Travel C.V. pam bowers

The world according to pam bowers

Mountain/Desert/Ocean/Jungle... which one are you?
I get seasick and don't particularly like heights, so had better go for desert

What was your first great travel experience?
Morocco when my daughter was just 3. Coming back to the UK just before Xmas '84 was culture shock

What has been your favourite journey?
So many and so different. Trans-Siberian Railway perhaps, or was it the journey to Timbuktu?

What are your Top 5 places worldwide?
Antarctica, Western Australia, New Zealand (if not raining) Libya, Mongolia

Recommend a special place to stay
Mongolian ger is a must in the Winter

Which three items do you always pack?
Journal, camera, Immodium!

Which passport stamp are you proudest of?
Timbuktu in the days when you had to get a passport stamp in every town you entered

Which passport stamp would you most like to have?
From the Silk Route, my next must-go

Where or what is your guilty travel pleasure?
Have been known to frequent McDonalds from time to time, something I'd never do at home!

Member experiences

• Serendipity: Stuck inside of Togo with the African Blues again (with apologies to Bob Dylan)

  
  

  As I remember, the only reason for going to Togo was no one we knew had ever been.  Entering a country can sometimes pose a problem, but not being allowed to leave was a first.

  Our ta

• Serendipity: Three days, three children and a sardine can

  
  

  In 1950 the journey would have taken 25 days, so I suppose three days, with three children in a sardine can we should have counted ourselves lucky.

  President Bush's declaration of war had

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