It is true, we are travel addicts! We have decided to go to Spain for a few days in May. We have been back for 2 months now so it MUST be time to go somewhere else! Thanks to the joys of Ryanair we managed to get cheap flights - for just over £50 each we are flying to Seville and back from Granada. We hope to get the train between them. We have not managed to book the accommodation yet but hopefully we can find something that is not too expensive. I hope it is warm out there as it [View Full Entry]

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We’re back! We arrived back in London about midday. It is so cold! I knew it would be chilly but it seems like a very nasty shock. Needless to say Heathrow was the worst airport we visited. It took an absolute age to get our bags back which was not helped by the fact the luggage belt stopped for 10 minutes when only half the bags were out. All this delay meant we missed the coach by 5 minutes. After a very chilly wait of nearly an hour we finally got the coach. Half way through the journey they made us [View Full Entry]

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We are in the US of A! We got here on Wednesday after an overnight flight from Rarotonga which included a 2 hour stop off in Tahiti. It could have been nice if it wasn’t 2am in the morning! We are staying in Hollywood. After recovering from the flight we went and explored. We saw the Hollywood sign, Hollywood Boulevard with all the stars in the street and the Chinese Theatre with the hand and foot prints of the stars. I was pleased to find that “The Simpsons” had a star. Tim was shocked to find that John Wayne had such [View Full Entry]

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What a busy few days we have had in our tropical paradise. We have been busy snorkelling, kayaking and cycling. The snorkelling is excellent and we have been nearly every day. There are so many fish and they are really colourful. Our favourite is the Picasso triggerfish which really looks like Picasso painted it. As well as the fish there are hundreds if not thousands of sea cucumbers as well as the occasional massive blue starfish. All very groovy. We hired bikes on Monday and went for a cycle around the Southern and southwesterly p [View Full Entry]

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We have gone back in time! We are now in the Cook Islands and we are experiencing our second Saturday 4th January. We crossed the International Date Line so we got an extra day. I have always wanted to do that! The Cook Islands are lovely. We are staying in Muri Beach on Rarotonga. It is a natural lagoon. The beach is about 20 seconds from where we are staying. The sea is warm, clear and very shallow. There is lots of reef and fish just off shore so we should be able to go snorkelling. The place we are staying [View Full Entry]

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It was the last day of FeeJee experience today. We got the bus from Volivoli back to Nadi. We stopped in a town for lunch before heading to Sabeto hot mud pools. The mud was very warm and squidgy. The longer you stood still the deeper you sank in it! There was also a mud free hot pool but it was too hot for us to go in. The place we are staying in seems nice and has 2 swimming pools and several restaurants. Tim is drinking Fiji Bitter while he still has the chance. We are off to the Cook [View Full Entry]

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Left Suva yesterday morning and headed towards the north of the island. Our first stop was Wailotua Village where we took part in a sevusevu (kava) ceremony. The root of the kava plant is ground up and the powder is used to infuse water to make a drink. It is supposed to have narcotic properties and is generally thought to relax you. It is apparently very good for stress and depression. The kava is made in a special way and you have to accept the first cupful you are offered or you will offend the chief. Also it is polite to [View Full Entry]

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We did a MAJOR hike today. We left Mango Bay and headed further round the coast a bit before going inland. There we transferred to a truck that drove us half way up a hill before we all got out to start walking. When we left the bus it was very warm and sunny but unfortunately that did not last and when we were in the back of the truck it started to rain. This was proper rain not a light drizzle. By the time we had to start walking it was pouring – it was like being in a shower [View Full Entry]

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We started our FeeJee experience trip today. We decided to risk travelling with them (as there is not much choice) and hope that they are not too much of an 18 – 30 party bus! They were late picking us up but apparently that is just Fiji Time! Our first stop was Nataidola Beach. A lovely beach with the warmest sea I have ever been in. It was like being in the bath! We spent several hours on the beach chilling out. There were several footballs on the bus so we got to play various ball games in the sea. It [View Full Entry]

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Bula! We are in Fiji. We got here yesterday after a (relatively) short flight from Auckland. When we arrived there was a band playing music and we got strings of beads made from shells. All very tropical. We are staying at the Beach Side Resort, which is nice, and we have our own little bure (cottage). We have been taking it easy as Tim is still recovering and we need a rest before the next leg of our adventure! It is very hot and humid here although it has rained pretty much non-stop! Lets hope it brightens up a bit tomorrow [View Full Entry]

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