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- Bee-Stings, Beaches and Monkeying around June 2, 2025
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- Boats, Snorkelling, Horses etc May 29, 2025
- Farewell Turkey November 9, 2024
- Haircuts and Language barriers! October 17, 2024
- Barcelona and Istanbul October 17, 2024
- Ibiza October 17, 2024
- Cruising – Virgin Voyages October 10, 2024
- Scarlet Night. October 5, 2024
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- Virgin Voyages 1 October 2, 2024
- Shit weather forecasting vs fun! July 27, 2024
- Spiders, Kiwis, Butch and Sausage August 29, 2023
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- Mud Crabbing, Crocodiles, Cassowaries and other FNQ stuff August 18, 2023
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- Yoga and Meditation and Spa retreat with Bels and Amber August 12, 2023
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- Mossman, Daintree and Cape Tribulation August 12, 2023
- Port Douglas August 2, 2023
- Coolum Beach to Cairns July 29, 2023
- Fergie July 27, 2023
- Lame Horse! July 18, 2023
- Exploration Queensland July 9, 2023
- Off Home December 21, 2022
- Jersey December 21, 2022
- Mum and Roy December 21, 2022
- Barcelona October 2, 2022
- Cerrefoc – Catalan Festival of fire October 2, 2022
- España #2 Catalonia September 23, 2022
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- Fuerteventura part #2 September 12, 2022
- Family Holiday #2 – Off to the Canary Islands September 12, 2022
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival and other Scottish Rubbish September 12, 2022
- Crail, Livingstone and Back to Haddington September 12, 2022
- Portsoy, Castles and Cows! August 24, 2022
- The Hunt for Nessie August 24, 2022
- Dunrobin Castle and the Moray Firth August 24, 2022
- Dunnett Head and John O’Groats August 24, 2022
- Far North Scotland – Talmine and Halladale August 23, 2022
- Highland Games in Lochinver August 23, 2022
- Malaig, The Isle of Skye and Gairloch August 18, 2022
- Lady Jacqueline of Glencoe! August 18, 2022
- Edinburgh and beyond….. August 17, 2022
- 1st Class train Kings Cross to Edinburgh – Shittish Rail style August 10, 2022
- Charing August 3, 2022
- Croydon and Bromley August 2, 2022
- A Friendship 45 years young August 2, 2022
- Back to School August 1, 2022
- Bath July 31, 2022
- Morris dancing July 22, 2022
- A quick trip down Brick Lane….. July 18, 2022
- Essex Life- July 17, 2022
- Family time, back together again! July 15, 2022
- Cheers! July 15, 2022
- And we’re off July 13, 2022
- Here we go again 😀 June 4, 2022
- 365 days later! October 29, 2018
- Sri Lanka – Sigiriya October 29, 2018
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- Sri Lanka – Galle and Mirissa October 12, 2018
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- Croatia – Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik July 17, 2018
- Croatia – Istria – Pula and Rovinj July 16, 2018
- Slovenia- Piran. June 29, 2018
- Slovenia- Bovec and The Soca Valley. June 29, 2018
- Slovenia – Radovljica June 29, 2018
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- Slovenia – Ljubljana June 29, 2018
- Venezia ☺ June 25, 2018
- Verona- Romeo, Romeo June 10, 2018
- La Spezia and Cinque Terre June 2, 2018
- Pisa- the leany over thingy!!! June 2, 2018
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- Lunacy in Lyon! May 20, 2018
- Paris, City of love, reunions and black eyes! May 19, 2018
- Sin City! May 19, 2018
- Mexico – La Paz May 19, 2018
- Copper Canyon. An absolute highlight!! April 24, 2018
- Mexico – San Cristobal de Las Casas to Chihuahua April 24, 2018
- Mexico – Palenque April 19, 2018
- Mexico – Campeche and the Mayan Ruins at Edzna April 4, 2018
- Playa Giron – Bay of Pigs April 2, 2018
- Cuba-Havanna April 2, 2018
- Mexico – Merida April 1, 2018
- Mexico – Isla Holbox March 31, 2018
- Mexico – Isla Mujeres March 31, 2018
- Colombia, Bogota (March 2018) March 30, 2018
- Foz do Iguacu/Las Cataratas del Iguazu March 29, 2018
- 1500km Rio to Iguacu March 29, 2018
- Flying in the pointy end! February 23, 2018
- Carnival in Rio de Janeiro!! February 22, 2018
- Cotacachi February 22, 2018
