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Melbourne to London

a blog by Jon Faine

Latest 'Melbourne to London' blog entry

Paris for Christmas

by Jon Faine, 24 December 2008

Jon Faine

Surreal is how it feels to make it to Paris for Christmas. We left Melbourne 38,000 kms ago, at the end of June. Twenty countries later and we are in the affluent heart of Europe in time for a family reunion and a thoroughly fabulous holiday.

Surreal is how it feels to make it to Paris for Christmas. We left Melbourne 38,000 kms ago, at the end of June. Twenty countries later and we are in the affluent heart of Europe in time for a family reunion and a thoroughly fabulous holiday. The autoroutes of Italy and France do not compare to the Silk Road or the Uzbekistan highways for romance, but the blacktop here makes things much easier. But the cost of fuel is enough to make you weep... we bought an entire tankful of diesel a few months ago in Iran for... More...

 

Previous 'Melbourne to London' entries

Jon Faine mimes his way through Uzbekistan

by Jon Faine 10 November 2008

After navigating Mongolia, Jon Faine wows the locals in Tashkent, Uzbekistan with his chicken impersonations. More...

Our china highlight, bark fried with egg and eel: delicious!

by Jon Faine 7 October 2008

Melbourne to London blogger Jon Faine has arrived in China. Jon said: "A highlight of any trip through China is food. Away from the tourist traps and the inevitable Disney-ification of Chinese culture the authentic chinese cuisine makes for delicious and healthy meals." Find out more about Jon's adventure in China... More...

Jon Faine reaches Cambodia at last

by Jon Faine 9 September 2008

World adventurer and nowwearetalking blogger Jon Faine arrives in Cambodia at last. Jon says one might easily spend several days taking in the magnificent temple complex at Angkor Wat... but they only had one day and saw only the smallest smidgin before zipping off to Phnpm Penh. More...

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