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Month: August 2012

Joma bakery and cafe in Laos

A love letter to my favourite bakery cafe in Laos

30 August 2012 Simon Petersen 9

Dear Joma Bakery Cafe, Loving you is easy because your food is beautiful. When eating Western food is all I want to do, your menu […]

The amazing Bayon temple in Cambodia

Super handy Cambodia travel tips and advice

28 August 2012 Simon Petersen 24

Regular readers of Man vs World will know that of all the countries I’ve visited in South East Asia I like Cambodia the best. It […]

The view from Hvar's mountain-top fortfications in Croatia

Highlights of a Croatian sailing trip

23 August 2012 Simon Petersen 10

Is Croatia a war-torn Adriatic backwater or Europe’s best up-and-coming travel destination? Next question please… More affordable than Greece and less crowded than Mediterranean hotspots […]

Another beautiful beach in New Zealand

Confessions of a New Zealand beach snob

21 August 2012 Simon Petersen 32

Brighton, Cannes, Biarritz and Marbella: they’ve got nothing on Raglan, Piha, Matai Bay or Punakaiki. Once I took the beaches of New Zealand for granted; […]

Clubbing at Space in Ibiza, Spain

Fun with Spanish travel acrostics

16 August 2012 Simon Petersen 3

You know how a lack of sleep can make your brain do funny things? Well this is what happened when I sat down to write […]

A giant sea turtle swimming amongst the blue

Close encounters with sea snakes and turtles in Gili T

14 August 2012 Simon Petersen 11

Turquoise meets sapphire where the shallow waters off the coast of Gili Trawangan become deep. The white sand burns your feet and the sea seems […]

Spider-Man at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York

#BloggerRelay: My top 3 travel memories

9 August 2012 Simon Petersen 20

We take a break from Man vs World’s Olympic Games coverage for a competition of an entirely different sort – the blogger relay. Chrystal at […]

The London 2012 Olympic flame burns bright inside the stadium

Fun and games for Kiwis at the London Olympics

7 August 2012 Simon Petersen 2

It’s the last 400m and the end of the London 2012 Olympic Games is now in sight – but for me they’re only just beginning. […]

Views over London and the O2 from the cable car

Taking to the skies with the new London cable car

3 August 2012 Simon Petersen 4

London is a big city but it isn’t a tall one. Giant skyscrapers are few and far between and the city’s geographic spread makes getting […]

The crowd at London Live in Hyde Park

Hyde Park London Live: an Olympic disappointment

1 August 2012 Simon Petersen 15

It seems when men plan, God laughs – and London 2012 Olympic Games event organisers are left red-faced. I’m not about to join the chorus […]

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