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France | Mont Saint Michel & Saint Malo
Apr 18th- 20th Leaving Andorra behind, we had a 5 hour journey in front of us to Bordeaux. It actually didn't seem such a long journey...
Apr 18, 20173 min read
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Spain | 24 hours In Catalunya
April 17th and 18th Up early and out of Valencia for our shortest drive of the trip to Barcelona at 353 km (3 and half hours). We had...
Apr 17, 20173 min read
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Spain | Granada To Valencia
It was Easter Sunday, we had exchanged our cards and gifts yesterday and in the morning it was time to wave my family off to the airport,...
Apr 16, 20172 min read
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Gibraltar | Monkeying Around
During this whole Brexit saga, we decided to visit Gibraltar, which although geographically borders Spain, is in fact a British Overseas...
Apr 15, 20173 min read
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Spain | My Gran Turns 80!
April 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th The time had finally came, we were making progress down to the Costa Del Sol, we just had to find our Airbnb...
Apr 13, 20172 min read
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Spain | A Quick Stop In Seville & A Trip To Ronda
A quick stop in Seville to see the famous Alcazar and Bull ring, a drive from Madrid to Costa Del Sol
Apr 13, 20173 min read
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Spain | Segovia To Madrid
April 12th and 13th. Leaving Bilbao we headed to Segovia, which was a small detour on our way to Madrid, the drive to Segovia was over 3...
Apr 12, 20173 min read
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Basque Country | San Sebastián, Gaztelugatxe, Bilbao
April 11th and 12th. A quick pit stop to the supermarche to pick up some jambon and stacks of water for the trip. This was to be the...
Apr 11, 20173 min read
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Lake Königssee
Day 13 Only a 25km drive out of Salzburg and on the German- Austrian border, we went to visit Berchtagaden and Lake Königssee. On the way...
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Vienna and Salzburg
Day 12 and 13 We left Hungary in the morning and drove a nice short 2 and half hour drive to Vienna. Upon entering Austria by vehicle you...
Nov 30, 20163 min read
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Budapest
Days 9, 10, 11 We set off from Krakow early morning as we had a long drive ahead of us to Hungary via Slovakia, around 395km away. The...
Nov 27, 20165 min read
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Krakow and Auschwitz
Day 7, 8 The drive to Krakow from Berlin would be our longest drive at 600km and over 6 hours. Just after setting off there were road...
Nov 25, 20164 min read
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Dresden and Berlin
Days 4, 5, 6 We left Prague for Berlin with a detour on the way to Dresden. We started on the motorway but as we entered Germany it...
Nov 22, 20166 min read
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Nürnberg
Day 2 Woke, showered and left the Ibis by 7am. First stop- a bakery for frühstück (breakfast), then it was my turn to drive. I've driven...
Nov 20, 20161 min read
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Prague and Useful Czech Phrases
Day 2 and 3 As we departed Germany it slowly became apparent that our Satnav didn't have Czech road maps (nor would they have them for...
Nov 20, 20163 min read
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Munich- Arrival, and Useful German Phrases
Day 1 Unsure of where to go on our leave from work we decided upon a road trip around Europe, stopping in Germany, Poland, Hungary and...
Nov 19, 20163 min read
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Bali- Kuta
Nov 28th - Dec 4th Back in Kuta, with the scooters safely dropped off we spent the rest of our trip relaxing and being relaxed with...
Nov 28, 20152 min read
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Bali - Tanah Lot to Uluwatu Bike Trip
Nov 27th - 28th We drafted up our plans to continue on our bike trip, then we jumped back on the scooters and braced ourselves for more...
Nov 27, 20153 min read
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Bali - 4 Day Tour of Central Bali
Nov 23rd -27th We embarked on a 4 hour journey to Ubud, the breeze as we rode was lovely but it was still hot and humid, and every bump...
Nov 23, 20156 min read
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Ticking off Perth & Freo
Nov 12th- 15th Our flight on Virgin Australia from Brisbane to Perth took 5 and half hours with a 2 hour time difference, we took off in...
Nov 12, 20152 min read
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A Detour To Brisbane
Nov 4th- 12th We turned up at Christchurch airport for our flight to Bali, only to learn that over night a volcano in near-by island...
Nov 4, 20153 min read
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Franz Josef |The Guide To Climbing A Glacier
Oct 6th- 9th Located on the South Islands West coast, 2 hours from Westport and 4 hours from Wanaka, lies the township and Glacier of the...
Oct 6, 20152 min read
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Nelson Lakes, Pancake Rocks, Greymouth
Oct 5th - 6th Leaving Kaiteriteri we drove inland to the pristine Nelson Lakes National Park which surrounds two lakes. It took us almost...
Oct 4, 20152 min read
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Wine Tasting, Nelson and Kaiteriteri
Sept 30th- Oct 5th Leaving Kaikoura we headed back up the coast to Blenheim and to the Marlborough wine region, where we visited a few...
Sep 30, 20153 min read
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