Thu, 07 Jan 2010

And where in the world if the local bus is full would they get another one out of the depot and put it on just for your group? They do in Crete! So the following year I went out in the Spring.

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Fri, 04 Dec 2009

The plane dips and wheels over the bare brown landscape to reveal a broad expanse of blue sea, flecked with myriad tumbling white horses: the remote Straits of Magellan.

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009

From the highest active volcano in the world to the most unique set of islands in the world, they are truly dream destinations.

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Mon, 26 Oct 2009

If we are lucky we may be invited into a farmer’s house to eat fresh pineapple or grapefruit, or try home-grown coffee.

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Mon, 26 Oct 2009

What I enjoy most about leading the Drakensberg trip is the fantastic accommodation we stay in while we’re in the mountains. Of course, the scenery is fantastic too, and we go on some of the most beautiful walks imaginable, but the whole trip is enhanced by the two very different, but equally...

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Sat, 24 Oct 2009

The small town of Fuencaliente was threatened, as the fire raged out of control for several days. I remember seeing a satellite photo in an English paper, and from 500 miles out in space you could see the vast plume of smoke from the fire trailing out into the ocean.

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