Walking Tour of Sololaki in Tbilisi
Our Eating Georgia Food Tour offered an optional walking tour of Sololaki in Tbilisi. Of course, I put my hand up for what is described as a tour with “stories of buildings and their owners that can’t be read in…
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Street Art Tour of Amman: Something Different
A Street Art Tour of Amman is a different way to see the city and learn about issues affecting the people who live in Amman. An internet search reveals Underground Amman which offers two street art tours. I struggle to…
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Amman Food Tour: Discovering Jordanian Food
More than 90% of Jordanians are Muslim and I expect that our half day Amman Food Tour guide will be wearing a headscarf. Instead, Jumana tells me to look out for a woman wearing her hair in a ponytail and…
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Amman: As Seen Through my Window
Downtown Amman is a surprise. ‘Downtown’ to me means a commercial and retail hub with modern buildings and boutique stores. I soon discover that when a local mentions “Downtown Amman” or just “Downtown”, they’re referring to the Old Town. Exploring…
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Pro-Ukraine Sentiment in Georgia
Pro-Ukraine – and by inference anti-Russia – sentiment in Georgia soon becomes obvious when walking the streets of the capital, Tbilisi. The signs are everywhere. In the graffiti sprayed on any available wall, in the yellow and blue flags hanging…
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Experiencing a Sulphur Bath in Tbilisi, Georgia
Sulphur baths are a thing in Tbilisi. Australian blogger, Emily Lush, who has made Georgia her home, lists having a sulphur bath as one of the “must do” activities when visiting the capital of the Georgian city. Will I or…
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The Burrawa Bridge Climb
The Burrawa Bridge Climb isn’t your usual Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb. On the Burrawa Bridge Climb, an indigenous guide takes guests through pre-colonial history to the present day. In my mind it’s “two for one”- a Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb…
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Visit a Sydney Oyster Farm
The Sydney Oyster Farm tour has been on my “To Do” list ever since I saw a photo of smiling people standing knee deep in water beside tables covered in white tablecloths. When a friend offers to accompany me –…
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To Cruise or Not to Cruise, that is the Question
Taking a cruise with thousands of others just isn’t my thing. I’ve been on short half day cruises, like the Riverboat Postman on the Hawkesbury River and one around Two Fold Bay on Australia’s Sapphire Coast, but that’s different. Being…
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Silverton Tour: More than Mad Max
Silverton is about 30kms from Broken Hill. Without a car, I join Milton Hawke of Broken Hill City Sights Tours and a small group on his half day Silverton Tour. It’s been raining and Milton warns “I’m not sure how…
