Posted in World Camping on Feb 27th, 2009
At the beginning of my love interest with hiking and camping I used to pack my down mummy bags loose into the backpack or even tie it on the outside.
It took me 3 trips before I started using stuff sacks to store my sleeping bag.
These cylindrical shaped nylon, usually waterproof, enclosures protect your [...]
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Posted in UK Travel on Feb 23rd, 2009
The city of Stirling has featured strongly in Scotland’s history, especially during important moments. In and around Stirling has an amazing selection of superb visitor attractions and masses of monuments and places to photograph. In article that follows I provide information about 3 places to visit in Stirling; Argyll’s Lodging, Stirling Old Town Jail and [...]
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Posted in World Travel on Feb 21st, 2009
Wildlife Safaris plan for you. The peak safari time is in the dry winter months as this is when the game concentrates around the water sources, although the summer months can be productive - especially for keen birders, as the migratory species breed during this period, and the Okavango Delta, for example, becomes a paradise. [...]
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Posted in UK Travel on Feb 21st, 2009
The ‘Fair City’ of Perth in Scotland was, at one time, a royal burgh can be discovered at the head of the Tay estuary. Inbetween the twelfth and fifteenth centuries Perth fought with Dunfermline for the right to be the capital city of the nation. In the following article I introduce three visitor attractions in [...]
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Posted in UK Travel on Feb 18th, 2009
1 April, 2008
Skilled South Africans are being transferred or head-hunted, writes Linda Vergnani. Turn on the radio in Australia and you will hear the distinctive Afrikaans accent of Marius Kloppers who, as CEO of BHP Billiton, is spearheading the A147-billion takeover bid of BHP Billiton.
Kloppers is one of the SA corporate superstars who have [...]
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