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A painting from somewhere in Rome
May 26, 2008
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Please help us identify this mystery painting, again, somewhere in Rome.…
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Photo somewhere in Rome
May 26, 2008
Please help us identify this mystery photo, somewhere in Rome! Click to see full size.…
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Shopping at the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden and Flower Market, Hong Kong
April 10, 2008
Early the next morning, we took the subway (couldn’t have been easier!) to the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden, where old men walk their birds and socialize. We bought a bird cage, and set off to explore the flower market.…
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Cosmic Guesthouse, Kowloon, Hong Kong – Great cheap hotel
April 10, 2008
Cosmic Guesthouse hotel room - you could just about touch both walls at the same time!
Almost all backpackers stay in either the Mirador Mansion, or the Chung King Mansion. These ‘mansions’ are in fact just large buildings, with various floors owned by different guesthouse
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Getting from Hong Kong Airport to Kowloon
April 10, 2008
See our Hong Kong slideshowHong Kong Skyline from the Walk of the Stars
We flew from San Francisco to Hong Kong. Our experience as we arrived in Hong Kong couldn’t have been better.…
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Two Weeks Backpacking in China
April 10, 2008
Guilin Pagodas at NightWe spent 2 weeks in China. We visited Hong Kong, Beijing, Xian, Guillin, Yangshuo and Longshen. We also spent 3 days on the Yangtze River and cruised through the 3 Gorges. …
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Orient Bay, St Martin – Overcrowded beach chaos
March 31, 2008
Orient Bay looked much better from farther awayOrient Bay, St MartinOne of the stops on our tour of the island was Orient Beach, a popular beach along the “French Riviera” of St Martin.…
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Phillipsburg Beach, Sint Maarten – Crowded but beautiful
March 31, 2008
Philipsburg BeachPhilipsburg is bordered by a beautiful beach with shallow, calm waters. There are lots of restaurants, change facilities, and shops in the immediate area around. This isn’t your idyllic tropical beach, but for those who fancy lunch at their choice of restauran
Continue Reading →Driving Tour of St Martin / St Maarten by taxi
March 31, 2008
The next day we checked out and left our bags at the hotel, and walked to the taxi stand close to the port, next to the market. There we arranged a 3 hour tour of the island with a taxi driver.…
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