Returning from Market

March 30th 2013
24th Mar - Today we went on a five hour walk where we walked through villages, giant boulders, rice paddies and houses. We saw a massive place seperated by a river and it was China. It was very dry and had loads of massive hills. There were people in black and their tribe was the Tay. The colourful tribe was the H'mong. We went to a view point and we were like 20 metres high. There was a schoo ... read more

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The Elegant Elephant and Mischievous Monkey Tour

We are Jonathan and Sophie aged 8 and 10. This is the story of our travels through Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Western Australia as we search for elegant elephants and mischievous monkeys. We are only young travellers but are open to new experiences and sights "I would like to eat something disgusting, like a spider" - Jonathan "I would like to see lots of animals, besides the elephants and monkeys I hope to see koalas, kangaroos, and whales in Australia" - Sophie ... full info

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31st March 2013

Julia
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You bought those two women at the market, Richard? Do you not have enough women in your life??

31st March 2013

The Elegant Elephant and Mischievous Monkey Tour
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Was that the title of that photo!? So glad somebody is reading the small print. It should say "Returning from the Market". These two, 80+ and 90+ had already walked 3-miles up hill from the market. Oh, and I'm not carrying the piece of furniture on my back either. See you soon!

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