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  • 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
      • Melbourne to West Ealing
      • Visit London
      • Durham, Stainsby and Manchester
      • Manchester to London
      • London and Windsor
      • London to Berlin
      • Berlin to Nieder Weisel to Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg to Paris
      • Paris to Barcelona
      • Barcelona to Bilbao
      • Bilbao to London, and a concert
      • London to Rome
      • Rome to Cinque Terra
      • Cinque Terra to Arnex and Zermatt
      • Arnex to Frankfurt and home
      • Emails home
    • 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
    • IndoChina 2011
      • Malaysia
      • Vietnam
      • Laos
      • Cambodia
    • 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
    • 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
    • Rush back to Germany 2019
      • Spreewald and Dresden
      • Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin
      • Sightseeing in Berlin 2019 style
      • Lindau and Bodensee (Lake Constance)
      • Living in Berlin 2019
    • Berlin and beyond 2022
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      • Porto and nearby
      • Nazare to Sintra, Portugal
      • Lisbon, Portugal
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