The world according to scheungy
Mountain/Desert/Ocean/Jungle... which one are you?
desert - sandy or rocky or anywhere which is vast/uninhabited/untouched by man and has stunning amounts of nothing
What was your first great travel experience?
couchette in France aged 16 travelling with 3 Foreign Legion guys - that's a story to tell at some point
What has been your favourite journey?
balloon over Hatshepsut's Temple, Luxor - the kids persuaded me to do it and just loved it!! Would love to do the wildebbest migration by balloon. Closely followed by the bumpy ride to Jinshanling - the anticipation of trekking on the Great Wall!
What are your Top 5 places worldwide?
Drakensburg Mountains,KwaZuluNatal - for the scenery and the atmosphere; Karnak - lifetime ambition fullfilled; Venice in January - hauntingly beautiful and the fun of the race of the Grand Canal; Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park - to get a glimpse of what America was like when the buffalo roamed (although the herd was tiny in comparison with what was once there); Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii - fantastic frescos in situ and a real insight into life before the eruption
Recommend a special place to stay
Ca del dose, Venice - small friendly hostel just 4 minutes from St Marks & a tipee at Wakpamni B&B, Nebraska
Which three items do you always pack?
Powermonkey (thanks gowander - really useful), camera and ear plugs
Which passport stamp are you proudest of?
It used to be Egypt as I'd wanted to go there since I was a kid and got a great thrill showing it to my father - now China takes the lead
Which passport stamp would you most like to have?
India to stay with my student who is returning home and has promised to show me her country - and Vietnam (currently studying the history of that country)
Where or what is your guilty travel pleasure?
ice cream - glace, dondurma, gelatti - call it what you will but its all great!
Window or aisle?
window - ideally by my seat but will head to back of plane to look out too and any window from a train - amazing in China!!