ALTE COCKER TRAVELS
Welcome to My Website
South Africa 2020
How To Do a Home Exchange
Doing the Logistics of a Back to Back Home Exchange Trip
Preparing for a Home Exchange
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Home Exchange Problems
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The Ticket Dance
Homeexchange.com: Too Much Hype, Poor Management
The Nasty Side of Home Exchanging
Why Home Exchangers Can Drive You Nuts
Going Crazy Before A Home Exchange--Tossing Stuff
Last Minute Departure on a Home Exchange
Shit Hits the Fan before Home Exchanges
Retirement the AlteCocker Way
Trip Drill for AlteCockers
When You Want to Home Exchange for a Long Time
Home Exchange vs. House Sitting
Australia-New Zealand 2018
Perth Australia June 15-July 27, 2018
Broome Australia Outback Tour
Darwin Australia August 2018
Great Barrier Reef Australia August 2018
Melbourne Australia August 2018
Wellington New Zealand September 2018
Asia
Taiwan October-November 2015
Southeast Asia 2015-2016
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Chiang Mai Thailand January-February 2016
Surin Elephant Round Up, Surin, Thailand, November 2015
Bangkok February 2016
12 Days in Malaysia January 2016
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 2016
Borneo, Malaysia, January 2016
Singapore: December 12-17
AlteCocker in Southeast Asia November 2014-January 2015
Chiang Mai
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Loy Krathong in Chiang Mai
Farang Lantern Release Chiang Mai
Puppet Festival Chiang Mai
Day Trips Outside Chiang Mai
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Whitewater Rafting on the Mae Taeng with Siam River Adventures
Chiang Rai and Mekong Day Trip
Baan Chang Elephant Park
Lampang Elephant Conservation Center and FAE Elephant Hospital
Bhuphing Palace
Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens
Royal Park Rajapruek
Living the Expat Life in Chiang Mai
January 1-6, 2015: Chiang Mai, Thailand
AlteCocker in Bangkok, Thailand
Photos from Thailand November 2014-January 2015
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Bangkok
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Jim Thompson House Bangkok
Grand Palace Bangkok
Kanchanaburi/Bridge on the River Kwai Day Trip
Flower Market Bangkok
The Lowdown on Mobile Passport
Evening Chao Praya Cruise Bangkok
Other Bangkok Sightseeing
Kayak Trip to the Andaman Sea
AlteCocker in Siem Reap (Angkor Wat), Cambodia
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Photos from Cambodia December 2014
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Angkor Wat
Ta Prohm
Banteay Srei
Beng Mealea
Floating Village Outside Siem Reap, Cambodia
Other Non Temple Sites Siem Riep, Cambodia
AlteCocker in Yangon, Burma
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How to Get a Myanmar (Burmese) Visa from Chiang Mai, Thailand
Photos from Myanmar (Burma) January 2015
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Shewdagon Pagoda Yangon
Karaweik Evening Entertainment Yangon
Final Thoughts on Planning a Trip to Southeast Asia
AlteCocker in Phuket, Thailand (Kayak Trip)
You Are What? Going to Australia Again?
Fiji to Sleep? 3 days 2008 (with photos)
Sydney, Australia, 2008
Kawana Waters Queensland, Australia, 2008
Brisbane 2008
Europe
Europe Summer 2019
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Prague July 20-30
Paris July 31-August 3, 2019
Brittany August 4-23, 2019
London August 23-August 30, 2019
2014 Grand European Haj: Poland, Belarus, Turkey, Sweden
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Part 1: Poland and Belarus
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Krakow Home Hospitality Returned 2014
Warsaw Home Exchange 2014
Belarus--Brest & Minsk--A Visit to the Ancestors 2014
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Getting a Visa for Belarus
France
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Bordeaux France 2013
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Photos from Bordeaux 2013
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St. Emilion
La Bataille de Castillon
Sightseeing Bordeaux City
Touring Vineyards Outside Bordeaux
Martinique Home Exchange May-June 2015
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May 25-27, 2015: Two Days in Dominica
Paris France
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How to Eat at the Pre Catalan in Paris
Paris for a Week July-August 2015
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Paris 2015 Photos
Pere Lachaise Cemetery
Toulouse France 2013
Scandinavian Adventures
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Photos from Toulouse Home Exchange
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Cordes sur Ciel Medieval Festival
Albi
Grotte de Niaux
Carcassonne
Day Trip to Greenland July 31, 2016
D'Artagnan's Home Town: Auch
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Loire Valley France
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Amboise: Leonardo da Vinci & a Mass Beheading
South Africa March-April 2020
Chenonceau: A Mistress, A Queen, A Transvestite Ball
No Baguettes Here: Eating Whole Grain Bread in Tours, France
Colomiers France Home Exchange July 2013
Germany
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Total Eclipse? Well, Not Exactly
A Day out from Hamburg: Wedel and the Blankenese
Great Britain
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Museum of London: Not for History Nuts Only
Leicester Square Ticket Booth London--Nah!
