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Mike is 50
Thea’s adventure 2019
Qatar – first stop
The new Republic of North Macedonia
Skopje and a birthday celebration
To Demir Kapija and beyond
Beautiful Lake Ohrid
Return to Skopje
Come to Kosovo
Pristina
Peć or Pejë – take your pick
Prizren, the highlight of Kosovo
Discovering Albania
Finding Albania’s history in Krujë and Tiranë
Berat and excursions
Stone city of Gjirokastër
Archaeology and seaside in Sarandë
Carnival in Corfu
Discovering Old Corfu
Southern Corfu
Northern Corfu
Returning to Cyprus
Landing in Larnaca
Limassol to Troodos and memories
Nicosia – north and south
Lace in Lefkara, farewell in Larnaca
Quick catch up in Germany
Berlin and Pergamon
Spring in the Tiergarten
Discovering Stuttgart
Charlie and others in Switzerland
Arnex-sur-Orbe & Charlie
Climbing mountains in Rochers-de-Naye
A hike in the Vallon du Nozon
Farewell Europe in Zürich
United States of America – April-May 2019
New York
Exploring Hell’s Kitchen
An elongated birthday celebration
Touring the southern states
Charleston’s wealth and wars
Proms and puppets in Georgia
Tennessee – of music and slavery
Natchez and the Mississippi
Festivals in New Orleans
As big as Texas
A quick tour in New Mexico
Cowboys and deserts of Arizona
California again
A real holiday in Hawaii
A Hawaiian break
Wanderers 2017-2018
United States of America – May-June 2017
New York State
A quick trip through Connecticut
Philadelphia’s amazing history
The Virginias
Amazing stories from North Carolina
Knoxville and Oak Ridge in Tennessee
R&R at a North Carolina Beach
Celebrations in Washington DC
Farewell from New York
United States – November 2017
November in New York
Fun in Orlando, Florida
St Pete’s to Miami
Germany 2017
Back to Berlin v1
Frankfurt to Czech via Kreuzwertheim
Back to Berlin v2
Czech Republic
Finding beer and castles in Plzeň and Švihov
The beauty of Czech
Czech churches – grand and bizzare
Finding Fountains in Olomouc
Family in Brno, Little Italy in Mikulovo
Slovakia
Bratislava and Casta
Quaint Čičmany
The fairy tale castle of Bojnice
The mining town of Banská Štiavnica
Gothic town of Košice
Tokaj – for the wine
Presov & Spiz and a very impressive Castle
Slovak Paradise & High Tatras
Poland
Visiting Reality in Kraków and Auschwitz
Tracking the Vistula River at Kazimierz Dolny
Back to Warsaw
A Truely Polish Holiday
The Wolf’s Lair & Reszel
Gdańsk and Gdynia
Final stops at Toruń and Poznań
Lithuania
Stylish Vilnius
Klaipēda and the Curonian Spit
Šiauliai and the Hill of Crosses
Cultural city of Kaunas
A Beautiful Island Castle
Latvia
Eastern Latvia – a very Russian experience
Cēsis – more castles and gorges
Touring the Gaujas National Park
Culture in Riga
Jūrmala beach and Kemeri National Park
Ventspils, Kuldīga and Liepāja
Estonia
University town of Tartu
Relaxing in Lahemaa National Park
Wet Tallinn
Back to Tallinn
Pärnu and some beach
B&T’s excellent adventure
Finland
Helsinki – our first days
Arctic Circle – forests and a man-in-red
Back to Helsinki
Savonlinna and the Finish Lakeland
Imatra – looking for the rapids
The wooden town of Porvoo
Holland
Leaving Europe
England 2017 – there and back
Coast and Broads of East Anglia
About turn in Norwich
Recover and Return to our Travels
Around Dorset
Isle of Wight and Winchester
Family in Jamaica
Montego Bay and east to Ochos Rios
Finding adventures and celebrating Bruce’s 70th
Panama 2017
Shopping in Panama City
Colombia
A Little Time in Bogotá
Ecuador
Exploring in and around Quito
A tour of Ecuador – the Amazon forest
