Comments on Travel Wonders of the World: Aussie Jingle Bells and Merry Christmas

@melbourne activities: Shame you can't post yo...

2012-01-05T15:21:54.769-08:00

@melbourne activities: Shame you can't post your reworked words. Buchanan did a great job with these lyrics.

This is really funny! I love these humorous rework...

2012-01-04T21:57:43.959-08:00

This is really funny! I love these humorous reworkings of traditional songs! We made up our own version when we spent Christmas in Melbourne a few years ago, but I can't remember the words anymore...

@will - gapdaemon: I think I probably prefre the t...

2012-01-04T15:30:01.042-08:00

@will - gapdaemon: I think I probably prefre the traditional version as well though the words are well constructed in the Aussie version.

@amish stories: Happy new year to you and your com...

2012-01-04T12:20:45.258-08:00

@amish stories: Happy new year to you and your community Richard. I wasn't even aware of an Amish community in Lebanon.

@pooja: Best wishes for 2012. We all need a bit of...

2012-01-04T12:19:48.847-08:00

@pooja: Best wishes for 2012. We all need a bit of a break from blogging and I take my break at Christmas.

@barbara: Belated best wishes to you too for Xmas ...

2012-01-04T12:19:09.581-08:00

@barbara: Belated best wishes to you too for Xmas and for 2012.

@heather: Speaking to travellers in Asutralia from Europe and North America, they also struggle with their experiences of "cosy log fires" and the Australian summer heat and BBQs and beaches.

Smart move to close the blog for a bit. I applaud ...

2012-01-04T06:54:12.000-08:00

Smart move to close the blog for a bit. I applaud you.

As for the Aussie Jingle Bells, well let's just say I still prefer our English one!

Happy new years to you as well. Richard from the A...

2011-12-30T06:05:57.089-08:00

Happy new years to you as well. Richard from the Amish community of Lebanon,pa

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take car...

2011-12-30T02:23:52.285-08:00

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

Travel does what good novelists also do to the lif...

2011-12-29T07:31:27.329-08:00

Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic qualities are made more clear. Travel does this with the very stuff that everyday life is made of, giving to it the sharp contour and meaning of art.

Stunning pic but for 10 days its a long period. By...

2011-12-28T21:30:08.960-08:00

Stunning pic but for 10 days its a long period. By the way Happy New Year in advance to everyone.

Wishing you a very happy Christmas and New Year Ma...

2011-12-27T04:36:36.103-08:00

Wishing you a very happy Christmas and New Year Mark, although the idea of sitting by the pool on Christmas day sounds enticing, the idea of frosty days and cosy log fires is embedded in my thoughts as the ideal Christmas

Merry Christmas Mark! Enjoy your time off and the ...

2011-12-25T14:41:32.129-08:00

Merry Christmas Mark! Enjoy your time off and the holidays. Loved the Aussie version of Jingle Bells!