Istanbul completed at last!
October 31, 2014 - We're now coming to the end of our last full day in our last city, Rio. We spent a great morning at the Botanical Garden...
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Useful grounding
October 29, 2014 - (David writes) Having grounded myself yesterday as a result of a dodgy gut, I took the opportunity to work on the photos...
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Doing the sights (Rio)
October 29, 2014 - Three days left in Rio and lots to pack in. Today we took the shuttle bus to a large shopping mall, took one look at the...
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In Rio – or Leblon, at least
October 28, 2014 - (David writes) As you will already know, if you follow P on Facebook, we arrived in Rio de Janeiro yesterday morning at...
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Update from Lisbon
October 26, 2014 - (David writes) I know that Lisbon isn't officially part of our itinerary, but the 12-hour layover gives us a chance to c...
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Is it? Well, it certainly LOOKS like one!
October 23, 2014 - We found a table on the top of Hotel de France on the square to watch the sun go down, only to notice we could see with...
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Arrival in Marrakesh
October 22, 2014 - We arrived at Marrakesh Airport in 36/97 degree heat. Our arranged transport actually worked this time (it hadn't in Ist...
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Two more China galleries!
October 21, 2014 - Yup, here we go! Just click on the name: The Sacred Way and The Temple of Heaven.
Or click on the the Beijing page to g...
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Travel Update
October 21, 2014 - Well, we left Istanbul somewhat reluctantly early this morning. We both enjoyed it immensely and were beginning to learn...
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Yet Another Memorable Moment
October 18, 2014 - We had just finished dinner in a normal street-front restaurant. Paid the bill and was about to leave when the waitress...
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Hotel Byzantium
October 18, 2014 - We're staying in a small hotel in the old part of the city, now called Sultanahmet, just steps from the Blue Mosque and...
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Another memorable moment
October 17, 2014 - (from Polly)
Many of you will have flown through the night. We flew Turkish Airlines from Seoul to Istanbul and they...
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Yes, we're behind!
October 17, 2014 - Hi, friends,
We're in Istanbul watching the ferries crossing the Bosphorus, and have just had a great day tourist-ing....
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First Beijing Photos Posted
October 14, 2014 - The first set of Beijing photos is a collection of sights and impressions from our walks in the center of the city. Clic...
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Birchmere in Tien' anmen Square
October 14, 2014 - (david writing)
Our N Virginia friends (and some others) will enjoy this shot of P spreading the good word about the be...
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Beijing Metro under control
October 14, 2014 - Mastered the Beijing Metro now – no worries!
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The Great Wall
October 13, 2014 - We had a fabulous day visiting the Heavenly Way, leading up to the Ming Tombs, and then walking part of the Great Wall o...
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Tien'anmen Square
October 12, 2014 - (Polly) Itching to get out and see some famous spots today and amazingly the air cleared this morning and we could see t...
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Day of Rest
October 11, 2014 - Unfortunately, P twisted her ankle on a bad bit of sidewalk (pavement) yesterday. The good news is that this gave us a w...
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Oh, the air quality!
October 09, 2014 - Still hazy, so we found a site which reports the air quality. Here's a screenshot from the iPhone. Apparently, anything...
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Arrived in Beijing!
October 09, 2014 - ...and it is as hazy as the newspapers say. Apparently, yesterday was worse! Had a certain amount of fun trying to tell...
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Next stop...
October 08, 2014 - One night in a room on the 45th floor of the Stargate Hotel, just across the water from Kansai Airport, which serves Osa...
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From Polly
October 07, 2014 - Memorable Moments
A collection of happy memories but what stands out at present in my mind is the genuine friendliness...
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Nishiki Market Photos
October 06, 2014 - Not fine photography, but some atmospheric iPhone shots in an exciting street market. Click here to join us.
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Fushimi Inari Taisha
October 06, 2014 - The name means "the Inari shrine at Fushimi". Click here for the photos. Have fun!
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Yes, we're in Kyoto
October 04, 2014 - Just a quick slideshow from Polly's iPhone to show that we did arrive in Kyoto. Yesterday we visited the Fushimi Inari T...
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Polly's memorable moment(s)
October 01, 2014 - Seeing the 'dummy' prisoner in the 8' x 10' gaol cell. Chilling.
Polly's Impressions of Melbourne.
Young girls don't...
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On to Kyoto
October 01, 2014 - We'll be leaving our Melbourne Hotel in about an hour to catch our flight to Kyoto, with a change at Bangkok. Another ma...
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