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Climbing in the Pamirs
(Jul 18 '96)
"Next on the "Indiana Jones Waterfall of Doom" ride was falling rocks careening next to us. Sasha and I dove under a huge rock nearby and boulders came crashing down the mountain. "RUN!" Right, like I could go any faster."
Highway 11, also known as the David Thompson Trail in honor of one of the great explorers and map makers of Canada, moves west from Highway 2 at Red Deer past Rocky Mountain ...
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Going back in time-- Vaction to the ancient Silla Kingdom
(Jan 09 '06)
"More amazing than the hospitality was all the sights.....A SILLA DRINKING GAME....."
In a rare move we had a "vacation"-- this weekend about 80% of our kids participated in a 5 day winter camp with our ...
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The Heart of Argentina
(Feb 22 '06)
Where does one go to escape the sweltering, two T-shirt a day humidity of Buenos Aires? Head west to cooler and drier altitudes. My next two weeks would see me bear west 1500 plus kms to Mendoza at ...
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Even Monks will pinch your bike
(Jul 30 '05)
Boarded our bus this morning and climbed away from the safety of the city into the Central Highlands. Just outside of Hue we stopped at a border crossing where a couple of men – aged maybe 18 or 19 - ...
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New Zealand: Home of the Maori, The Lord of the Rings, The All-Blacks Rugby Team and for a month the Newells
(Nov 01 '05)
"We're here for about a month, so get used to it NZ!"
New Zealand is the first major destination on our Excellent Adventure (go Wild Stallions!!...apologies toBill and Ted). We're here for about a month, ...
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Camping on the highest mountain in Thailand
( '05)
"When it gets hot here in Chiang Mai head to the highest mountain in Thailand at Doi Inthanon National Park."
When it gets hot here in Chiangmai during the months of April through May we load the pick-up ...
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Chengdu and into frozen north Sichuan
(Nov 17 '05)
"Pit stops..... the word 'pit' being significant!"
Arriving in Chengdu on the airport bus was easy finding the hotel we'd booked was not! We only had the name written down in English not much use to taxi ...
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Excited to leave the city and shopping in Singapore, we arrived at the little airport in Kota Kinabalu late on January 30. The next morning we hopped on a 3-hour chartered ...
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1200 km Cycling trip from Golmud to Lhasa
(May 15 '07)
8 crazy Singaporeans opted to spend 15 days cycling from Golmud to Lhasa instead of taking the new train. Why? I guess there are many reasons, as all are experienced trekkers, one having summited ...
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