Apia is 2892km closer to the equator than Auckland; that alone might be reason enough to choose Samoa for a winter break. We followed a personal recommendation to stay at Virgin Cove Resort on the south coast, near the village of Saanapu. Here we spent a week swimming, reading, eating and sleeping: it was just what the doctor ordered.
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We travelled to China in Sep/Oct 2006 with CTS Horizons. The first part of our itinerary focused on China's waterways and gardens. The second part of our itinerary focused on China's history and ancient capital. This third part of our itinerary focused on China's natural scenery, taking in the Yangtze and Li rivers before concluding in the rather unnatural glass and concrete cacophony that is Hong Kong.
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We travelled to China in Sep/Oct 2006 with CTS Horizons. The first part of our itinerary focused on China's waterways and gardens. This second part of our itinerary focused on China's history and ancient capital, with a visit to the terracotta army in Xi'an then The Great Wall and Forbidden City near/in Beijing. The third part of our itinerary focused on China's natural scenery.
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We travelled to China in Sep/Oct 2006 with CTS Horizons. This first part of our itinerary focused on China's waterways and gardens, visiting Shanghai and neighboring cities connected by the Grand Canal. The second part of our itinerary focused on China's history and ancient capital. The third part of our itinerary focused on China's natural scenery.
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Following our visit to Bangkok in February 2006 we carried on to Cambodia, primarily to visit the 12th century temple of Angkor Wat. I kept a journal on my lean, mean, messaging machine but unfortunately accidentally deleted it. Bugger! At least we still have the photos and some video, three minutes of which I'll share with you here.
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A few (semi-) representative photos from our recent week in Ireland (Co. Cork and Kerry). Matched by a few impressions.
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