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Did you know the MT Blog ringmistress is from New Zealand? Let me know if you have any questions, and welcome to the ring.

Posted by KiwiNessie at May 6, 2002 03:41 PM

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jodel! a lot of my austrian friends have never seen the sound of music, and some did not know it existed (an extreme version of the crocodile dundee case). still, austria is pretty beautiful - what little i saw of it. if i'm still in the area around christmas time i think i'll tag along with some of my friends on their annual trip to the motherland.

Posted by pix at June 1, 2002 04:50 AM

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Been there! make sure you climb up all the way to the top of the spire... greatest view! and keep me posted on how the new parts are coming along I heard they started runin out of $$$$ :o) Keep smilin

Posted by Orr at August 5, 2002 06:33 PM

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easy everything rules. i used them when i lived in london all the time. they're real cheap if you go at off peak times i'm so excited for you! congratulations of making it there. let yourself get a good night sleep, but make sure you get to sleep at a normal time. jetlag sucks. xxoo

Posted by jess at August 9, 2002 11:08 AM

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I am keeping close touch with your web page, Pippa. It's great Love Mum

Posted by Kathy at August 11, 2002 01:37 AM

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your blog looks like it is still on adelaide time. is it? or is it jetlag. were you over your sickness by the time you got on the plane?

Posted by brian at August 11, 2002 04:23 PM

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don't get discouraged. what you're doing is hard but if you give up now you'll regret it for the rest of your life. i reckon you can do it. you're a strong girl lots of love, jess

Posted by jess at August 15, 2002 06:08 PM

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sorry if that sounded patronising. i didn't mean it to. x j

Posted by jess at August 15, 2002 06:11 PM

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Pippa!!! You'll be alright lovey! Just minge on up to some other backpackers and tag along! Enthrall them with odd stories and amaze them with culinary awareness. Then when you get sick of them, just do a runner. They're not normal friends, after all :) And if the worst comes to the worst, just remember that there are a stack of us back here who are completely jealous! That oughta help! love pete

Posted by pete at August 15, 2002 07:08 PM

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everything will get better pip, like the rest said. i can feel it. you are an incredible person and you will have an amazing adventure. remember to eat. even if it's just lollies from a cheapo shop. taste local foods. everything seems clearer, it's easier to look about, and you feel so much more relaxed when your body is not pining for dining. i've been keeping up to date with your travels so far and i promise to comment at least once a week so you do realise that you're loved everywhere, ok hun. hugs and strawberry kisses lue

Posted by lue at August 16, 2002 01:04 AM

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Hi Pip, I listened to your message last night and although you were probably wanting to speak to nick or chris I thought I would reply as that might mean that at least one of us has. Having finally made it to your site and read about your travels, in reverse order mind you, which was quite confusing until I realised what i was doing!! It seem that you have made it out of your momentary lul with the support of family and things are again momentarily better. I use this word 'moment' because the travelling life depends on the moment, especially when your on your own. Your entire mental condition changes from moment to moment. At midday you will have walked out the front door of one of the greatest art museums on earth and you will be so amazed by what you just saw that you will foolishly feel on top of the worl and invincable and then by 9pm you will be arriving in another city having deprived yourself of food since that piece of bread you ate at 12:15 and now with food rage you must attempt to make sense of that map in order to find yourself a bed for the night in a city that is completely foreign to you. An d somehow from midday to that evening everything has changed and all you want is just to be back in your bed at home or having some hold your hand or give you a hug. I almost missed hugs most of all. But Pip the thing is it all changes around the next day and repeats itself all over again and in the end you make it home and it's all ok. And futhermore when you look back on Bilbao from sunny Adelaide you will forget about Completo and somehow just remember how beautiful it all was. As I traveled reminded myself of my adopted motto every day "The grass is always greener on the other side". It's easy to say it will all be ok and you will get more accomstomed to the highs and lows of travelling life but some helpful hints might make that easier for you. Do not procrastinate reading the lonley planet guide. Find your accomodation in advance. Call ahead one or two days before and book. You will feel much better knowing you have a bed to sleep in. If plans change you can always cancel. TAKE THE TIME OUT TO BOOK. ALWAYS HAVE FOOD ON YOU. I would constantly have a bad of rasins, good energy source, a bread roll in the daypack also goes a long way in getting you to the next affordable food spot so buy when you pass the bakery or supermarket. I also had a collection of little goods like salt and pepper, little butter packs, a small water bottle of olive oil, an onion and a colve or two of garlic, some instant coffee, HONEY etc. It doesnt take up much space and it helps when at a loose end. If you don't remember me telling you about phone cards, you can buy a $10 or $20 phonecard from tourist shops of some news paper stands, electronic stores, they end up being about 5c per min and they are great to book accomodation accross europe and also call friends at home. I know this is getting long pip so I appologise but it's because i know how hard it is and I want you to enjoy yourself. I had a list of Wisdom in my diary. I thought I would share it to you. I would read it from time to time to remind myself of the experiences i had learnt form along my journey. 1) Never Let valuables out of sight. 2)Always wear money and cards on body in money belt. (It becomes annoying but the wallet it is a privlage you are better off giving up) 3) Keep valuables seperate to lessen affect of loss if something should happen. 4)Never Get Hungry or lose stable state of mind with valuables on you. 5)Always ask the receptionist the reputation of the place you are in, read guidebook Dangers and Annoiences section for each twon you enter. 6)Never get too confident or relaxed with yourself as a traveller. That's when you become venerable. Sorry if it hasn't been very personal pip. I will get there latter. Your safety and well being comes first. Finally, travelling is hard. Try to make it as easy on yourself as you can. When you meet people you like stay with them. Even if it compromises your schedual a little more often than not you will enjoy yourself more. Don't be affraid to redefine, and re-evaluate you plans, they were just plans you made before you knew what it was all about. Try to keep crying. Before I went away i would cry regularly but the pressure of travel made me develop a skin that wouldn't let my feelings affect me. It took me at least six months to cry again after I got home. At times I wanted to but couldn't release the emotions. It wasn't a good thing. Try to stay intouch with your softer side. If you need to on the odd occasion hire a single room for the night, sometimes it might be to have a big cry and feel safe, sometimes it might be to endulge and feel good. All my love and best wishes. pete.

