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Off to the Sauvage  (Mar 28 '07)
"Laid back on a small isolated island with no electric"
Off to the remote Kia Ora Sauvage on the isolated other side of the lagoon! I think Sauvage means wild and savage in French. There are only 5 huts ...
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Under the Bhodi Tree  (Oct  '07)
"this is where the Buddha was at his most peaceful"
For years, India has long been the serious traveller's mecca. Though one of the poorest countries in the world, the subcontinent is overflowing with ...
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If you're looking for something a bit off the beaten path, but something that you'll remember for a lifetime, then I recommend visiting Bussaco (or Bucaco in Portuguese). If you're doing a whirlwind ...
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Exploring the city  (Jul 03 '06)
"One word: hot, hot, HOT!"
One word: hot, hot, HOT! Nanchang boils in the summer heat. We knew it would be hot but nothing could prepare us for the oven blast that first staggered us when we exited the ...
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Mas tiempo en San Pedro  (May 18 '06)
Some more beautiful pictures of Lago de Atitlan for you all to enjoy. I just returned from a little trip to San Marcos La Laguna, just across the lake from San Pedro. San Marcos is somewhat ...
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Climbing Denali  (May 07 '96)
Denali - May 92 I decided to climb Mt. McKinley(Denali) with American Alpine Institute(AAI). It was our first expedition of any kind and we choose AAI because of the great training we received ...
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Esquel, i get lost again  (Jan 17 '07)
"... after some macho banter and gesticulating i refilled my water with virgin snow and retreated slowly back to the path."
It was a long bus journey up to Esquel through vast stretches of Patagonian ...
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Lares Trek  (Oct 25 '07)
* Because all of the permits to hike the Inca Trail had been used when I booked the trip in August, I had to sign up for an alternate trek, called the Lares Trek. It was a three day, three night, ...
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Nik and I were up and headed to the rooftop restaurant just before 7:30am as we were being picked up at 8:00am for our camel safari. As we got to the top of the stairs, we noticed bodies still asleep ...
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Mountain Getaway on Mt. Abu  (Mar 31 '07)
Our first bus journey took us 7 hours along a bumpy road to Mt.Abu, the only hill station in Rajasthan. It's very popular with Indian tourists especially families and newlyweds. At an elevation of ...
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