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Posted by DenOS.08 | 9th April 2008
Travel is a wonderful thing. It opens one's eyes to other lives, other cultures, other histories, other sights, sounds and smells. But one thing I find going to a new location is that it can be quite awesome, awe-inspiring and if you’re there only for a short time, overpowering. You’re caught up in the race to see as much of the established and noted ‘sights’ as you can, stare in wonderment, record what you see then move on to the next on the list. If you’re on a group tour, this can be educational if you have a good guide, but even then you’re processed to a formula, a timetable that allows very little, if any, freedom to see beyond.
My recent trip to Prague had me gallivanting around just as described above, but I was also there for another reason, to seek out the quirky Czech personality, their sense of humour, their telltale remnants of the past and their artistic foibles.
So, in the hope that I may broaden your curiosity, open your eyes a little wider to see beyond and to l
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12 Feb 2008 - 10 Mar 2008
Visiting: Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Hungary, Thailand and Australia.
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