Posted by peter harding at August 16, 2002 04:47 AM

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hey pippa :) ah, you poor sweetie. But it sounds like things are picking - no doubt Bilbao will become a small bad speck in a big wonderful trip. I'll be arriving in Zagreb on October 7 (49 sleeps for me!) - with Josh - at about 7 in the morning. And leaving on October 31. I've been pouring over my brochures - really can't wait to get there. Don't enjoy Turkey too much cause we need to meet up somewhere in that time. Reading your adventures with relish, karen.

Posted by karen at August 19, 2002 10:10 AM

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Hiya! I stopped by from a link you left on Loobylu's site... mostly because I was curious about a Pippa in Spain. When I was little, I have a distinct memory of a friend I made (named Pippa) in Sevilla, playing in a fountain. We were both from military families, I don't even know what nationality (if Spanish, America, or something altogether different) she was. It was just a good memory, and I couldn't resist coming to visit you!

Posted by Katie at August 19, 2002 11:29 AM

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cool. i'm excited for you xo jess

Posted by jess at August 19, 2002 04:32 PM

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Did you guys all get tattoos ?

Posted by kathy at September 1, 2002 06:15 AM

Comments on travel health: 85%

dear pip, you always recover quickly! put your mind to it girl, and you'll be feelin fab and fit in no time. hope seaville is as grand as you hoped and that your days are filled with grand new things and normal new things and a whole load of exploring! thinkin of you, luexx

Posted by lue at September 7, 2002 01:19 AM

Comments on travel health: 85%

remember: if your feeling down, especially in another town, then do as i've found, and bring out the clown,

Posted by ab at September 7, 2002 04:22 PM

Comments on one month down

Yeah - I expect it was some sort of rites of passage thing - something people did - you can always come home, you know -

Posted by Kathy at September 10, 2002 03:38 AM

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you are right. traveling alone has it pros and contras... sometingh i like it a LOT when i was travel alone, was the feeling of victory when I found a hostal to stay or when i didn't lost at a big city. It was... like be at the top of the everest! And now, that I'm back home, I feel stronger and happier than before my trip, because i know i can do things i never thought i can. good luck at england! at least, they speak english :)

Posted by Rosy at September 11, 2002 07:30 AM

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husband? friend? dont know what to make of this.......

Posted by ab at September 13, 2002 06:38 PM

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but don't it feel good? :)

Posted by pete at September 16, 2002 04:29 AM

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It is funny indeed ... that I saw you last night writing down your post, and now reading it ... It feels weird, is all I can say really ... But I must say that it sounds as if you haven't really seen much of Istanbul ... and you'll be off again soon ... Maybe if you ever come back to this here lovely city of Istanbul, you could call upon me to show you some more sights, sights that are not generally seen by people staying in the Orient ... But then, I must say, I was really impressed by your rather sensitive musings about short-term friendships struck up while travelling ... I remember meeting a girl on an overnight train from Milano to Brussels a long long time ago, talking to her all night long, sharing many things about a great many subjects ... and then we got off the train, and that was that ...

