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Worthwhile side trip
Looks like a very enjoyable and worthwhile tour with those bonus experiences on top. Love the photos as always. I guess the hard part is choosing which ones to add to the blog when you have taken so many. The lighthouse is very unusual but makes for an interesting pic. Looking forward to the next instalment of your adventure! Xx

From Blog: Farewell Spit Eco Tours (Ride the Red Bus)

26th November 2016

Wharariki Beach
I think I know why you chose to visit here ~ it's the main picture when I turn on my computer!! There it is - the identical scene but with a lithe young lady running across the sand. I had to leave a comment on this page because your next blog did not allow any commentary !!?? Love yr blogs and intend on following you there in about 18 months. So I'm intently taking note of the places u r visiting. Ciao

27th November 2016

What a coincidence ...
... that you have Wharariki beach as your screen saver! It would be nice to visit when the wind is not blowing quite so ferociously. I have just 'quite published' the last entry for our South American holiday. This means that you won't have been emailed a link, but you can always scroll back to all of our earlier entries if you are interested. The last couple of entries are pretty boring though as they only record our trip home. ?T

22nd November 2016

Beautiful NZ
Thanks for sharing your adventure to NZ. Isn't it wonderful to have friends to visit in countries around the world? I hope to visit NZ perhaps in 2018. I've already planned my trips for 2017, so NZ will have to wait - sadly. Have a great time and be safe.

27th November 2016

I hope we continue to travel as much as you!
I'm impressed that you are already planning your holidays for 2018!! Having committed to buying a more expensive home in the northern suburbs our travel plans for the next couple of years have been reigned in a little. We have also been a bit stressed on this holiday about having put our dear old girl into kennels. I think any future plans might be on hold until she is no longer with us. ?T

22nd November 2016

Janet
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Enjoy your reunion
sounds like you are having a great time so far. Wonderful to have a reunion with Sandra and Robin knowing how much you have missed them. Lots of news to catch up on. Local knowledge is always helpful to enhance your travels. Say hello. I hope they are enjoying being back home again and that the move has worked out well. Your Wellington travelogue was very informative as I haven't been there before but would love a visit in the not too distant future. Keep enjoying your holiday. I look forward to hearing more! Love Janet

27th November 2016

We packed a lot into a day and a half!
I think Wellington probably needs a little bit longer to explore properly, but we managed to fit quite a few things in to our short stopover. Have since learned of the World of Wearable Art show that takes place in Wellington each year in September/October. I have to talk with Kerry about coming over for that one year. ?T

19th November 2016

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Writing two trips at a time...
thanks for being committed to completing your blogs!

From Blog: Wet and Windy in Wellington

27th November 2016

Thanks for the encouragement!
I have just quiet published the last entry of our South American adventure. Now I just have to catch up on New Zealand! And, one of these days, I would like to follow your lead and copy all of my long hand travel diaries into blogs. You know, one of these days when I find myself with nothing to do, ha, ha.

From Blog: Wet and Windy in Wellington

17th November 2016

Jo Trouble
Jo McCarthy

Stay safe!
If you're still in Wellington, take care and stay safe down there! (GeoNet is a good resource if you're wanting to keep tabs on things)

From Blog: Wet and Windy in Wellington

3rd August 2016

Glacier views
I love these photos of the glaciers! Beautiful quality. Very atmospheric.

From Blog: Perito Moreno Glacier

30th June 2016

Teresa Casasola
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Tour
Hi Did you use the ships tour or an independent tour guide please ?

From Blog: Cruise Day 8 - Ushuaia

30th June 2016

Ushuaia Tours
The tour was booked through the ship's booking service because it was very difficult to find / contact alternative tour operators. Hope you enjoy your time in Ushuaia.

