June 30, 2013 https://gruncleodd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_0719-128x190.jpg

IF YOU’RE NEW TO THE SITE, PLEASE READ THIS FIRST. I started this blog to write about my 2013 trip on the Trans-Mongolian Express. Its first expansion was to include my June 2012 trip to Malta. The momentum from that …

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February 19, 2025 https://gruncleodd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSCN5022-190x143.jpg

My third day in Australia got off to an interesting start when my phone rang at 02:45. Although this call was one worth taking, it reminded me of the time difference to the US and going forward I turned on …

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February 17, 2025 https://gruncleodd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSCN5010-190x143.jpg

With our brief walk through The Rocks complete, Road Scholar had nothing more planned for us on this, our first full day in Sydney. This seemed an odd choice to me at the time. Most of the group had arrived …

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February 14, 2025 https://gruncleodd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Henry-Curzon-Allport-George-Street-1840s-Market-Library-NSW-190x128.jpg

Any 21st century visitor to the Sydney suburb called The Rocks would likely find its name a bit puzzling because there are few rocks apparent as you can see in this aerial view provided by Airview to The Dictionary of …

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