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Canyons & Condors
Fresh from our success with James’s haircut in Nazca, we wended our way next to Arequipa, a rather lovely colonial city in the south of Peru. Whilst Arequipa is a nice enough place in and of itself,...
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Critterwatch! Tourists
The Mount Hagen Show is a photographer’s dream. Unfortunately, it attracts serious photographers. We are happy to take a few photos, but we try not to let it become the raison d’etre of our travels....
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Come on Down, the Price is Right!!
OK, so this is our luxury accommodation in the outskirts of Port Moresby, ugliest and most dangerous city in the South Pacific, for our last night in PNG: Contents: One bed, double, with sheet (I’ll...
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Eagle Hunting
Lucy and I have many “rules” when travelling. There is the “you are never too old to moo at cows” rule, put into devastating and much-admired effect at the various livestock markets we have visited...
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Crazy in Kashgar
And so we rolled into Kashgar, where we had a rather nice sounding hotel booked for the night (based on the guidebook: new, own bathrooms, the works!). Unfortunately, the guidebook lied and the place...
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The Return of the Anti-Completist (or: Heffalumps!)
OK, so the title may need a little explanation. Heffalumps, of course, require no explanation whatsoever. Assuming, of course, that you are English and have been brought up on a sensible diet of weak...
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An Antarctic Adventure
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (otherwise known as New York City, c. 2009), James and I met up with an old colleague / friend who was on his way back home from an amazing round the...
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Day Two: The Antarctic Strikes Back
Apologies for the slight delay in the next installment of our coverage of the Antarctica cruise – we’ve been hiking for the last week and hence rather out of email and web contact. So. Where were we?...
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Trip of a Lifetime (yet again!)
So we are getting the hang of this Antarctica lark. Our room is right at the front of the boat, so the routine is to get up after a night of being gently rocked to sleep by the ocean; look bleary eyed...
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Critterwatch! Iguazu
Of course the Iguazu falls are absolutely spectacular. But strangely, half the reason we ended up having such a happy time in the national parks surrounding the falls was as much about the surrounding...
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