- Ecuador Amazon February 22, 2018
- Galapagos Islands February 13, 2018
- Mancora Madness!! January 7, 2018
- Mud bath! December 22, 2017
- Xmas Mancora style! December 22, 2017
- Bolivia to Mancora December 11, 2017
- Uyumi- Salt Flats November 27, 2017
- Bolivia-La Paz-Salt Flats November 27, 2017
- The Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca November 27, 2017
- Witches Market- Cusco November 18, 2017
- Machu Picchu- Aguas Calientes November 17, 2017
- Salkantay – The savage mountain trek to Machu Piccu November 17, 2017
- ATM Dramas – A Rant! November 8, 2017
- Arrive in Cusco 5/11/17 November 7, 2017
- Farewell Lima November 6, 2017
- Huaca Pucllana!! November 5, 2017
- Mistura- One serious eating event! November 4, 2017
- Lima November 3, 2017
- Last day in Santiago November 2, 2017
- First mishap second day in Santiago!! October 31, 2017
- My own beer!!! October 31, 2017
- Hello Santiago! October 30, 2017
- Bye bye Sydney October 30, 2017
- It begins! October 9, 2017
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Author Archives: Bear and Jackie
Bee-Stings, Beaches and Monkeying around
Woke up on our final morning to glassy waters and crystal blue skies, wannabe influencers wafting around on stand up paddle boards desperately trying to convince people that they will never meet, that they must hit a ‘like’ button on … Continue reading
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Scooters, Goats and other Gili T Stuff
Time for a bit of a mooch around the island! Didn’t fancy subjecting myself or the ponies to another game of, ‘Drag the bear in a small cart’, so opted for a a more suitable electric scooter. This thing is … Continue reading
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Boats, Snorkelling, Horses etc
So, the wedding of a lifetime quietly ends as family and friends drift to other parts of the island. For us, a gentle 20ish km to the port town of Serangan before hopping on a boat the next day. An … Continue reading
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Farewell Turkey
So it’s adios Türkiye. A week of fun and games here and the search of the perfect Döner Kebab, some walking and a wind down from madness that Richard Branson served up. Self served stuff in Barcelona, a bath or … Continue reading
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Haircuts and Language barriers!
Starting to look like Coco the Clown again so I ventured out onto the streets of Istanbul in search of a barber. Didn’t have to look too hard as there are heaps here. Found a bloke mopping his floor and … Continue reading
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Barcelona and Istanbul
So, the 12 day, Virgin Voyages, belt test and liver challenge comes to an end. Will we be back? In a heartbeat! But enough is enough for now. Our new home here is right near the Old Town in Barcelona. … Continue reading
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Ibiza
As expected, we skipped the pickleball and gave other forms of boat based exercise a wide berth. Opted for a quick scamper up 4 flights of stairs for brekky. Swift bacon sanga and coffee, then back down the 4 flights … Continue reading
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Cruising – Virgin Voyages
OK, I am officially a cruise addict. A couple of caveats here.. 1. Adults only 2. 5 star restaurants 3. See item 1 This thing is bonkers! Will probably be planning trips around Virgin Voyages for a while. Personally, couldn’t … Continue reading
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Scarlet Night.
Some of last night’s behaviour will remain unpublished and forever engrained in the memories of those silly enough to stay up late. Innocent start to the day with bagels and smoked salmon. Smashed out an hour or so of pickleball … Continue reading
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Virgin Voyages
Eating and drinking is always fun. This mob, (Virgin Voyages!), have elevated the experience to ‘next level’. All day brekky, burgers and other tasty morsels are available. Lifts covering all 16 levels cater for vertical transport afterwards. Bento boxes, noodle … Continue reading
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