tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post6386413901297202929..comments2023-10-26T17:06:56.408+04:00Comments on cool travel guide: From here to there and back againLara Dunstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-84565790600270703992009-06-11T16:38:07.505+04:002009-06-11T16:38:07.505+04:00due to my mere 10 vacation days a year at my job, ...due to my mere 10 vacation days a year at my job, i often find myself only taking 3 day weekends to go somewhere or visit friends. i do feel like i spend more time trying to get there than actually there, but at the same time, i'm always amazed how much i can fit into a short amount of time. and as long as i'm visiting friends it's always quality time.<br /><br />annePrêt à Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159060895456546974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-65721849019284610952009-05-17T05:26:00.000+04:002009-05-17T05:26:00.000+04:00Lola
Oh, I'm so glad I'm not the only one! Perhap...Lola<br /><br />Oh, I'm so glad I'm not the only one! Perhaps it's 'big country air travel syndrome'?Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-60614827821502772892009-05-17T05:25:00.000+04:002009-05-17T05:25:00.000+04:00Hi Sandy
Yep, much prefer that we drive rather t...Hi Sandy <br /><br />Yep, much prefer that we drive rather than fly when we have the time of course. But this was just a quick trip, but what I can't get over is how much more the long flights communicate the distance of Australia to me more than the driving. If I took the same flight from Dubai, I'd be in Istanbul or Athens rather than just another part of the same country. Know what I mean?<br /><br />So glad to hear the trip is going well. I'll check out the blog now.<br /><br />I did the same kind of thing when I did my Masters in International Studies/Latin American Cinema in South America in 1996 (I think!) - I'd spend a week or two at a film festival, a week in a film archive, perhaps a week doing interviews, and then I'd be bumming around travelling for a few weeks trying to get a feel for the country and so it continued for that year.<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing more!Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-66358933727498462992009-05-16T19:38:00.000+04:002009-05-16T19:38:00.000+04:00Absolutely hear you! I get that feeling a lot as w...Absolutely hear you! I get that feeling a lot as wellLolahttp://www.lolaakinmade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-69656613047236161312009-05-16T16:36:00.000+04:002009-05-16T16:36:00.000+04:00That's just how I am feeling right now... driving ...That's just how I am feeling right now... driving hundreds of miles to hang out with fantastic people makes it a LOT better, but its still hundreds of miles. I have to say though if I was flying I would really feel that way. I wish I could drive everywhere... you get to see the landscape between. Not an option with Perth but! But yeah, I am heading off today to Pittsburgh! After spending a few days in New England and I have to say if you have to spend a lot of time driving around, New England in Spring is a pretty good way to do it. Not to mention Harvard, Yale and the wonderful people there etc. But for the next five days I am visiting museums, so not so much connecting with people (its not appropriate in the context of my research for this bit of it) and it might be a bit odder because of that... know what I mean? Then a massive conference with thousands of Indigenous people... and back to the museums for another week... so in a way its all about the pace changing, and I always find that easier in a trip... but if I could travel the world and not fly, I would be soooo happy. Do you think I could convince my institution to let me travel by sea (bugger, I need to work out a really, really good research project that would work that angle!). <br /><br />Check out my blog... I'm updating tonight, but there are some bits up there. I'm a bit limited by an ethics application in what I can actually put up there, but I want to put up more and will tonight!<br /><br />http://sandyosullivan.blogspot.com/Dr Sandy O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282820652898342025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-38124668111304786372009-05-16T13:43:00.000+04:002009-05-16T13:43:00.000+04:00Strange, hey?Strange, hey?Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-20819268264161752742009-05-16T12:26:00.000+04:002009-05-16T12:26:00.000+04:00This is exactly how I feel when I travel around Ca...This is exactly how I feel when I travel around Canada.Jen Laceda | Milk Guideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619343060622081800noreply@blogger.com