In Jules Verne’s classic novel Around the World in Eighty Days, protagonist Phileas Fogg managed to travel around the world in 80 days, not bad considering his journey took place in 1872.
An itinerary has been published at Strange Maps, outlining an around-the-world trip that could be made in 42 days, using only ships and trains, [...]
Cross the world in 42 days using only ships and trains
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 8 October, 2008 to the comment subset
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Double Bay
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 2 October, 2007 to the snap shots subset
Passport control were dozing down at Double Bay the other day, so I managed to slip through the cordons, have a look around, and also grab some photos!
Also known as Double Pay given the area’s affluence, it must be home to a fair proportion of Sydney’s leisure boats and yachts. Affluence indeed.
Anyway check out a [...]
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