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  • Madagascar Day 5 – Andasibe for Lemurs

    Today was the day for us to see lemurs for the first time. We drove down the road to Maromizaha Forest Park which is less well known than the national park and therefore less touristy. Carl drives a Nissan Patrol SUV and today we needed it. There are some rim-eating potholes on the main roads…

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  • Madagascar Day 4 – Tana to Andisabe

    This morning we had an early start as our driver, Carl, wanted to get out of Tana before the traffic hit. Breakfast at 6am and expected to be out the door by 7. We’ve learned that times here are more relaxed than we’re used to. Meaning 0600 breakfast was more like 0615 and the omelette…

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  • Madagascar Day 3 And 4 – Paris to Tana

    Early Sunday morning we had breakfast at our hotel.  €20 for coffee/tea, yoghurt, fruit and a ton of bread.  How very French.  We checked out of the Paris hotel and took the metro back to the airport.  We had just enough time to check the bags, clear customs and security and board our 11 hour flight.…

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  • China Day 24 – Last Day

    Our flight home isn’t until 730pm tonight so we had some time to kill on our last day. We arranged to keep our hotel room until we head to the airport at 4, so we were able to head out this morning and explore a bit more. We had no real set agenda other than…

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  • China 2018 Day 23 – Kam Shan County Park and 10 000 Buddhas

    For our last full day in Hong Kong we returned to Coffee Academics for breakfast and then ventured over to Kowloon to see the 10,000 Buddhas Monastery. We figured because it’s only 36 C today, why not climb 400 steps then go hiking in the woods? The monastery is also known as Man Fat Sze.…

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  • China 2018 Day 22 – Macau

    There are so many cafes around our hotel we’ve yet to visit one twice. . Today we ate at The Brunch Club and Supper. A bit of a questionable name, but worked out okay. Food here comes out like a Chinese restaurant at home. It comes out when it’s cooked, not as a table. I…

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  • China 2018 Day 21 – Kowloon

    Today’s breakfast was at the Capital Cafe which is a bit of an institution here apparently. There was a crowd of people waiting outside, although we didn’t have to wait too long for a seat. It’s fast and cheap(ish) and quite good. I was going to go for the macaroni option until I realized it…

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  • China 2018 Day 21 – Big Buddha in Ngong Ping

    We took the subway to Lantau Island with the idea of taking the cable car up to the Tian Tan Buddha. But for some reason the cable car was not operating today. No big deal as there is a bus right there. I have to say the Octopus card makes getting around so easy. We…

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  • China 2018 Day 19 – Hong Kong Escalator and Victoria’s Peak

    After a good night’s rest and a bit of a sleep in, we walked over to Coffee Academics for breakfast. Kris got real English Breakfast Tea in a bodum and a proper tea cup and I had a solid coffee. We are no longer in mainland China! Hong Kong is made up of 260 individual…

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  • China 2018 Day 18 – Hongcun Village

    This morning’s breakfast was a wee bit more limited but we made do. A boiled egg handed to us as we walked into the dining room and some very very white bread. And for some reason no tea despite asking for it. Weird. We checked out and drove to Hongcun Village. The village is an…

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