A year of adventures-2007
In and around World
After years of looking forward to 2007 it is nearly here! We're off to Santiago on January 5th to begin a year of travelling to celebrate our 50th year on planet earth!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Chris and Vee
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On the far side of the Andes in Santiago and Valparaiso
After a couple of hot days exploring Santiago and Valparaiso here we are on Easter Island.
Pelicans and sealions in the harbour at Valp... Continue reading »
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Rapa Nui Highlights
We have had some great experiences during a memorable stay on Easter Island. A fabulous walk to an impressive crater escorted by 2 local dogs who f... Continue reading »
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Volcano trek in Pucon
We enjoyed 4 days in Pucon, a small town in the Chilean Lake District lying beneath the Villarrica Volcano. It was an arduous 4.5 hour trek to t... Continue reading » -
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Penguins, churches and cowboys at the end of the road!
As we head further south shorts and vests have been packed away for our weekend on Chiloe Island. A wildlife paradise with Magellanic and Humboldt... Continue reading »
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Cruising the Patagonian channels
We travelled for 4 memorable days aboard the Navimag boat Puerto Eden, a converted cargo vessel. It's the only way to travel south as the road ends... Continue reading »
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Trekking in Torres del Paine
We spent a leisurely day travelling towards Torres del Paine by boat, zodiac and catamaran, a great way to arrive with splendid views all around. We h... Continue reading » -
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The other side of the Andes
After almost 4 weeks we left Chile to cross the Andes and enjoy the scenery of Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina.
We had a memorable t... Continue reading »
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Chilling at the end of the world
We are really glad we packed our thermals and waterproofs as lots of rain, plenty of wind and trekking in a blizzard have been features of our stay... Continue reading »
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B.A.-City of Tango!
We had a short but memorable stay in Buenos Aires, a lively and vibrant city. We enjoyed the ambience of San Telmo's Sunday markets, with a variety... Continue reading »
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A 25 hour birthday at Iguassu Falls
I had wanted to be somewhere special for my 50th birthday and the Iguassu Falls did not disappoint! Waking up in Brazil and crossing into Argentina... Continue reading »
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Carnaval time in Rio de Janeiro
A city of amazing views will be our enduring memory of Rio. With the thermometer nudging 41 degrees centigrade we took the cog train to Corcovado,... Continue reading »
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Back to Birmingham for another Birthday Bash!
From Rio we returned to Birmingham to continue Vee's 50th birthday celebrations.
A sunny weekend in Barmouth with Vee's family and a relaxing... Continue reading »
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A special trek in the Annapurna
After an overnight stop in Kathmandu we enjoyed a spectacular flight with Yeti Airlines to Pokhara, with great views of the Annapurna mountain rang... Continue reading »
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Temples Traffic and Tibetan Kathmandu
We thoroughly enjoyed a hectic day in Kathmandu; an early morning flight to view Mount Everest, wandering around dozens of temples in Durbar Square... Continue reading »
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Slings and surprises in steamy Singapore
Singapore is a vibrant city with much more to it than just skyscrapers! We soaked up the ambience of the Indian and Arab quarters, wandered around... Continue reading »
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Blue skies,eucalyptus and quokkas
We arrived in Perth to beautiful autumnal weather, clear blue skies and 20 degrees centigrade. Perth has a lovely riverside location with huge palm... Continue reading »
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Heading north to Kalbarri
We left the sunny city of Perth to head north, aiming for Coral Bay, Chris's (belated) 50th birthday destination.
We explored the coral coas... Continue reading »
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Shark Bay and Ningaloo Reef-a birthday wish come true
We travelled further north to explore some of WA's amazing coastline.
Shark Bay 's a World Heritage site where we fed wild dolphins and had a... Continue reading »
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Sunsets and Pinnacles on the road back to Perth
After the excitement of the whale shark encounter we started our return journey to Perth revisiting a few places on route.
Baked red earth, d... Continue reading »
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Trams, kangaroos and Aussie Rules OK?!
Melbourne in winter- a modern, vibrant city with iconic sporting stadia everywhere; MCG, Rod Laver Tennis Centre and Telstradome where Chris enjoye... Continue reading »
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Koalas, platypus and the Great Ocean Road
We headed west to explore the Otway ranges and Great Ocean Road which winds its way spectacularly from Torquay to Port Campbell. Crashing surf, for... Continue reading »
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The other side of the bay
We began our week exploring the east side of Port Phillip Bay by taking the ferry from Queenscliff to Sorrento, driving through torrential rain to... Continue reading »
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And so to Sydney.....
Back to Melbourne for a couple of days before saying goodbye to friends and flying on to New South Wales for the final part of our Australian trip.... Continue reading »
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On the Yeats Trail in the Emerald Isle
Off to Ireland for a family wedding in County Cavan and a relaxing trip to the west coast. County Sligo was full of surprises. We stumbled across t... Continue reading »
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Athens and the Cyclades
Island hopping in Greece began with a relaxing stay on Naxos. We climbed Mount Zeus, with spectacular views of all the Cyclades, wandered through t... Continue reading »
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Falmouth and Western Cornwall
A family holiday with excellent weather again. We all took a boat to St. Mawes where Mum and Dad got engaged 56 years ago! We enjoyed wandering aro... Continue reading »
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A slow boat down the Mekong
After a long journey we crossed the Mekong from Thailand and arrived in Huayxai, Laos, where we treated ourselves to a sauna and vigorous massage t... Continue reading »
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Tubing, 'Friends' and wild elephants!
What a week of contrasts we have had in northwestern Laos. From Luang Prabang we headed south, a spectacular mountain road to Vang Vieng, a small town... Continue reading » -
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Buses, boats and sawngthaews!
It has been something of a travelling week, we''ve been on some interesting modes of transport as we made our way south to Si Phan Don (4,000 Islan... Continue reading »
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Cambodia- contrasts and surprises!
Our Cambodian experience has been quite a contrast from laid-back Laos. Very friendly, beguiling children speaking excellent English and selling bo... Continue reading »
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The Temples of Angkor
Siem Reap provided the base for our 3-day exploration of the impressive Khmer temples of Angkor.We spent many hours travelling by tuk-tuk around th... Continue reading »
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Good Morning Vietnam!
An early morning start as we left a vibrant Phnom Penh heading east to the border . One final crossing of the Mekong by ferry and we were soon at t... Continue reading »
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Cruising on Halong Bay
We flew north with Vietnamese Airlines to Hanoi. The Old Quarter of the capital surrounds a peaceful lake with people strolling, stretching, doing... Continue reading »
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Mountains and motorcycles in North Vietnam
We took the overnight train to Lao Cai on the Chinese border and were taken by minibus to Sa Pa, climbing above the early morning mist to view the... Continue reading »
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Flooding and bespoke tailoring in central Vietnam!
The overnight sleeper train from Hanoi pulled into the old Imperial capital of Hue as the skies darkened. Little did we know that this was the begi... Continue reading »
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Mui Ne and the Mekong Delta
Another overnight trip, this time on a sleeper bus! It's exactly as it sounds and surprisingly comfortable! We were off to the beach for a couple o... Continue reading »
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