Ecuadorian highlands
Christmas in Cuenca
Up and down to farewell Ecuador
Peru
Welcoming 2018 in Lima
The Incas of Peru
Route of the Sun
Bolivia
Lake Titicaca to La Paz
Bolivian Altiplano
Chile – from north to south
Atacama Desert
Santiago, chasing food and wine
Lakes, Volcanoes and Islands around Puerto Montt
South to Puntas Arenas
Argentina – from south to north
Southernmost city of Ushuaia
Beautiful Buenos Aires
Mendoza’s food and wine
Córdoba in Argentina
Those massive Iguazú Falls
Antarctica – the ultimate distination
Discovering Antarctica – the first days
The beauty of Antarctica
Antarctica bases and storms
Antarctic Brag
Learning about democracy in Uruguay
Colonia de Sacramento
Happy Birthday in Montevideo
End of our journey in Brazil
Foz de Iguaçu on the other side
Brasilia – the new capital
Manaus on the Amazon
The luxury of the Iberostar Grand Amazon
Exploring Rio de Janeiro
The imperial city of Petrópolis
Travelling
Europe 2005
Europe 2007 – Spain & Russia & more
Barcelona 2007 – Hayden’s new home
Touring Spain 2007 – part 1
Touring Spain 2007 – part 2
Destination Madrid 2007
St Petersburg 2007
Novgorod to Moscow 2007
Golden Ring 2007 – part 1
Golding Ring 2007 – part 2
Moscow in sunshine 2007
Prague 2007 and a celebration
Warsaw 2007
Vienna 2007 – last stop
Europe 2008 – on the 40th Parallel
Latitude: 41° Barcelona
Andorra on the 42nd parallel
A drive through France
Celebrati6ons in Switzerland
Exploring Budapest
Hungary to Lake Balaton
Hungary along the Danube
To Bled in Slovenia
Lake Como
New Zealand 2009
Exploring Auckland
Bay of Islands – History and Beauty
Hamilton to Rotorua
Around Taupo
Art Deco in Napier
Tauranga to Auckland
Brisbane on a bike 2009
IndoChina 2011
Malaysia
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Nullarbor 2011
Nomads in 2012
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur – stop 1
Tioman Island
Kuala Lumpur – stop 2
Dubai
Egypt
Cairo, Egypt
El Alamein and Alexandria, Egypt
Luxor, Egypt
Nile Cruise, Edfu and Kom Ombo
Upper Nile, Aswan and Abu Simbel
Sinai Peninsula, Sharm El Sheikh, Mt Sinai, St Catherine’s
Cairo, Egypt – again
Jordan
Amman, Jordan
Desert Castles, Jordan
Roman Ruins and Arabic Castles
The Biblical Pilgrimage, Jordan
Amman on a family Friday
Driving in Jordan. Finding Showbak Castle.
Petra – the rock
Wadi Rum – Beduoin desert
Aqaba on the Red Sea
Dead Sea
Turkey
Istanbul – around the ancient city
Istanbul – Galata Tower, İstiklâl Avenue, Taksim Square
Istanbul – the palaces
Gallipoli Peninsula
Troy and Pergamon and a lot of road
Scrambling over History in Ephesus
Selçuk – more than Ephesus
Pamukkale and Hierapolis
Fethiye
Antalya
Cappadocia
Safranbolu & Amasra
Istanbul Again
Greece
Crete
Santorini
Athens – same, same but different
Bulgaria
Sophia
Veliko Turnovo, Arbanassi and Ruse
Plovdiv
Romania
Bucharest
Suceava
Sighisoara
Dracula Territory
Wallachia
Italy
Rapallo
Tuscany
St Galgano
Sienna
San Gimignano
Tenuta di Papena
Sardinia
Santa Teresa
Alghero and an Italian Summer
Oristano, back to the farm
Cagliaro
Ferry to Naples
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi
Capri
Sorrento
Ravello
Vesuvius
Bari
Alberobello & Trulli Dwellings
France
Corsica
Saint-Florent
Ajaccio
Porto Vecchia
Bonofacio
West Coast of France
Bordeaux, land of wine and…
Nantes and the Loire
Brittany
Normandy
Northern France
World War I
Giverny & Claude Monet
Cite de Carcassone
La Belle France
Aix-en-Provence, Cezanne’s land
Montenegro
Skardoska Lake
Kolašin
Žabljak
Kotor
Croatia
Dubrovnik
Bol, Brač Island
Split
Spain
