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Jordan - a brilliant place to spend a holiday

JORDAN | Thursday, 2 Feb 2012 | Views [2481] | Comments [2]

In June 2010 we spent two terrific weeks in Jordan. NB when you arrive in Jordan airport you have to pay for a visa stamp for your passport. You then have to get the first stamp rubber stamped at another desk. Make sure you do this. We didn't, and ... Read more >

Tags: aqaba, bedouin, camel, dead sea, jerash, jordan, mosaic, petra, roman, wadi rum


Samoa. It really is a tropical paradise

SAMOA | Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012 | Views [2134]

We spent ten days in Samoa in September 2011 and had a great holiday.   We spent the first few days on Upolu, the main island where the airport is. We hired a fale (traditional Samoan one-roomed sleeping house) at Samoan Outrigger Hotel in Apia, the ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, coconut, diving, fale, resort, samoa, savaii, snorkelling, upolu


Photos: Samoa - Upolu and Sava'ii, September 2011

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Nek Chand Rock Garden, Chandigarh - an eccentric wonderland!

INDIA | Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012 | Views [7139] | Comments [1]

On th way back to Delhi I stayed a night in the city of Chandigarh, and took a bicycle rickshaw to Chandigarh’s most visited attraction, the Nek Chand Rock Garden. The wide, flat roads were lined with trees and the traffic flowed freely so ... Read more >

Tags: chandigarh, nek chand


Walking the kora in McLeod Ganj

INDIA | Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012 | Views [4757]

While I lived in McLo I stayed at Snow Height Apartments. It was conveniently sited right next to the Tibet Charity school, but it was down the hill from the main part of town,where the shops, street stalls and restaurants were found.  There were ... Read more >

Tags: dalai lama, dharamsala, dharamshala, kora, mcleod ganj, mclo


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