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Africa and Egypt

Passionate Travellers Who Worked Their Passage

Passionate Travellers Who Worked Their Passage

My previous post explained ways in which ‘passionate travellers’ raised funds to undertake their journeys.  But what happens if you become destitute en route a long way from home? Today, long-distance travellers and backpackers may cover their costs by seeking sponsorship

Trish June 5, 2019September 2, 2020 Africa and Egypt, Travel Read more

Photo Essay: Egypt and Africa

Photo Essay: Egypt and Africa

If you are already reading Passionate Travellers: Around the World on 21 Incredible Journeys in History, you will know that the book is divided into geographical regions, that it spans over 2,000 years of history, and is illustrated with a

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A personal tale of tree planting that tells the deep-time story of a New Zealand sand country landscape.

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