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My Postcard Collection!

I was having a cuppa and whilst staring at the fridge (as you do!), I realised a blog post was staring right at me! Our fridge is always covered in at least one post card and the children’s school work. At the moment the fridge is donned with three postcards from family and friends who have recently visited Egypt, Italy and the Alps in France. Just don’t look too closely at the postcard from Egypt! ;-) We also have a collection of fridge magnets from various places, holding both the postcards & school work in place. In the center of the photo, you’ll see a map magnet of Melbourne (my home town), this was a gift from my gorgeous Twitter, travel buddy Linda Fairbairn at Journey Jottings. Her products will be featuring in a post dedicated just for them. Her travel journals, map magnets and other products are fabulous for anyone on a trip to an Australian destination.

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Our Blogging First Year!

Travel Tips Plus’ very first blog post was made on the 19 June 2009. The dream, travel destination was Hurghada, Egypt and the format remains much the same today as when I first started. A total of 105 destination posts have been made covering each of the continents and a further 17 posts for the General and Travel Tips Categories.

More recently, I found people were sharing travel photographs and international music with me, and this resulted in the introduction of Categories Travel Photography and Travel Music. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time blogging and sharing travel experiences in one centralised location. I have also gained much from it, often having destinations suggested to me which I have never heard of! Who would have thought? I often consider myself well travelled and being a lover of maps and atlases, my knowledge of geography is pretty good and so when I discover a new travel destination, I’ve not heard of, it is quite exciting. I wonder what places I will learn of and have to share in the year to come?

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Make a Video & Have a Chance to Head to Dubai



Atlantis The Palm Big Break Competition

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Both competitions are open to anyone over 18 years of age and close at midnight, Dubai time, on the 25th June 2010. Click here to READ MORE.

A Random Video Entry




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  • Burj Khalifa, Dubai
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    Travel Photo of the Week: Burj Khalifa, the Tallest Building in the World

    On a recent trip to Europe, Roger returned to Melbourne, Australia via Dubai. My parents also recently returned from the middle east via Dubai and they too witnessed the extravagance of this desert city, including the opulent, Burj Khalifa which towers high into the sky and almost requires a vertical panorama photo to be captured!

    Photo courtesy of Roger Pugsley.

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