Westminster Abbey--Do Not Miss Evensong!
Bergen, Norway
From Bergen to Oslo by Boat and Train
The Palpable Presence of Death: Verdun
Fredrikstad, Norway, 2012
A Day out in Yorkshire: Rieveaulx Abbey
Edinburgh: Doin' The Fringe
Doin' The Tattoo in Edinburgh
Iceland and Italy Summer 2016
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Iceland July 12,-August 2, 2016
Lake Como August 3-August 30, 2016
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Verona Opera Festival August 8-10, 2016
Corsica
Venice August 30-September 2, 2016
Florence September 2-11, 2016
Spain
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Barcelona August 2015
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Bella Italia
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The Shopping Tour to Italy: Oops!
When a Vacation Turns Into a Disaster
Photos from Barcelona August 2015
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Sagrada Familia August 2015
Park Guell August 2015
Casa Batllo August 2015
Casa Pedrera (Casa Mila) August 2015
A Short Exchange in New Orleans
Girona and Dali Museum
Salamanca Spain 2013
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Salamanca Sightseeing
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Salamanca Cathedral
Plaza Mayor Salamanca Spain
El Corazon de las arribes
Ciudad Rodriego and Siega Verde
Through Portugal to Santiago de Compostella
Pena de Francia
Madrid Spain 2013
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Art Galleries Madrid
Ambling around Madrid
Madrid Bullfight Ventas
Escorial and Aranjuez
Segovia
Salou, Spain, Home Exchange August 2015
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Cistercian Route, Catalonia, 2015
Photos from Salou, Spain, Home Exchange, August 2015
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Tarragona, Spain 2015
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Castels (Human Towers) in Tarragona
Sant Magi Heads
Valencia Day Trip
Montserrat Catalonia 2015
Part 3: A Second Home Exchange in Stockholm 2014
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Sweden Photos 2014
Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland
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Photos Mariehamn, Aland Islands, 2014
Costa Rica November-December 2013
Costa Rica Begins. AlteCocker Makes New Friends
Capuchin Monkeys on Kayak Trip Quepos
Sloth Sanctuary Near Limon
Costa Rican Hummingbirds Savegre
A Vist to Famous Matt & Jen in Puerto Viejo
Tortuguero, Costa Rica
Costa Rican Flowers/Lankester Gardens (Cartago)
Turkey: The Best Home Exchange Ever!
Off the Coast of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara: The Princes' Islands
To Eat in Istanbul Try "Istanbul Eats"
A Day at the Topkapi Palace with Photos
My Home Exchange Neighborhood in Istanbul, Cevezli
Cappadocia, Turkey, the Adventure Begins
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Alte Cocker in Cappadocia, July 2011 (Photo Gallery)
Why Edirne?
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Alte Cocker in Edirne, July 2011 (Photo Gallery)
Part 2: A Second Home Exchange in Istanbul 2014
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Canakkale, Gallipoli and Troy
Three Days in Selcuk (Ephesus, Pamukkale)
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Istanbul Photos 2014
Photos from Selcuk Turkey 2014
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Ephesus: Photos
Pamukkale and Hierapolis: Photos
Selcuk: Photos
Some Final Thoughts on Turkey
New Zealand North Island 2008
Auckland, New Zealand
Rotorura, Waitomo Caves, Lake Taupo, Tongariro Volcano
Cape Reinga
Bay of Islands
Kamo, NI, NZ Home Exchange
Miscellaneous Pearls of Wisdom from AlteCocker
So You Don't Speak the Language, Get Pimsleur!
Be Careful Whom You Travel With
Jewish Mormons? Only in America
Driving in Europe
Drumheller, Alberta: Land of the Dinosaurs
How to Get the Most out of Your European Trip Part 1
How to Get the Most out of Your European Trip, Part 2
A Modest Proposal to Solve Museum Overcrowding in Europe
Washington DC
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The 4th of July Fireworks in DC: NO!
How to Do the Smithsonian without Killing Yourself
How Not To Do a Tour of Washington DC
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A Short Exchange in New Orleans
How the Other Half Lives: The Hilton Waikaloa on the Big Island
Salzburg Marionette Theater: Not to Be Missed!
Theme Parks in Europe
United States
Sonora California March 17-April 2, 2017
Wolf Trap Farm Park: Theater under the Stars
Kalispell, Montana, Home Exchange October-November 2017
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Dog Sledding at Base Camp, Big Fork, MT
Eclipse 2017
Mardi Gras 2019
Photos from SElcuk, Turkey: July 2014
These are general photos from the Selcuk area that did not fit into either the
Ephesus
or
Pamukkae/Hierapolis
files.
