Castlemaine – the gold-rush era city in the goldfields region of Victoria
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Castlemaine – the gold-rush era city in the goldfields region of Victoria
Castlemaine is a gold-rush era city near Bendigo in the goldfields region of Victoria.
Travel Reads
Visiting Chernobyl 32 Years After the Disaster
“Today marks the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. On April 26, 1986, technicians conducting a test inadvertently caused the fourth reactor to explode, causing the world’s worst civil nuclear disaster.”
Tourists Could Be East Timor’s Lifeline. But Will They Ruin Its Reefs?
“The young country’s amazing marine life has created hope that visitors could uplift its urgently poor economy. But preservation concerns remain.”
The Great Divide - Traveling by rail through India's disputed north.
“Like most things in Kashmir, the Baramulla railway station is surrounded by barbed wire, Indian Army bunkers, and frost-tipped mountains that, at sunset, look bloodstained and haunted.”
Future Da Nang – Vietnam’s up-and-coming city by the sea
“Future Da Nang - current and proposed building projects in Vietnam’s up-and-coming city by the sea.”
Swaziland Becomes eSwatini and Other Famous Country Name Changes
“Swaziland’s change to eSwatini is the latest in a series of shifts in country names around the world. Here’s a look back at some of the most famous.”
The cost of changing an entire country’s alphabet
“The Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan is changing its alphabet from Cyrillic script to the Latin-based style favoured by the West. What are the economics of such a change?”
Electric Buses Are Hurting the Oil Industry
“Electric buses were seen as a joke at an industry conference in Belgium seven years ago when the Chinese manufacturer BYD Co. showed an early model.”
Artist Fills Traveler’s Notebook With Intimate Visual Diary
“Over the last 13 years, artist José Naranja has been filling pocket-sized notebooks with his own visual diary. Each of the traveler’s notebook pages are packed full of his own writing, illustrations, stamps, and photos, all of which beautifully document the life of this artist.”
Nomadic News
How This Couple Retired In Their 30s and Now Travel Around The World: An Interview With Go Curry Cracker
“My monthly Extraordinary Lives series is something that I really enjoying doing. First up was JP Livingston, who retired with a net worth over $2,000,000 at the age of 28. Today’s interview is with Jeremy, Winnie, and Julian, also known as the family behind Go Curry Cracker.”
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Yours Truly in Saigon.
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