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7: Bikaner
Bikaner is a city out west near the border with Pakistan, it is surrounded by the Thar, or Great Indian, Desert. This wasn’t on our list...
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Nov 20, 20246 min read


6: Pushkar
We specifically want to include Pushkar in our trip because by happy chance it’s the annual Pushkar Mela (or Camel Fair). It’s reputed to...
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Nov 18, 20246 min read


5: The Wedding
The village as we drive through looks really interesting, cobbled streets and crumbling buildings sporting faded but still beautiful...
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Nov 15, 20246 min read


2: Dharamshala
Our next destination is Dharamshala, home of the Dalai Lama and seat of the Tibetan Government-in-exile. This is in the state of Himachal...
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Nov 8, 20246 min read


1: Amritsar
India is a country both of us has visited before - Nick has been lucky enough to have visited the south several times - but it’s so...
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Nov 3, 20247 min read


7: Reflections on our Iceland Adventure
The main thing we’ve learned is that Iceland doesn’t do things by halves either in terms of its landscapes, its weather or the genuine...
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Sep 8, 20243 min read


6: Iceland Adventure
Journey during the final stage of our Iceland Adventure Firstly, thanks to everyone who contacted us after reading the last blog to check...
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Sep 3, 20246 min read


5: Iceland Adventure
Journey during Part Three of our Iceland Adventure Reykjavik, the most northerly capital city in the world is by far the largest...
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Aug 30, 20248 min read


4: Iceland Adventure
Approximate route We leave the nice, cosy apartment this morning and head off into the rain. We would be telling an untruth if we said...
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Aug 24, 20249 min read


3: Iceland Adventure
The campsite in Hirtshals is only about ten minutes from the port and so we have no issue arriving on time. During the wait to board,...
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Aug 19, 20248 min read


2: Route During Week One
Nick in particular has spent ages preparing for this trip. It'll be a very different and in many ways a more challenging trip in Rocky...
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Aug 12, 20248 min read


1: Preparing for Iceland
We love Lionel and there will be other big trips in him but we also want to go to places Lionel can't get and so we decide to buy an...
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Aug 3, 20243 min read


16: Adios Amigos... until next time!
A quick review of our route! We leave the Picos de Europa - still a little achy from our hike! Our journey through the Picos to...
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Feb 26, 20244 min read


Route During Week 15
Sadly, it's the last week of our trip. We head off from the spectacular As Catedrais beach. Our next stop is an unplanned and unexpected...
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Feb 23, 20247 min read


Route During Week 14
Following the ferry delays, we finally arrive back in Europe at Algeciras as darkness is falling. We are wiped out and like a few other...
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Feb 17, 20249 min read


Morocco - reflections on our trip
As promised in last week's blog, these are reflections on our experiences in Morocco. This was our first visit to this country and having...
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Feb 14, 20245 min read


Route During Week 13
The drive out of Marrakesh towards Ouzoud starts very badly; the scenery is flat, featureless, and industrial, with a huge plume of smoke...
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Feb 10, 20247 min read


Route During Week 12
We had been planning to travel south to the coast where Natascha and Bernd had such a good time, but we changed our plans and decided to...
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Feb 2, 20247 min read
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