Athens & The Pelopponese
Let us take you to Greece, home of the ancient civilisation, beginning of democracy, laws and land of myths and legends. Here is our diary of adventures, explorations and travels.
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Santorini - Island of wine & vampires!
Fira, also known as Thira, is the main town on the island.
Ephesus : Ancient City
My city now!
Road Trip to Ephesus
‘The Sacred Way’ is the original pilgrimmage route that connected :
Beautiful Bodrum, Ancient Halicarnassus
On display was beautiful, delicate glass and precious jewellry. The glass is on display now is pearlescent as a result of the metal oxidising giving it a beautiful pearly sheen. Glass cups, beads...
Ancient Roman cities & bathing!
The Kings of Pergamon (dynasty of the Attalids – as above) at the end of 2nd century BCE established the thermal spa of Hierapolis, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. The thermal springs established th...
Come ballooning with me over Cappadocia!
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Cappadocia, Caves & Ballons!
I felt like this cat!
Weird Tokyo
Where were we? Ah yes, Tokyo and my solo adventures without my Japanese interpreter (Greg).
Going home to Hofu, by Greg
After a few sakes…Yasuhiro, his new wife and us!
Adventures in Osaka
True to Japanese style, our hotel has a check in time of 3pm. Not before, no, sorry we cannot, its the rules. Sorry sorry. Please wait here (dusty dark lobby with a few chairs), and at 3pm we will che...
Top 10 things you didn't know about South East Asia
1 Nixon outright denied that U.S. Troops were involved in a war in Laos when in reality they were on the ground fighting in Laos. For realsies.
Separate paths in Cambodia
The Meas’ house and lotus pond
36 hours in Phnom Penh or Penh's Hill
Thank you to http://www.visit-mekong.com/ for this pic
Siem Reap
Angkor Hello Kitty – tourism taken a little far….
Wonders of Angkor
The Angokorian period began in 802CE (Common Era/AD) when the Hindu Khmer monarch Jayavarman II declared himself God King and lasted until the late 14th Centry (middle ages europe). Acc...
Farewell to Laos and Welcome to Cambodia
Only our adventures were just beginning, we waited 2 hours to ‘check in’ as our room wasn’t ready. In hindsight I think that was a sign. However, we finally got into our room and I started the shower…...
Puno & Sillustani
Puno has a great little museum called Museo Carlos Dreyer. Dreyer was a German artist who moved here in the 19th century, and created a circle of artists. He also collected a lot of Incan and pre-Inca...
Exploring the largest cave in Laos, Adventure Time!
I contacted the park rangers of the Hin Nam No Protected Area where the cave is situated. They have a small website (
Loving Luang Prabang
Regions in Laos that were bombed are highlighted in red and yellow.
Hanoi for Foodies & The Ghosts of HaLong Bay
Jade: On a lighter note, we also checked out the Vietnam History museum which is highly recommended for seeing some beautiful Cham sculptures and a very flamboyant lion…. (see below)
No Hue!
The offending photo of Greg praying in the temple that a monk captured (this one was captured by Jade) flaunting the no photography rule….um mah!
The Ruins of My Son
Look forward to hearing your thoughts, have you been here? Let us know!
Beautiful Hoi An : a UNESCO town
Cao Lao with pork crackling, hand pulled noodles and lots of vegetables – delicious!
Uros Islands Homestay & Puno
Back for lunch, of sopas (soup), trucha (trout), quinoa and vegetables. They were all the same temperature and tasted delicious – a far cry from our food in Bolivia.
Bai Shep Fishing Village - our Vietnam Highlight!
That night we were driven to another village and met with a cacophony of sights, sounds and smells. Hundreds of villages had turned out onto a crowded beach, selling spiced foods, noodles, the best ro...
Adventures in Da Lat
From Saigon we took a coach to the mountainside town of Da Lat, long a retreat from the Vietnamese summer enjoyed by locals and colonials alike.
Happy Chinese New Year in Vietnam
New years celebrations!
Lets get Maui'd!
Greg and I spent Valentines in the tiny town of Paia (pronounced Pa-ee-a). Willie Nelson and Gene Simmons own restaurants and live nearby!
On the Road Again
Nonetheless, Hawaii is upon us (or more accurately, we are upon Hawaii) and Sydney is now a distant memory.
Pushing mum out of the plane!
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Llamas, Food and Politics in Bolivia
I’ve added the Bolivia just in case you thought it was La Paz Mexico, which is a mistake our travel agent made and booked us flights there instead.
Farewell USA: Disneyland, LA & our Top 10
Next morning I was up early – the air was crisp, there was a buzz in the atmosphere and I could almost smell the sweets.
Big Sur....is big.
The United States is famous for doing things BIG, but nothing compares to Big Sur, which is in fact the biggest Sur ever witnessed by human eyes. So if you like Surs, this is the one for you.
Jade & Greg Fight Crime in San Francisco
Outside the home of the Grateful Dead
Yosemite - a double rainbow
Of all the national parks in the USA Yosemite had held the greatest interest for me, not least because of the stunning photographs of Ansel Adams that had changed the nature of landscape photography f...
Grand Canyon Panorama
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Ghost Towns, Valleys of Death & Giant Trees
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Viva Las Vegas!
And I surprised Greg with tickets to Le Reve – one of the Cirque du Soleil shows, named after Mr Wynn’s favourite artwork by Picasso – The Dream.
Bryce Canyon & 15 years!
First stop was Petrified Forest in Escalante where Greg and the Ranger convinced me to do the 45min walk. It was quite pretty and petrified wood is so colourful!
Scenic Byway and Escalante
The drive was far more scenic that either of us expected. It is a ‘National Scenic Byway’ and also described as the ‘Trail of the Ancients’. Along the way there were many awesome views and more amazin...
Monument Valley & Mystery Valley
We were lucky enough to be taken by a Navajo guide named Rosie, yes it is quite a English name. But Navajo people are not allowed say their own Navajo name, but in Rosie’s case she was raised by ...
Bearizona & the Grand Canyon
Driving through the park into the different enclosures was a fantastic experience. We were stopped by Arctic Wolves as they padded along the road and surrounded our car (keep your windows up!).
A walk through Joshua Tree
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Sedona: Land of Red Rocks & Vortices...
The landscape defies description so I will rely on our photos and videos to do it justice.
Sleepful in Seattle and Portland
Whilst Seattle is the picture of a beautiful city, centred around many bays, great views and good food, we were really surprised at the number of homeless and mentally ill congregating right in the ce...
Sweet Home Chicago
Jade note: We caught the turtles eating breakfast. They are like little old people who very slowly gobble up the strawberries. Very mesmorising – see the video!
The Delta Blues
We caught the devil train up from New Orleans through the swamplands up to the land of the Delta Blues and into Memphis. Our carriage was number 666 and upon seeing this number it set the more religio...
Baby please dont go....
Greg jumped onto the african drums whilst I tried to keep up with the ladies, dancing and stamping on the ground. It was hot and hard work but what a great experience!
Alligator Crawl
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Last of NYC & N'awlins y'all!
We’ve been on Voodoo Tours, seen cememtarys where the dead rise during rainfall and knock on their graves, sampled Bourbon st and heard great jazz on Frenchman st.
Further adventures in the Big Apple
Amanda our guide with her beau Jim and Jade
New York! Our First week
I got in several hours before Greg and dumped my bags, grabbed a sandwich and headed out to chill beside the Hudson River in the sun.
One day more....
So excited to leave London tomorrow and jump on a plane to NY and see Greg.
USA Trip
Then we dive into deepest darkest South America…stay tuned.
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