in the Rio Negro river. These fish are thought to be one of the most ferocious species of freshwater fish, and they are known for breaking lines and fishing poles while fishermen try to reel them in. Peacock fish aren’t shy either, they swim near the top of the water and nibble fishermen’s flies without question, almost as if daring them to try and catch them. Even if you’re an experienced fishermen, reeling in these fish is quite the challenge.
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Already drained by 2008?
Kat
As winter drags on I’m overhearing a lot of miserable mumblings on my daily commute. For all those people already starting to feel a bit worn down by winter 2008 here is somewhere you can take a break from the world and maybe get some perspective, detox from city life or else do nothing but contemplate your navel - no one will mind at Cortijo Romero…
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Yay us!
Kat
As well as awarding us winner of Finds 2007 Best Travel Website, the nice people at Yahoo send us an attractive trophy, displayed here on books to give an idea of scale. You can’t tell from the photo but the black dots in the oo’s google around on springs… Very nice…
