"Keeweechic's World" keeweechic's Profile

I have been an expatriate Antipodean for more than 20 years now and have lived in several countries. Wherever I am though, I am always a Kiwi (New Zealand Born) and proud of it. I have lived in Australia a few times (Melbourne and Perth), Singapore twice, Hong Kong, in Texas and a short time in Hawaii. Living in different countries has certainly given me the opportunities to explore the regions that surround them. Asia is most certainly my passion and I feel a certain affinity with the culture. My most awesome and memorable moments were standing on the Great Wall and seeing the vastness of that rambling wall stretch out before me, realising how many years and hands it took to build, the history that clings to it and just how far it spans. Of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the magnificence of the architecture that was covered for so many years by jungle before it was rediscovered, imagining the enormous civilisation that once lived there.

Each new city and country have been a new eye opener, a new learning experience and a new appreciation, much more than you will ever get from media or text books because of the chance to 'feel' the country, be absorbed in the smells, the sounds and the atmosphere. I often get emails asking why I haven't visited certain area/countries - simple, unfortunately I do not have unlimited resources or time... but given the opportunity.... I will travel anywhere.

My love of travelling I think, comes from my father who was born and raised in India and travelled quite extensively himself. I lost my best inspiration in early 2009 and I miss him. My passion for Asia also must stem from his side of the family with my Grandfather and Great-Grandfather both being born in Burma. My ancestors are certainly of mixed origin. One of my grandmothers was born on an island off the coast of Africa (St Helena) and descendants on my mothers side have emanated from Spain, France and Italy. It takes quite a few generations to get back to English soil.

Many thanks to those who have taken time to view My Travels and have been generous with their comments.

There will never be enough time or money to see all the truly great sights in the world but through this web site maybe I and others will get to see some of the ones we will miss personally.


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Ever been on a European tour??? If so then you have probably been served the 'Continental Breakfast' on most of those early mornings. This was a little page which was given to us at the end of my first trip through Europe which I am sure a lot of you can identify with (it is in no way intended to offend any countries cuisine - this is the way it was 'on tour' where there is little choice - you get what you pay for).

Please note of the large amount of spam I used to receive, I now BLOCK ALL OUTSIDE MAIL.
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Tips were written based on trips I did over a number of years... I don't update them so please do your own research to make sure you have the most updated info before travelling. I . . R E P E A T . . A G A I N ....My interest is the historic and detail nature and my pages (and they are my pages after all) reflect that rather than a personal diary - not everyone's cup of tea but its mine and I make no apologies for my style. I research my pictures to find out what they depict and it takes me a great deal of time so if this is not what you are searching for then please... there are plenty of great pages on VT that will give you want you want... there is no need to be nasty with your comments... especially from those who have not written any pages of their own. If there is something you can gain from mine then I am happy I was able to share. :-)

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...Also .....when these pages were originally created - GENERAL was listed as the first tip and it was used by me and others as an introductory to the page. Where there is a GENERAL on my page, you may want to read it first.

"Embrace what you don't know... Entertain what what you do ... Search for what you have yet to learn"....