Posted by C.E. at September 16, 2002 01:09 PM

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turkish van cats apparently love swimming too. would probably make a good pet. i've always wanted one.

Posted by pete at September 23, 2002 02:18 AM

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sounds fascinating Pip. I am glad you have found some people to travel with

Posted by kath at September 24, 2002 05:43 AM

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Info on Buddhist shrine and anything to do with the Buddhist Temple. Need it asap please Yours sinserly Craig

Posted by Craig at October 7, 2002 01:24 PM

Comments on today

Happy birthday luvvie!!

Posted by pete at October 9, 2002 01:56 AM

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happy birthday lump. to make it more real, i will eat birthday cake all day for you. what a unique place to be visting on you birthday..... i hope you enjoy the day, aidan

Posted by ab at October 9, 2002 01:44 PM

Comments on on departure from turkiye

a belated happy 23rd birthday pippa!!!!!!!!!! glad to read your updates, everything sounds smoother and still crazy and still amazing and i hope you're doing as well as it sounds with lots of love and longdistancebirthdayhugzandkisses from luexxxoxoxoxoxoxo

Posted by lue at October 9, 2002 04:39 PM

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hasankeyf, will be submerged because of ılısu dam not under the gap... and maybe you can add Göbekli Tepe where is 20 km east of urfa and it is one of the oldest neolothic center which its history goes back to 9500b.c. in the down mesopotamia. it was found in 1995 by turkısh and foreign archeologists,according to researches, this mound might be used as temple which is decorated with incredible stones in each room, and there are very nice animal figure on them. people had settled around this temple, it is really worth to see.

Posted by yusuf at October 15, 2002 05:45 PM

Comments on pardon.           oh!

that is so utterly vile.

Posted by pete at October 17, 2002 12:00 PM

Comments on pardon.           oh!

well why would he stop? there was more eyecandy for him to perv at, but its still too icky for words.

Posted by [cw] at October 18, 2002 09:10 AM

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Howdy, Pippa, hope you're having a swell time. Australia's doing OK despite world craziness. Well, Adelaide is, anyway. Adelaide is Adelaide, as you know. Wanted to write re: lost e-mails and also to say Go Girl! re: NaNoWriMo. I have not got the guts to enlist, myself, but I was an official cheerleader last year and will remain so this year. But who knows? Maybe I have a novel in me. Maybe next year.

Posted by Barb at October 29, 2002 03:24 AM

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re: alternative transport in Adelaide... and THEN you'll realise that there's only ever one bus per hour if you're lucky, and after kicking in 5 bus shelters out of sheer frustration you'll pull the car keys out of your pocket and spoil this green earth. sorry, the adelaide metro is doing my head in at the moment :) if only they could just call in the earthmoving squad and install a Mass Transit Railway... i'm so happy for you that you're in Paris! pete

Posted by pete at November 5, 2002 02:40 AM

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At this risk of sounding like an obsessive blog commenter, I need to let you know that I'm seeing dj shadow when he comes to Adelaide on december 1. After your description, I just can't wait!!!

Posted by pete at November 6, 2002 01:28 PM

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hey.. when i went to england, we bought the lady of the unicorn tapestry from liberty in london. it's the most beautiful tapestry/ fabric shop i've ever been in..

Posted by sarah at November 11, 2002 10:57 AM

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despite my best intentions, i never have gotten around to reading anna karenina. your post briefly inspired me, but that motivation is forgotten now :)

Posted by pete at November 13, 2002 01:13 PM

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Pip, I would be very interested in knowing more about how you feel safety-wise. I was thinking of your travels as I sit home here in Adelaide watching news and reading newspapers with Old Mr Bin L plastered everywhere. (I am sick of his face.) Yet I am flying to the US for Xmas -- and I am afraid! Pissed off at the people who've made me afraid, too. I wondered: what is Pip doing, where is she, does she feel safe? Does the world feel on guard? I haven't been out of Adelaide in so long, I have no sense of these things. What does it feel like out there?

Posted by BDC at November 16, 2002 01:43 AM

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hi, im spanish and I have a pair of comments to do: 1) Bilbao is a great city; i dont know why you say "it´s great if you dont have to sleep there". It depends of the city area you are going to sleep. If you choose the central zone, it´s logic you can´t sleep. 2) Thyssen Bornemisza is a great museum :) i was there a pair of months ago. But it´s much better "el museo del Prado" :D You have a great site :) very complete and informative. see ya!

