Tibetan Folk Music

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.

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Finding the Best Cruises | Cruise Guide with Tips & Tricks

Thursday, December 28, 2023

This cruise guide is crafted for value-conscious travelers seeking affordable ways to explore and visit new countries. It is not intended for those seeking to show off or celebrate anniversaries lavishly on their cruise vacation.

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Airlines, Online Travel Agents & Cruise Lines Steal Refunds

Saturday, April 18, 2026

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.

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Create Slideshows with Titles for Internet Archive Images

Tuesday, September 08, 2026

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.

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Tax free shopping and how to get a tax refund in Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi airports in Georgia

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Georgian Revenue service is providing information on tax free shopping and the VAT refund on their website , but unfortunately in Georgian only. As the process is quite different than in other countries, we decided to share our experiences about it.

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Inserting Power Plugs Into British Sockets Without Adaptor

Friday, April 17, 2026

British sockets ( type G ) with three pins are used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Malta, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and parts of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. You do not need expensive plastic adaptors to use them with European power plugs ( type C ). A thin pen will suffice.

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Visiting Basque Country: Donostia San Sebastian & Bilbao

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Have you ever wondered how to speak Basque language? Here you can find a link to a conversational dictionary as well as some photos from Donostia / San Sebastian and Bilbao in Basque Country, Spain.

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How To Fix Our World? Lessons Learned On The Road

Wednesday, January 01, 2025

New year, this time the Gregorian variant, is time for reminiscing and making promises to be broken. For us, it is a day just like any other day. We celebrated it by cleaning the house just like we did at Christmas. When you celebrate only a few days, you make all the other days feel less important. We choose to celebrate every single moment with the same intensity. Although humanity is pretty much a lost cause and the easiest fix would be our rapid extinction, there are some things we can do to fix our world. We figured them out on the road in 140 countries during the past 20 years .

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Top 100 Travel Websites in the World

Monday, July 01, 2013

Link to this Top 100 Travel Websites list and your website will always appear automatically on top of the list. Top lists do not necessarily have to be ridiculous and serious, and making them tedious and time consuming. Here is the proof!

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Tibetan Folk Music

A beautiful performance of Tibetan folk music in a Tibetan home. Enjoy!

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