A Very Long Drive
A trip to Granada
San Sebastian
Hosting Spain
A few days in Barcelona
Tarragona and Tortosa
Valderrobes and Alcaniz
Lleida, Cardona and Montserrat
Dalí’s World
Valencia – without Paella
Pamplona – no bulls
Palatial Olite
The Art of Madrid
Chilling out in Granada
Loosing ourselves in Seville
Tenerife – the last adventure
Living in Badalona
Wrapping up Barcelona
England
Land’s End
St Michael’s Mount
Dorset & the Jurassic Coast
Dorset to the Cotswolds
London
Germany
Heidelberg to Paderborn
Nuremberg & Ulm
Switzerland
Sant Gallen and Arnex
The Orient 2013
Hong Kong en route to the Orient
South Korea
Insadong
Around Seoul
Seoul Palaces and Temples
Korean Folk Village and Hwaseong
Jeonju
Two Temples and a Salt Farm
Keep Fit Korea – Jirisan National Park
Busan
Gyeongju City Tour – meeting the Silla people
Junam Wetlands Park for the birds
Gayasan Haein Temple = Korea + Buddhism
Japan – thirty years in the planning
Introducing Japan in Fukuoka
Castles, mansions and volcanoes in Kumamoto
Becoming Japanese in Beppu
Meeting Expectations in Hiroshima
Miyajima Island – Japan’s treasure
Okayama – castles, gardens, bridges and old towns
Kyoto – the old capital
Nara – the ancient capital
Samurais and gardens in Kanazawa
Takayama – an old world
The hunt for Mt Fuji in Hakone
Tokyo – the ultimate capital
A Sunday drive to Nikko
Kamakura – another ancient capital
Tonga 2014
First Impressions
A Day of Rest
A drive around Tongatapu
Around Nuku’alofa
Fafá Island
Asia to America 2014-15
Central Asia
Start of a long journey in Hong Kong
China
Guilin – our first tourist city
Guilin to Yangshuo on the Li River
Chongqing – home to 33 million people
Cruising the Yangzi
Hongzhou and West Lake
Modern Shanghai & Ancient Suzhou
Beijing’s History
Climbing the Great Wall and walking amongst the Ming Tombs
Xi’an and those warriors
Lanzhou & Xiahe – cultures crossing
Exploring the Gobi Desert – Jiayuguan to Dunhuang
Turpan – Oasis in the desert
Urumqi – last days in China
Kazakhstan
Almaty – our introduction to Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, now in Kyrgyzstan
Holidaying in Cholpon Ata
Bishkek to Osh – Armchair Photography
Breaking new ground – a drive to Kojo-Kelen
Uzbekistan
The Fergana Valley – Uzbekistan’s food bowl
Tashkent and Karimov
Exotic Samarkand
Shakhrisabz – Timur’s WIP
Compact Bukhara
Beautiful Khiva
The road to Nukus
Turkmenistan
Konye-Urgench & Darvaza absurdities
Rough sleep to luxury
Mary and ancient site of Merv
Gonur Dep – last of the ancient populations
Iran
Arriving in Iran
Yazd – Another oasis in the desert
Festivals & Itineraries
A real Caravanserai
No Shiraz in Shiraz
Among the ruins of Persepolis
Beautiful Esfahan
Kashan
Tehran
Tabriz – Azerbijan in Iran
Armenia
Kapan – an introduction to the Caucasus
Armenian Christianity at Tatev
Yerevan and Monasteries
Crossing borders – Yerevan to Tbilisi
Georgia
Tbilisi and all that Jazz
Tasting wine in the Kakheti Region
Istanbul is always a favourite stop
Europe 2014-2015
Coming “home” to Barcelona
Joyeux Noël de France
London & a Little Bit of Brighton
A Christmas Treat in Iceland
Winter in Barcelona
Chilled out in Frankfurt
Popping into Switzerland 2015
Orderliness in Zürich
Down memory lane in Schaffhausen
Culture in Bern, mountains near Arnex
A family event in Arnex-sur-Orbe
Malta 2015
Valletta, Kalkara and Birgu
Touring the island of Malta
Island hoping to Gozo
Journey’s end in Berlin
The Americas
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, of sun & rain
La Romana, where have the beaches gone?
