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Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
Posted July 10, 2007 at 05:47 AM by hkman
Madame Tussaud's wax museum is the fairly predictable tourist trap in the Peak Tower, the mall at the terminus of the tram ride at the top of the hill. In addition to buying tickets at the museum, you can buy tickets at the foot of the hill when you guy your tram tickets. Buying the combination pack will allow you to cut the long line [...]
Phi Phi Island - The Beach
Posted July 15, 2007 at 01:07 AM by hkman
Phi Phi Island has been memorialized in "The Beach", the movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The premise of the movie is that a group of misfits identify a secret, gorgeous beach and turn it into a haven for their lifestyle. Everything goes well until Leonardo leaks the map to the beach - and people start arriving in [...]
oman - a country for you and me.
Posted June 04, 2006 at 12:49 PM by vidya
When I say Oman is a country for you and me, I mean that Oman is a country for us commonfolk. Except for the airfare to get here (which also depends on which part of the world you live in), you don\\\'t need big bucks to cover your basic necessities here.
Shelter - living is affordable with a large number of hotels [...]
Mountains...oh how nice (part 2)
Posted July 24, 2007 at 05:08 AM by Mr Wheelie
I wanted to camp but didn't even have even enough water for a cuppa. I found a petrol station, bought a load of bottles, emptied them into my water bladder, was offered some gloves and then back tracked to do a nifty little left turn up a dirt track. Campy campy time.Light was fading but managed to find a superb spot. The moon was out [...]
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite Park
Posted July 25, 2007 at 02:09 AM by Omar
Tuolumne Meadows is a mountain meadow in the Tuolumne River section of Yosemite. A bit remoter relative to the main Yosemite Valley, the meadow still draws its fair share of visitors with its spectacular mountain vista, nearby river and lake, and rock-climbing.These photos capture a panoramic view of the surrounding domes as you [...]
