Break in the Clouds

March 19th 2006
It’s 28th June 1940. At German Naval Headquarters a man named Admiral Schuster has been given the task of capturing the Channel Islands from the Brits. He’s already ordered the bombing of St. Helier harbour on Jersey and St. Peter Port harbour on Guernsey. To his surprise the bombers returned from their mission reporting that not a single defensive shot was fired. His battleships are sat only ... read more

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The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.... ... read more

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Bob & Vik

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Years of staring at maps, debating routes, saving money and boring anyone in earshot with constantly changing plans finally culminated in our D-Day. 28th August 2006. The day that Vik and Bob went global. Having made it to New Zealand without taking a single flight, we reached the conclusion that neither our finances nor our sea legs could stomach another container ship journey so we've cheated and taken a flight from New Zealand to Bangkok. From Bangkok we hope to stick with the overland theme and take a route home through Southern Asia: China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey... U... full info

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