The class that sang 'Happy Birthday' to me

March 12th 2024
When you go on an organised tour of any region, there are always a number of prescheduled excursions included in the base package. But sometimes it is the spontaneous or unexpected stop that can be a highlight. Such was the case for me at a place called Atakpame in Togo, which just happened to be on the day of my 75th birthday. As we were driving along, we made a spontaneous stop whe ... read more

Africa » Togo

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, continued to rule well into the 21st century. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government continued to be ... ... read more

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Joan & Neil

Nomad Old Farts

Joan and Neil have posted blogs below on the following trips: 1. South America for 3 months, from Sept07 through to Nov07, visiting each of Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 2. Far north Thailand in Mar08 where Neil taught English at a Summer School for the SPF charity he was involved with. This also included a side trip for the weekend to Luang Prabang in Laos. 3. Russia (cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg), then visit to each of Croatia, Budapest & Vienna for a total of 4 weeks, starting in mid Sept08. 4. Neil did a similar SPF te... full info

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31st March 2024

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Marvelous and unexpected
As you said, the unexpected can really add to our travels. I'm sure they loved singing for your birthday.

31st March 2024

Nomad Old Farts
Joan & Neil

Unexpected
Yeah, I don't get emotional about much these days but this was so unexpected as even the background and instructions to the kids were given in French, so I didn't know it was happening until they started singing!

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