Latest Blog Posts for The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict

• How To Cook Food Underground
  on May 16, 2014 in Fiji Hangi How to Cook Food Underground Lovo Underground Food Unusual Food Weird Food
  I reckon one of the best things about travelling is chowing down on a tonne of food. A while back, I checked out some ‘underground cooked food‘ in Fiji and had to check myself in as excess baggage on the flight home! This is where they us...
• Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina – a great place to chill your six pack of beer
  on May 12, 2014 in Argentina Glaciers Patagonia Perito Moreno Glacier South America
  If you want to score a really great ice fix, this is the Perito Moreno Glaicer, in the Patagonia Region of Argentina. It’s quite an impressive large piece of ice for those who like their water frozen. And for me, this would be a great excuse to...
• Aviation Safety – The Russian Planes Version
  on May 9, 2014 in Kazakhstan Aircraft Safety Airlines Aviation History Aviation Safety Russian Planes Soviet Union Travel Tips USSR Planes Yakovlev 40
  If you ever go travelling to Russia or any other former Soviet Union country, chances are, sooner or later – you’re more than likely going to have to fly on an old rust bucket Russian Plane to get to somewhere because of the huge distance...
• The Best Buses In The World
  on May 5, 2014 in Argentina Andesmar Argentina Red Wine Argentina Transport Asientos Best Buses In The World Best Way To Travel Around South America Coche Cama
  Out of all my travels anywhere, I’ve found that the Best Buses in The World are in Argentina – nothing comes close! While I normally detest buses because they normally give me a great chance of scoring deep vein thrombosis, the long haul...
• Ramazan’s ‘Romantic’ Jeep Safaris and Tours. The most bizarre (and fun) trip I’ve been on.
  on May 2, 2014 in Turkey Jeep Safaris Jeep Tours Kadirs Tree Houses Landrover Olympos Ramazan
  Previously, I wrote about Kadir’s Tree Houses in Olympos, Turkey which is a favourite among many backpackers on the Turkish trail because it’s a great place to chill out and do sod all. I was there quite a while ago, but at the time, I we...
• Aircraft Passenger Seat Types – The Worst Ones To Sit Next To!
  on Apr 28, 2014 in Air Travel Airline Flight Status Airline Games Airline Passenger Cheap Airlines Passenger Seats Passengers
  I love travelling. I don’t mind the long haul flights out of Australia, because I’m looking forward to the destination at the other end. But sometimes, the plane trip can become less than desirable due to the potential passengers that mig...
• You Know That You’ve Been Living in China Too Long When…
  on Apr 25, 2014 in China Beijing Chinese Culture Chinese Economy Chinese Food Expats in China Hong Kong Living in China Pollution in China Shanghai
  China – the most insanely developing economy of the past 30 years. I say it’s capitalism at it’s most extreme. The way this country has rocketed to be the second largest economy in the world after the United States is series of mind...
• Windiest Road in Australia – The Gilles Highway
  on Apr 21, 2014 in Australia Cairns Gilles Highway Queensland Top Gear Top Gear Series Windiest Road Yungaburra
  Feel like making someone you don’t like a bit car sick? First, tell them that you’re going to drive them on this road.. Say you’re just joking, and then take them up or down the windiest road in Australia! Along with a few spew bag...
• Funny Memes for Travel
  on Apr 18, 2014 in Travel Satire Adventure Travel Bear Grylls Funny Memes Miley Cyrus Ryan Gosling Travel Blogs Travel Memes
  The Funny Memes that have been created by silly types out there in internet land seem to be there for the attention deficit types out there who want a quick laugh without thinking about the subject matter too much (see Virus of the Mind: The New Sci...
• Six Degrees of Separation – When it Becomes One!
  on Apr 14, 2014 in South Africa Apartheid Laws Apartheid Museum Cape Town Christo Brand Nelson Mandela Robben Island Six Degrees of Separation South Africa Travel Wardens
  The theory of Six Degrees of Separation is that everything you want and anyone you want to meet are only six steps or six people away. Or otherwise, it’s the saying ‘it’s a small world’ – especially in this day and age o...

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