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42 Years On The Road: Island Hopping In Polynesia
Island hopping in Polynesia was a dream-come-true for us. We had been planning it since 2021 , but the timing was never right for travelling two months on the high seas without Internet and phone . Now we were able to do it and it was sheer luxury! Polynesian Islands are known for beaches and popular destinations for snorkeling and watching marine life. We covered some parts of Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga and French Polynesia as well as Cook Islands, Niue and Kiribati.
Airlines, Online Travel Agents & Cruise Lines Steal Refunds
Recent hostilities in the Middle-East have led to millions of passengers to miss their hotel bookings , flights and cruises. Carriers and online travel agencies ( OTA ) are exploiting the situation. When a refund is carried out, both OTA and the carrier lose money. They deliberately sabotage refunds so that customers give up their money.
Kenya: Surprisingly Expensive For Mzungu
Visiting Basque Country: Donostia San Sebastian & Bilbao
Create Slideshows with Titles for Internet Archive Images
We have transferred our photo albums to the Internet Archive. While they offer a way to share (and embed) images, displaying titles is not possible. To display titles, I programmed a new slideshow. My solution is lightweight and built using JavaScript, CSS, and HTML to run solely in the web browser.
Inserting Power Plugs Into British Sockets Without Adaptor
Tunisia
Russian Rainbow gathering in Karelia
Messina: The City Of Cars
The Italians have many similarities with the Chinese . In both countries family ties are strong, government corrupted, there is trash everywhere, but people are most warm-hearted and hospitable. Moreover, in both countries people love to eat pasta (or noodles) and they feel strongly about their religion. The Chinese worship money and the Italians the Pope.

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