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Procrastinations across the nations
A new year rolled in about 4 months ago and since then Elina has been asking me if I am going to write a blog post or should she… and I say “no don’t, I’ll Read more…
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Albanian Autumn Adventures
It’s been a while since my last post, which was when we had just arrived in Albania. In that post we were still so alarmed by the driving experience that I didn’t get a chance Read more…
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One month in a box!
We have now spent a month on the road…hard to believe, as every day has been so packed with new sights and sounds and tastes that it feels much longer. In a normal month at Read more…
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The Full Montenegro
Until I came to Montenegro last week, I really had no mental picture of the place or the people. Or why they would call their country with a Spanish name… Having read some terrible reviews Read more…
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Splashing around in the Adriatic
The Adriatic Sea, between Italy and Croatia is famed for its lovely blueness and clearness…When we arrived, however there had been some massive storms which caused it to be rather brown and choppy and cloudy. Read more…
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Rolling around in a box for a year.
This is the very first post of a trip that started 12 days ago and is proposed to last 350 days more! However, the concept of this trip started years ago with old-itchy-feet-Elina realising that Read more…
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Koh Rong – a pustular paradise…
After all that temple-trudging, the 5 boys (as well as the men and women) really deserved a paradise beach holiday. From Siem Reap, this requires crossing the entire country on its highways (a relative term) Read more…
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Meeting the ozzies halfway…
We planned to ride a few more days to Phnom Penh and then pack up the bikes, so we headed in a roughly northerly direction and our faith in Lord Google was shaken… It turns Read more…
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Temples and elephants in Takeo province
Where did we leave it? Oh yes, sitting on the balcony of the funny fucsia painted bungalow in Kampot, drinking a couple of beers while the kids slept and frantically trying to work out our Read more…
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Can’t get that song out of my head!!
I’ve loved the song “Holiday In Cambodia” by the Dead Kennedys for almost 30 years and as we pedalled towards our destination I became stuck in a continuous mental song loop, leaving out the disturbing Read more…