Cuba
Havana, first impressions of Cuba
Cienfuegos and its French influence
Santa Clara, birth of the revolution
Trinidad, a step back in time
Camagüey, at odds in Cuba
Santiago de Cuba, love it or hate it
Mexico
Sayulita Reunion
Mexico City – home of the Aztecs and Frida
Teotihuacán Pyramids & Guadalupe tour
pre-Easter festivities in Guanajuato
Cancun to Tulum – upmarket to low key
Cobá – Maya ruins in a jungle
Chichen Itza – Premium Mayan ruins
Celestun – orange flamingos
Mérida – loveliest place in the Yucatan
La Paz on the Baja peninsula
Copper Canyon – a train journey to remember
Mexico City farewell
Panama
Panama City and that famous canal
Boquete – the Valley of Flowers
Costa Rica
San Jose and a tour
Manuel Antonio and nature stuff
Nicaragua
Managua and that lake
Lovely Leon
Granada – the Nicaraguan version
Guatemala
Ancient Antigua
Panajachel & Guatemala’s most beautiful lake
Chichicastenango and the local Maya people
Flores and Tikal
Belize
Belize City
R&R in San Pedro
USA and Canada
Los Angeles without a car
The Glitz of Vegas
Route 66 to Arizona
The Grand Canyon
Monument Valley
Mesa Verde and the 4th of July
The Arches of Utah
Searching for family in Salt Lake City
Teton & Yellowstone of Wyoming
Go west – Idaho & Oregon
Ravines, Lighthouses & Bridges in Oregon
California, here we come
Wining & dining in Napa & San Francisco
Starting our Second Journey in Seattle
Catching Up in Vancouver
Whistler, Lytton, Crawston
Washington to Wyoming
South Dakota – Easyrider on a Grand Scale
Curious attractions: Wall Drug and Mitchell Corn Palace
Crossing the mighty Mississippi in Wisconsin
Art and architecture in Chicago
The abandoned city of Detroit
Niagara Falls
Mardi Gras and Biosphère in Montreal
Québec – a little European
Boston, Rhode Island, Milford to New York
Looking up in New York
Taking in New York’s galleries
Spain & Africa 2016
Spain 2016
Back to Barcelona
Celebrating in Granada
Festivals in Alhama de Granada and Malaga
True Blue in the White Villages
That Rock in Gibraltar
History in Tarifa and Cadiz
Exploring Mérida & Trujillo in Extremadura
Farewelling Spain in Toledo and Aranjuez
Kenya
Nairobi to Samburu
Samburu to Nakuru
Masaimara – Adventure of the game hunt
Lake Navaisha and a little frustration
Ambesoli and Mount Kilimanjiro (I think)
Tanzania
Tanzania – villages and safari
Ngorongoro – a world of its own
Chilling out in Zanzibar
Kidichi Spice Farm, Zanzibar
Dar es Salaam and history
Namibia
Windhoek to the Kalahari
Quiver Tree Forest to Ai-Ais
Facing Reality in Helmeringhausen
Sossusvlei and the dunes
To the coast
And the desert again
Etosha – Namibia’s greatest wildlife sanctuary
Form and Function – Namibian style
Caprivi Strip, water at last in Namibia
In the Okavango Delta in Botswana
Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls
South Africa 2016
The day that Leonard Cohen died
Tsitsikamma and rain
Birds and lunch at Plettenberg Bay
Castles and lagoons at Knysna
Feathers in Oudtshoorn
Flowers and penguins in Hermanus
Stellenbosch and the wine
End of the road in Cape Town
Robben Island – not just Mandela
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Countries I’ve visited (with two letter UL code)
Albania AL
Andorra AD
Antarctica AQ
Argentina AR
Armenia AM
Austria AT
Belize BZ
Bolivia BO
Botswana BW
Brazil BR
Bulgaria BG
Cambodia KH
Chile CL
China CN
Colombia CO
Costa Rica CR
Croatia HR
Cuba CU
Cyprus CY
Czech Republic CZ 2017
Dominican Republic DO
Dubai AE
Ecuador EC
Egypt EG
England GB 2012
Estonia EE
Finland FI
France FR
Georgia GE
Germany DE
Gibraltar GI
Greece GR
Guatemala GT
Holland NL
Hong Kong HK 2013
Hong Kong HK 2014
Hungary HU
Iceland IS
Italy IT
Iran IR
Jamaica JM
Japan JP
Jordan JO
Kazakhstan KZ
Kenya KE
Kosovo XK
Kyrgyzstan KG
Latvia LV
Laos LA
Liechtenstein LI
Lithuania LT
Malaysia MY 2011
Malaysia MY 2012
Malta MT
Mexico MX
Montenegro ME
Namibia NA
New Zealand NZ 2009
Nicaragua NI
North Macedonia MK
Panama PA 2015
Panama PA 2017
Peru PE
Poland PL
Qatar QA
Romania RO
Russia RU
Slovakia SK
Slovenia SI
South Africa ZA
South Korea KR
Spain ES 2012-2013
Spain ES 2016
Switzerland CH
Tanzania TZ
Tibet
Tonga TO 2014
Turkey TR
Turkmenistan TM
Vietnam VN
Uruguay UY
Uzbekistan UZ
USA US and Canada CA 2015
USA US May-June 2017
Zimbabwe ZW