The Other Way Round
In and around World
H and M's big world trip!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler H&M on the road
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Drowning in paperwork
How much admin for one trip? Nearly there now though - roll on Sunday.
We're staying at the Thistle Heathrow on Saturday night with P&a... Continue reading »
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Now we're both unemployed!
Last day at work for me (M).
Had a nice few drinks with folk from AXA and said my farewells - might see you all again if there's a job going... Continue reading »
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Nine things we like about NY after 24 hours
having spent a good few hours pavement pounding on our plates of meat these are the things we like best:
1. The smell of coffee in the... Continue reading »
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Living on the edge
A hurricane is about to hit Cuba tonight. Its pretty blustery here on Isla Mujeres off the Mexican coast, but at least its warm here after the cool... Continue reading »
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Working on our tans
The hurricane didn´t cause us any problems in the end. We headed inland for a couple of days whilst it blew itself out on the coast.&nbs... Continue reading »
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Our email's not working again
The joys of having a blueyonder email account. Sometimes it works in Mexico and sometimes it doesn`t - at the moment it´s the latter. So a... Continue reading » -
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Crockett and Tubbs...
...were nowhere to be seen but the set of Miami Vice is all around. 1930's candy-colourd hotels, neon lights, Versace's mansion, palm tr... Continue reading »
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Turducken
We were really spoilt for our very first Thanksgiving by our friends Simon, Jean, Zoe, Vinny and Jake (the dog). Matthew and Simon are c... Continue reading »
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When the chips are down
...or should that be fries? Chips aren't served with fish, but could be in a bag or used to place a bet - just one of many baffling... Continue reading »
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Konichiwa from Hawaii
Flying visit - only here for one full day. We both really liked it , more than we were expecting to. Wished we'd planned to stay a bit... Continue reading »
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What happened to 7th December?
The time travelling seemed to have affected M's mind: on approaching the Opera House he declared that it gets bigger the closer you get to it; afte... Continue reading »
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The Green Centre
Arrived in the Red Centre to discover that it was actually green. The annual rainfall for the area is about 36cms but they had received over... Continue reading »
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Do carol singers grow on trees?
Arrived in Brisbane to a wall of heat, unlike Sydney which was cold and wet. Can't help but compare the two cities - Brisbane comes out on top. It'... Continue reading »
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Finding Nemo
What an amazing day! We took a boat trip with 1770 SeaQuest (great tour company) to Fitzroy Reef lagoon. The weather was brilliant - clear skies an... Continue reading »
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Scooteroo
One of the more random tours on offer over here, but what good fun! We spent three hours travelling 70kms on minature Harley Davidsons looking f... Continue reading » -
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Santa in the sun
We didn't want to get sunburnt on the beach on Christmas Eve, so it's a good job we had some hats to protect us.
Sending you all lo... Continue reading »
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Big stuff
Australia has lots of big 'things', and we've seen quite a few of them since we got our own wheels, but we didn't take photos as they're not t... Continue reading »
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Oooh me grapes!
Spent a couple of days exploring the wine region around Mudgee by bicycle. Only managed to visit two cellar doors as it was getting expensive... Continue reading »
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Happy Canoe Year
New year's eve was a bit unusual this time round. Rather than going for the magnificant fireworks of Sydney we opted for a room behind a book... Continue reading »
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A night in jail
Our first night in New Zealand was spent in the nick - an old jailhouse converted into a hostel, complete with original heavy cell doors, barred windo... Continue reading » -
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The Soulvan
Our home for the next 17 days is this classy set of wheels - James Brown on one side and Ray Charles on the other. There is a whole fleet of the... Continue reading » -
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Marine adventures: part one
As we discovered in Australia, there's a lot of big stuff down under and the theme continues in New Zealand. Here are a few marine-related big... Continue reading »
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Marine adventures: part two
Abel Tasman national park is a massive rainforest area on the northern tip of the south island. It doesn't have any roads running through it so you... Continue reading »
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The Fox Glacier
Did a helihike today on Fox Glacier. This means taking a helicopter flight (a first for both of us - it was AWESOME) and landing on the ice. We g... Continue reading » -
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The wettest place on earth
So you think we have bad weather in the UK? This place has the most rainfall recorded anywhere on the globe. Annual rainfall is measured in m... Continue reading »
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Experiencing Tokyo
We have been endlessly surprised and amused during our five days in Tokyo...
Toilet humour
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Chilling in the temple
After our first journey on the bullet train we arrived in the mountain town of Takayama and there was snow on the ground. We stayed at a temple, wh... Continue reading »
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Geisha chasing
The geisha is an elusive little creature most commonly sighted in the Gion district of Kyoto at dusk, on her way to an evening appointment. It`s di... Continue reading »
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Rising stars in the Land of the Rising Sun
We have been bowled over by the friendliness and phenomenal hospitality of the Japanese. People just seem to want to talk to us all the time... Continue reading »
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Dragon`s den
We spent the day in Nagasaki to look at the 15,000 colourful laterns on display around the town for their annual winter festival. It`s centred in... Continue reading » -
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Mud glorious mud
Beppu is famous for its onsen: mineral hot spring public baths. The town and surrounding area is full of vents spouting hot white clouds of steam f... Continue reading »
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Peace, love and okonomiyaki
Spent a couple of interesting days in Hiroshima, a really lively city. First stop yesterday was to pay our respects at the Peace Park, sited... Continue reading »
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Too much fun in Tokyo
Our last few days in Tokyo were a blast, so here's another list of stuff we love about this city.
Food obsessions
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Dim sum, lose some
Or the good and bad bits about Hong Kong
Good bits
Our hotel room was on the top (26th) floor, with a floor-to-cei... Continue reading »
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Culture shocked
Because we've clocked up so many airmiles we are now allowed to use the business lounges at the airports. The Hong Kong lounge was particular... Continue reading »
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A world away
We escaped Chennai and headed for Goa, or 'India lite' as someone called it the other day. It's a much more palletable pace of life, and a lo... Continue reading »
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On the hippy trail
This place was well and truly on the old hippy trail and there are still plenty of
them here, old and young. We threw ourselves headlong... Continue reading » -
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