Asia, Laos, Travel & Adventure

Flying high above Vang Vieng

Walking about town we noted two interesting advertisements posted up on street corners.  One set advertised a hot air balloon trip over Vang Vieng for a paltry $80 US.  Sensing that this was a price too good to be true we asked about and sure enough it was real and the reviews seemed positive as well.  That was enough to…

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Europe, France, Italy, Monaco, Travel & Adventure

Marseille to Milan

A road trip through France & Italy with your grandmother and her two friends may not sound the best way to spend your Easter long weekend but it was some damned good fun with a few mishaps and a lot of laughs thrown in.  With only 4 days to get from Marseille to Milan Google maps informed us that we’d…

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Chile, South America, Travel & Adventure

W – Day 3

Emerging from the cocoon into the early morning frost, I step outside and get the water boiling for breakfast.  Looking about I see that the strategically placed rubbish bag from last night – cleverly hung 2m from the ground to avoid any possibility of bears, foxes or wolves getting at the remains of our macaroni & cheese – is now…

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