Five days and two last minute logistical problems
Things are just starting to shape up and look like we might be actually ready to hit the airport on Friday with reasonably well packed bags. Then we discover TWO relatively major issues: First,...
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Ten days to go…PANIC!
TEN days. Ten. How the hell did that even happen? The list of trip related things left to do is still pretty long and there is ZERO time to do it! I still need...
Trans Kalahari Trip Notes and link to route map
For those of you who are interested, here are the trip notes for the guided tour portion of our upcoming trip. You can also see the whole itinerary including our two weeks of independent travel on...
Africa trip is ON!
I spoke with the social worker today and they have agreed to keep Pat in rehab until we return from our vacation! Now we don’t have to worry about her being released while we...
26 days, 23 hours, 58 minutes and 36 seconds until AFRICA! (or maybe not – we’ll see)
Well, it’s been quite a crazy few weeks. I spent an entire weekend a while ago dusting off my old travel blog from our RTW trip so I could do our upcoming Africa trip...
Istanbul
We arrived in Istanbul after a fairly uneventful BA flight out of Heathrow. (Have I mentioned I HATE this airport?) To get rid of the last of our Pounds we bought an adorable Peter...
A Turkish Bath
Upon arrival at our lovely boutique hotel in Istanbul, the first thing I spot is the listing of massage services for the in-house spa. Well, I’m tired and sore and in desperate need of...
Hello again from London!
Wow it’s been ages and I’ve missed gobs of stuff. But, hey, I’ve been traveling, and there’s lots of laundry to do and, frankly, I’m lazy and hopelessly addicted to Facebook. I figured I’d...
Hill Tribe Trek
The day after Songkran finished, we set off on our Hill Tribe Trek. They had given us backpacks to use for trekking and we left the rest of our luggage in our hotel room....
Songkran
We were pretty happy to see Starbucks and McDonalds upon arrival to Chiang Mai, although Starbucks doesn’t do my favorite drink in Thailand. It was nice to have food that tasted familiar – even...
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