Attempting with a vivid imagination to describe and identify the noises of the days and nights in the dense semi tropical forests of Queensland, Australia.

Why travel abroad – why spend the money and go through all the hassle at the airport and the strain of traveling. Ilan Shachar thinks that he could stay at home, invite his friends to visit him, go out for a few good meals, buy some alcohol and relax here in Israel in the comfort of his own home.

Brian Braude describes his holiday in Tokyo, renting a flat via the internet. Full of restaurants, museums, parks and shopping malls they also spent time at a Sumo competition and a Buddhist festival. A truly amazing month in a friendly, honest and helpful city.

An exciting report on a family’s photographic expedition to Chobe, Botswana, where they gain insight and knowledge into wild life photography while enjoying a unique safari holiday.

Motti Zaslov visited California for the first time in 15 years and was struck by the changes in the demographics and looks of the people he enocuntered there. He concludes "I've read demographic studies of the US and it's estimated that within another 40 years Anglos will be a minority in the US. I don't know what the situation is in other states but with California being the most populated, from my perspective I would say that number is way off and today's minorities will be the majority much sooner."

Mike Porter describes the experiences he had when visiting Istanbul during the Ramadan festival. He was impressed by the cleanliness he found in Istanbul and says "Anybody who remembers the Istanbul of 50 years ago is in for a surprise. This wonderful city, situated on chains of hills and mountains which define the waterways – the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara – has been cleaned up, and sparkles in the autumn sun."

"It's only about a hundred kilometers from Kathmandu to the Tibetan border, but a five hour trip on Nepali roads." So begins Brian's detailed description of his amazing trip to Kathmandu, the magnificent but freezing high mountains and villages of Tibet, the thin air, and finally , Lhasa. He says "For me Lhasa was the main reason for coming on this trip. It was probably the most mysterious city in the world until only a few decades ago."

If you suffer from heights or altitude sickness then this isn’t the trip for you. But you can still enjoy reading about a trip made by four friends to the great mountains of Nepal and Tibet – the Himalayas. Follow the thrills of this trek with Brian Braude and his running buddies as they scale the mountains of Nepal and take a jeep ride to Lasa. A fascinating read!