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That was a long long journey…Shanghai - Chicago - Miami - Buenos Aires - Bariloche… couldn’t even feel the jet lag anymore…anyway, here we are! Welcome to Llao Llao a beautiful lodge that lies by Nahuel Huapi lake, amidst woods and overlooking the andes, right in the middle of Patagonia. After a stunning dinner during which we enjoyed our first beef tenderloin with some Argentinean malbec and a short but good night of sleep, we were ready for one of the highlight of our trip in Argentina: let’s go rafting near the Chilean border… Well…the trip starts with a two hours drive in the middle of nowhere where each turn reveals an other beautiful scenery…lakes, mountains still covered with snow on the summit, flowers in such an abundance that you feel like in a Monet painting, ... read more
Llao Llao
adrenaline7
adrenaline

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns August 11th 2006

Oups...forgot to put that blog on line...so if you wonder no we didnt go straight from Argentina to Australia...we are indeed still in argentina...the trip bellow took place in August...souvenir souvenir... Rafting & Skydiving in Cairns Back from 2 weeks around Australia!! Who said that holidays are the best moment to take a rest?! Well.... Sydney, Gold Coast (golf), Cairns and surroundings (sky diving, rafting, golf), Melbourne and its Yara Valley (wine area), Mt Buller (skiing) and back to Melbourne for partying !! Cairns - adrenaline stop After few days in Australia, here we go...welcome to Cairns! The Australian house of extreme sports from diving into the great barrier reef to bungee jumping, sky diving and rafting.... The city in itself is full of backpackers and it is a real nightmare if you are looking for ... read more
Cairns - by the sea...
I better listen carrefully....
Mt Buller - back on the ski!

Oceania » Palau July 25th 2006

Sorry for the delay...Many of you have been waiting for this blog but here it is !!! Palau is one of the most extraordinary diving spots in the world for many divers but not so many had the chance to really experience diving there...Not much flight to reach the capital Koror (2 per week from Manilla and few others through Guam), a huge area to cover that make day trip quite frustrating (if you are a real diving adicted) and only a few liveaboards (some of them you truly do not want to experience...) For the non divers, Palau and the Micronesia area are so obscure that they could be on the moon....Technically, it is in the middle of nowhere... (North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines) and if you do not like snorkeling or diving ... read more
Sea Fan - Subergorgia Mollis
Grey Reef Shark
FeatherSea Star

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Plettenberg Bay February 5th 2006

Day 4: Plettenberg Bay Previously....Port Elizabeth and the Kwandwe Game Reserve :-) Back on the road...240 km to go to reach Plettenberg Bay...Once we went through Port Elizabeth again, we finally reach the garden route, one of the most beautiful road in the world...For those who spent some time in Ireland, the landscape will seem to be quite similar.... unspoiled flora, mountains, wetlands and lagoons, forests of unsurpassed beauty and always at every corner a view on the Indian Ocean...absolutely stunning...Wish we had more time to stop on the way and go for some excursions or extreme sports bungee jumping is a specialty over there) And then here you are…The view open up and unveil Plettenberg Bay with its miles of golden sand and impressive waves that break on the beach. We stayed at the Plettenger, ... read more
Plettenberg beach
ouah...view over the Plettenberg Beach
what a golf course ! Pezula

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port Elizabeth February 3rd 2006

Experience South Africa ! Safari, wine & golf... Port Elizabeth - day 1 Excellent starting point if ones wish to go for a safari in a malaria free area and then go for the garden route...For this 24 hours stop we choose a lovely guest house called Hacklewood Hill Country House where the manager know how to make you feel comfortable...warm hospitality, charm and sophisticated comfort ....this is the perfect place to recover from a long flight and start fresh! As soon as we arrived, we were both looking at playing golf... the manager made it happened and less than one hour later we were on the golf course... Nothing outstanding, but a classic public course where we got really lucky to be able to play as they was a competition going on...actually, we end up ... read more
Giraffe
Cheeta "socializing..."
the guest house


Friends keep asking about diving in Thailand…and I have one advice, pack your stuff and embark on a liveaboard for the Similan Islands! Although this trip took place a year ago, none of us can forget our four days cruising on the Similan Islands up to Richelieu Rock which is for most divers one of the best diving spot in the world … We embarked on the Queen Scuba where as quite usual on diving boats the team was great, friendly, helpful…welcome to the diver world… Early wake up, coffee, 6.30 first dive (yep…), breakfast, 2nd dive, lunch, 3rd dive, coffee break and fourth (and last) dive of the day…We both end up completely exhausted but kept talking with the other divers about the amazing coral gardens we had seen during those dives, the prolific fish ... read more
Bat fish (2)...
Butterfly
Lion Fish




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