From Blog: Cruise Day 8 - Ushuaia

11th May 2016

Sue Alford
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Your travelblog
Hi Tracy and Bernie - I've thoroughly enjoyed following your South American journey - brought back so many memories of my three months there in 99. Your photos are fantastic and you sound very pleased with how it has all gone. Enjoy your week in Patagonia which you will also love I'm sure. Cheers, Sue

From Blog: Good Friday in Rio De Janeiro - Christ the Redeemer & Sugarloaf Mountain

29th April 2016

Cathy
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That bird cannot be real!
It seriously looks like a fake - particularly with that beak that looks inflatable! Great shot :-)

From Blog: Iguazu Falls (Argentinian side) & Parque das Aves Bird Park

13th April 2016

Amazing adventure
Yes it sounds like you still needed the Alex Lloyd ear worm for this day, not the dreaded Evita one. (One of my least liked film experiences ever when I was wishing for the heroine to just die so we could all go home!) After a number of annoyances the visit sounded truly memorable with lots of different facets to the experience. There is little man made that can eclipse the power of nature for visual beauty and delight! And when you add some interesting little critters to the mix it just makes that whole experience so much better. But I do feel sorry for you when it comes to making your photobook. It is going to either be one very expensive huge monster or you will go through massive torture choosing which great pics to put in or leave out. Good luck with that, can't wait to see the final product to show off your photos brilliantly.

From Blog: We're off to see one of the world's big three waterfalls - Iguazu Falls

10th April 2016

Stunning pics
They are really fabulous, I love these images. Well done! I really can't wait to see photobooks when those projects are undertaken! But you will have a lot of trouble deciding which ones to feature I think. How painful it must have been to have those embarrassing people in your tour group! Everyone desperately holding in their thoughts about that arrogant and offensive behaviour. But not wanting to be aligned in any way to them!

From Blog: City tour of Buenos Aires

5th April 2016

Worth the wait
The photos were well worth the wait, the Penguin pics are brilliant. Hard to imagine how anyone could be disappointed with the numbers, they have been watching too many docos and need to go further south I guess. When the photobook is finally being produced it will evoke such wonderful memories of your adventure.

From Blog: Cruise Day 10 - Falkland Islands

5th April 2016

Cape Horn
Yes, you were really lucky with such mild weather rounding the Horn. When I did it [2013] the seas were quite rough and the Horn wasn't nearly as clear as it was for you because of the sea spray. You certainly have experienced some wonderful weather for that part of the world. Glad you're home now BUT I'm off tomorrow night for 10 weeks so we'll have to catch up when I get back end June. Ciao

From Blog: Cruise Day 9 - Scenic cruising Cape Horn

4th April 2016

Leo
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Hummingbird photo
Tracey, I really like your shot of the Hummingbird in really trying conditions! You have caught the wings perfectly. I'm happy to award you the Gold Medal.

From Blog: A perfect day to climb Huayna Picchu

4th April 2016

I'm pretty happy with the shot!
Hi Leo, welcome back! I hope your holiday in Africa was fabulous. I'm definitely pretty happy with my humming bird photo. There will be more birds and other wildlife featured soon on the blog now that we are back home and Bernie can use the desktop computer to upload the photos. I hope you still have the 16th in your calendar to catch up? ?T

From Blog: A perfect day to climb Huayna Picchu

27th March 2016

Hey, I was there too!
Hi Tracey, looking at the photos Bernie took - they could be mine! I was there in March 2013 and absolutely loved Ushuaia. We had an 'Indian summer' that week and it was 14 degrees the day we left for Antarctica. I sincerely hope you get well quickly; you must be feeling like a caged lion couped up in your cabin. My o/s adventure starts on 7 April in Cambodia, then India [8 days], Jordan and Holy Land [3 weeks], then on to France. We train from Paris to Lourdes for a couple of days then on to St Jean Pied de Port for the start of the Camino. We are not walking the whole way, just the first couple of days and the last 8 days [we're bussing about 500km due to time constraints; Vicky has a wedding to get to in Philippines]. From Santiago we go to Finisterre, then Fatima. We had planned to travel back to Paris for about 5 days but now, with the threats of more terror attacks, we've decided to spend those last days in Spain. We'll decide where while we're in Portugal. Who knows, Portugal might be too nice to leave. I still have to get back to Paris because my flight is from there on 20 June. Cheers & thanks for your good wishes. Caroline

From Blog: Cruise Day 8 - Ushuaia

27th March 2016

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Glad to read that you still have a sense of humor given your illness...
I hope you get well soon. I've been tempted to take the same cruise for some time, but an reconsidering...I get sea sick easily.

From Blog: Cruise Day 8 - Ushuaia

4th April 2016