ECUADOR | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | Views [730]
Ecuadorians enjoy their holidays, and today was Guayaquil's Independence Day. Well, it was really Wednesday, but why not push it back to make a long weekend? So my family set off, in our yellow school bus, for Papallacta. The drive to Papallacta, en ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Tuesday, 29 May 2007 | Views [873]
Our trip to Sapa, a small mountain town in North Vietnam, began with an overnight train. Before our group of mothers and daughters clamored onto the train, we stocked up on nightcaps of Tiger beer in the station. Compared to Emma and my many experiences ... Read more >
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INDIA | Saturday, 21 Apr 2007 | Views [1053] | Comments [1]
By the time we reached Khuri, close to the Pakistan border, we were on the verge of becoming true sand troopers. Khuri is a base for camel safaris. We parked our gear at a mud hut for the first night and dined on Rhajastani cuisine. As the sun fell down ... Read more >
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