Posted by Let´sMaRta!!} at November 17, 2002 03:57 PM

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Hey Pippa, glad to see you're all right in spite of your $$$ problems... do you have any of that vegemite left in cesky krumlov ? remember the face Ali Baba made in Ayder when he tasted it in the kitchen ??? ;-) That would have made the best picture ! See you around. Safe travels !!! Simon -taking a break...

Posted by Simon at November 27, 2002 05:20 AM

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pip! we got your package in the post today! thank you so very much for thinking of us! very very very sweet of you. hard to believe you've already run outta money, that's so crazy. you've been gone forever but you're only halfway through. it must be so empowering travelling by yourself for so long, doing so many things that nobody else is, and just being around you and NOT working and NOT studying and NOT having to deal with the shit of everyday life and even though you're running low on cash your life sounds grand and i miss you and hope you keep on truckin and take care lots of love luexxxxxooooo

Posted by lue at November 27, 2002 02:04 PM

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During the NATO summit in Prague, the US used its influence to institute a series of "preventative" measures. Basically people were turned away at the border, known contentions were detained, and a perverse quantity of police made their presence oppressive. I find it interesting that the country who has declared war on terrorism has used fear and force to subjegate and coerce other populations. There was mention that it was a return to the feeling the communists instilled. By the way, I loved your picture of the policeman in the questbook. Thanks. -wolf

Posted by wolf at December 3, 2002 08:02 AM

Comments on der rosenkavalier

... in vienna... what could be more appropriate? *sigh* :)

Posted by pete at December 4, 2002 01:03 AM

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Hey Pippa ! I'm really glad your little brother is ok. Souhaite-lui prompt rétablissement ! (pardon my french but 1- I have no idea how to translate that 2- I feel too lazy to search in a dictionnary & 3- You do speak french...;-) Writing this, I just remembered the "poussière" incident at Sumela Monastery... *sigh* I'm looking forward to my next trip, which might involve Thailand... if it gets the Pippa quality stamp ! Enjoy the rest of your trip. Simon

Posted by Simon at December 17, 2002 03:42 AM

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Hey Pips, After sampling your wonderful cookies and brownies at Sir Tofu's I thought I'd better say that even my skinny belly has expanded after eating way to many Peanutbutter cookies. This however is not a bad thing, so thankyou once again :) Enjoy the rest of your trip (if you finally get out of Sir Tobys). Steve

Posted by Steve (British Guy) at December 19, 2002 04:29 PM

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have you found fellow cat power fans in your travels? how comforting! also, be careful on nye in berlin, especially if you're near the brandenburg gates... my cousin sandra said people were throwing fireworks at other people's eyes when she was there one new year!

Posted by pete at December 26, 2002 09:34 AM

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pip! what is this i read about you perhaps coming home? have you decided? i'm excited to see you home whenever you do come. muchos lovos lueosxxxx

Posted by lue at January 17, 2003 02:04 AM

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you must inform me immediately upon your arrival. much coffee will be consumed in the coming months, i can feel it.

Posted by pete at January 17, 2003 02:38 AM

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Pippa! Being the sleepless soul that I am, I leafed through the little composition book that I carried in my pocket throughout my European journey and found your address. Shit man shit. And this night -- I remember it vividly. (And I have the photographs to help. Want them? I'll send them to you. I am itching to post many of my 2,200-plus digital photos, but I'm not sure where to find the Web space. ... and I've got to get on this Moveabletype thing. I mean, damn. I'd love to hear about more of your adventures since we parted in Cesky. (I'll get started reading your entries during the next few days.) One last thing before I get some sleep. That Italian photographer (Rossano Manischalchi) you were sitting next to at Globe (where, thanks to your suggestion, I purchased a copy of Tom Robbins's wonderful novel "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues") -- I met him the day that I left Cesky Krumlov for Venice (via Prague, backwards as that may seem). We spoke about photography. He told me about the NATO summit and his work in Florence and New York. And I mentioned that I'd like to help him with his next show in New York, if I'm able to move back there with a job in time. So small, this world. You wouldn't have known it's small, though, were you on that 14-hour bus ride from Prague to Venice. Miss you, green-eyed lady.

Posted by Chris at January 23, 2003 08:40 AM

Comments on the sound of music

hi there! i came to your page over the mirror project and i swear that i never even heard of "the sound of music" until i was 21 and spent a year in london as an au pair. everyone was like "... oh, so you are from austria ... you must just looooovee 'the sound of music', right?" ... but unfortunately my life in austria is NOT a musical ... man, i wish it was ... greetings, gerda

Posted by gerda at June 16, 2003 07:35 PM

Comments on living on the edge

Where in Vienna can I buy a bottle of Absinthe

Posted by Roisin French at January 26, 2004 12:08 AM