Category Archives: Australasia
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Australia Day
11Tuesday 26 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Today is Australia Day, the anniversary of when the first ships arrived back in 1788. I know it’ll be a special …
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It was from Easter Island…
7Tuesday 29 September, 2015 by Uncle Spike
So where was that rock from? Well, it was a long way from most places…. on Easter Island, the UNESCO …
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SPIKE WRITES: My Turn As Repeat ‘Guest Blogger’
3Sunday 16 February, 2014 by Uncle Spike
As it happens, Uncle Spike has just been a guest blogger on that interesting travel site, Hitch-Hikers Handbook. It’s my …
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Being an Arse (Assistant Rafting Support Employee)
11Saturday 30 November, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Ever heard of the Franz Josef Glacier? I certainly hadn’t, well not before I stumbled across it on my travels …
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Me And My Two Wheeled Taxicab
7Tuesday 17 September, 2013 by Uncle Spike
Who says taxis should have 4 wheels? Mine didn’t… New Zealand; that beautiful collection of islands of the southern hemisphere, …
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