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Is this the best overnight hike in the Pacific? Read about the walk over Ambrym Island's twin volcanoes in Vanuatu...
Vinaka Fiji: Volunteers lend a hand in the Yasawa Islands
| Peace at last for 'hungry ghosts' The sinking of the SS Ventnor in 1902 with more than 500 Chinese gold miners on board would have been New Zealand's worst maritime tragedy - but for the fact that most of them were already dead... |
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my mindTravels in the scenic, shambolic Caucasus nations of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan... Plus Georgia's amazing cemeteries and a search for Joseph Stalin |
Laos: Travels in slo-mo land
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Peter de Graaf is a journalist, photographer and travel writer based in New Zealand's Far North. Find out more or check out my travel blog...
Here's the full list of travel photos on Ramblings, organised by region...
 Central and Eastern Europe |
 The Balkans |
 The Caucasus |
 The Middle East |
 Southeast Asia |
 New Zealand and the Pacific |
Here's the list of photo essays so far... [newest additions first]
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 Rugby madness: New Zealanders celebrate the 2011 Rugby World Cup Updated Nov 2011 |
 Bird-brained: Is Birdman 2011 New Zealand's maddest winter festival? Added July 2011 |
 Double Dutch: Why a New Zealand town went Dutch for a day Added May 2011 |
 Snapped: News images shot around Northland, New Zealand, in 2010 Added Jan 2011 |
 Stranded: Two whale strandings in two months in NZ's Far North Added Oct 2010 |
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 For the birds: Drag queens and flying machines at Russell's Birdman |
 Travels in slo-mo land: Six weeks in sleepy, smiley Laos |
 Inside the Axis of Not Quite So Evil: Travels in Iran's Islamic Republic |
 A glorious defeat: Triumph of the East Coast's loyal rugby fans |
 Phone booths of the world: Public telephones from Albania to Ukraine |
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And here's the full list of stories on Ramblings...
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 Against all odds: How one man survived the Burma railroad Added Oct 2017 |
 Twin peaks: Is this volanic ramble the best overnight hike in the Pacific? Added April 2016 |
 Tree houses of Tanna: Where your bed comes with a live volcano Added Dec 2015 |
 Top hike: Three days walking around the very top of New Zealand Added Sept 2015 |
 Doing the island hop: Escaping the winter blues in Fiji's Yasawa Islands Added May 2015 |
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 In Sir Ed's steps: A visit to Sir Edmund Hillary's favourite watering hole |
 Fiji on foot: Taking a hike in Fiji's charming Yasawa Islands |
 Patient: A doctor's photos offer a rare glimpse into his patients' lives |
 Sinking of the SS Ventnor: A ship's hungry ghosts put to rest at last |
 Vinaka Fiji: Lending a hand in Fiji's charming Yasawa Islands |
 Where the sun rises: A quest for NZ's easternmost pub, by bicycle |
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 Warrior Princess: An eco-warrior follows her father's love of the oceans |
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 48hrs in North Wales From little trains to a big place name |
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 Riding the bamboo train: One of the world's great rail journeys? |
 No ordinary hole: A trip down Big Pit, the UK's national mining museum |
 Hong Kong in 48 hours: Wonders of architecture to beer girls |
 Last bus to Shqipëria: Two weeks in chaotic, generous Albania |
 Map of the heart: The work of "outsider artist" Jim Dornan |
 The land of lost hope: Nurse Margaret Bryson on Afghanistan |
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 Wild beauty, strong spirit: A visit to the small New Zealand town of Wairoa |
 Unstrung hero: NZ's air guitar king |
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Copyright Peter de Graaf 2017 : Ramblings designed and built by Peter de Graaf : Last updated October 2017