Maddy and Boum on a world trip.
In and around World
We are just now in the hustle of getting everything organised, taking great care not to leave any loose ends. It's D-Day minus two.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Boum & Maddy
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D-Day minus 1
Attended the launch of the Mauritian Native Arts Foundation (Australia) dance / show last night. Despite Desire Francois, the lead singer of the Mauri... Continue reading » -
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Night Tour in LA
We went touring the evening and night life of LA. This place revolves around show business. At least, what we saw last night. We did not go to visit t... Continue reading » -
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Hacienda Hotel & Lunch in Wiltshire Boulevard
We had the opportunity to inspect the Hacienda Hotel where we stayed. Huge hotel with a 24-7 shuttle to LAX (Los Angeles Airport). We're using the lin... Continue reading » -
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Hacienda Hotel & Lunch in Wiltshire Boulevard
We had the opportunity to inspect the Hacienda Hotel where we stayed. Huge hotel with a 24-7 shuttle to LAX (Los Angeles Airport). We're using the... Continue reading »
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Vancouver, Toronto & Woodstock, Canada
Flew in from LA after security checks. They checked all bags, laptop & the works. I can tell you, they don't mess around. The security check guy c... Continue reading » -
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Woodstock & Niagara Falls, Canada
We are having a wonderful time in Woodstock and Niagara Falls. Debbie and Michel are not sparing any efforts to take us around and show us their pa... Continue reading »
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Transit in Montreal
We had an excellent trip on Canadian Rail from Woodstock to Montreal. At Woodstock, a few tears were shed. In particular, Debbie, Madeleine and Mic... Continue reading »
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Stay in Rome-A mixed bag
We arrived in Rome after a 4 hr wait in Zurich airport, on Wednesday 22 Aug. 2007. Rome is superbusy city with no real traffic regulations. The roa... Continue reading »
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Tale of two Mauritian Restaurants in Paris
I indicated to Clarel Betsy that we would like to have dinner on Saturday night at a Mauritian Restaurant. He kindly obliged by contact... Continue reading »
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Paris, tu nous as pris dans tes bras
We arrived in Paris after a good night sleep on the sleeper train on Saturday morning. After a good shower and settling in at Hotel Berkeley in M... Continue reading »
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Lourdes-At peace with oneself
We travelled to Lourdes from Gare Montparnasse in Paris. The train station at Gare Montparnasse is enormously better than Roma Termini, with more... Continue reading »
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Orange-A mini Rome in Haute Provence, France
We left Lourdes at midday, wishing that we could have spent one more day there. The train journey included multiple stops throughout Provence and... Continue reading »
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Mirabel aux Baronnies-Reconnection with the past
In 1716 was born in Mirabel aux Baronnies, in Haute Provence, France Pierre Aliphon. He was a stonemason by trade and was enlisted in the French... Continue reading »
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Mirabel aux Baronnies-Reconnection with the past
In 1716 was born in Mirabel aux Baronnies, in Haute Provence, France Pierre Aliphon. He was a stonemason by trade and was enlisted in the French... Continue reading »
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Champagne Region-Another reconnection
In 1766, 1797 and 1798 were born in / in close proximity of the Ardennes / Champagne region, three guys. The first one was Antoine Bestel born in... Continue reading »
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Brussels-Top of the list
We were very pleasantly surprised with the busy but comfortable environment of Brussels. It is oozing with culture and quality of life. Not to say... Continue reading »
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Interviewed in Epernay by l'Union Newspaper
As a result of Gerard Heeraman's efforts to link up with the Paruits and Bestels in Champagne, we were interviewed by the l'Union Newspaper in Eper... Continue reading »
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London-The most cosmolitan city in Europe
London surprised me with its highly cosmopolitan populace. A walk through the streets of London revealed how cosmopolitan it is. A very high propor... Continue reading »
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Harare-Land of Millionnaires
We landed at Harare in the afternoon and went through customs without any undue process in record time 15 minutes. We were pleased to see Guyto (my... Continue reading »
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Johannesburg-
Johannesburg is the financial, economic and cultural giant of South Africa - and by implication the entire African continent. To put things in persp... Continue reading »

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