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July 10th 2016
Brittany & Normandy Mont St Michel We leave home at 5.30pm after a panic driven day of trying to pack, cut the grass, leave the home in a shape to be viewed as we have decided to sell up and downsize, and have a nice relaxing lunch! We get to Portsmouth by 7pm and quickly onto the Brittany Ferry to St Malo sailing at 8.15 pm. Portsmouth definitely looks better from the sea. ... read more

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Hi folks, we are Michael and Caroline, previously blogging as michaelandcaroline, to record our career break "gap year" - 2007 to 2009. We loved it so much we've decided to do it again! Having tried desperately to reacclimatise to work and normal life after our last big adventure for the past 3 years (full marks for effort eh!), somehow this didn’t quite grab us as much as the thought of travelling to places we love and those we have aspired to & dreamed about but somehow haven’t made it to so far – so we had to put this right!! Phase 1 started off in Nepal & Bhutan, we didn't ge... full info

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11th July 2016

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Yummy journey!
I was transported back to France through your descriptions of the lovely, local delicacies you enjoyed! So brilliant to have a car for following scenic back roads, for visiting the charming small towns, and for glamping! I visited many of these same spots, but on public buses and in hostels only; thus, I couldn't do justice to the Dordogne as you did. Congratulations on selling and downsizing--more time and money for travel!

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