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Peter Nelson’s travels – Australian photos

by Peter Nelson As winter has descended on us, it might be nice to think about a warmer clime.

Peter Nelson’s travels – The end at Land’s End

by Peter Nelson “Hanging on for dear life” is a phrase you hear a lot, but it never applied to me until now. I had eight fingers supporting my entire...

Peter Nelson’s travels – What now – east or west?

In Phuket, we met the owner of a large trimaran who was looking for a couple of crew members. We did a tour of...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Back to Bangkok

by Peter Nelson After a week or so, we headed back to the city.  More shopping, more temples. Bangkok was getting hot and crowded, so...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Jungle village, northern Thailand, part 2

by Peter Nelson We only stayed in this village a week or so, and unfortunately, unlike in my other jungle travels, we never really...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand

by Peter Nelson We took a bus up to Chiang Mai in the far north of Thailand. Did the usual tour of markets and...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Bangkok, Thailand

by Peter Nelson We never hitched in our time in Southeast Asia. Cars were small and always seemed to be full, and all the roads...

Peter Nelson’s travels – On into Thailand

by Peter Nelson Thailand is a Buddhist country, and in Bangkok, you’re never far away from a temple or a Buddhist shrine.  

Peter Nelson’s travels – Malaysia photos

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Peter Nelson’s travels – Malaysia

by Peter Nelson Sitting at a marble-top desk under a ceiling fan throwing out a force-2 gale, the old-style three-bladed ceiling fan that sways from...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Indonesia on the cheap

by Peter Nelson  In Indonesia, we stayed mostly in what are known as guesthouses.  They’re cheaper than hotels, and you’re pretty much left on your...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Wayang Kulit

by Peter Nelson Bali is separated from Australia by only a narrow strait, so whenever an Aussie wants a quick exotic holiday, he just zips...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Indonesia – Bali

by Peter Nelson For four days, we stayed up at Penelokan, a tiny village teetering on the rim of a huge volcano in central Bali. ...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Central Java

by Peter Nelson One of the highlights for foreigners travelling in central Java was undoubtedly Superman’s Café in Jogja. Hard to say why. But somehow...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Indonesia – the road to Bali

by Peter Nelson  Editor's note: a reminder to our readers that Peter Nelson's articles are a series of letters that he wrote home from his...

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