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July 01, 2006
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We struck out for restaurants on Moorea. Since there is no public transport in Moorea, and the island is fairly big, independent travelers are at the mercy of the restaurants sometimes-included transfer services.  We found only the restaurants in Cook’s Bay were willing to
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Pension Motu Iti

July 01, 2006
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See the full slideshow here Outside our bungalow at Pension Motu Iti. This pension is one of the very few reasonably priced options ($90 US for a garden-view room) on Moorea.  The hotel has about 6 bungalows, and an open-air dorm ($20 per person).…
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Papeete

July 01, 2006
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The boardwalk Our two days in Papeete were unfortunately on a weekend.  There is very, very little going on in Papeete on the weekend.  Most stores are closed – in fact the whole city is closed on Sunday.  There are some very pleasant walks by the port – lot
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Club Med Bora Bora

July 01, 2006
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Overview and Check In Check in was quick – just confirmation of our voucher, and we were off to our room for a well deserved shower.  The Club is small, only 150 rooms.  Most are of "Superior" class.  The difference between Superior class and Ocean vi
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Jaipur – City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Observatory and Amber Fort

January 04, 2006
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Our next destination was Jaipur. We were able to take an overnight train. We arrived at Jaipur early in the morning, and the auto-rickshaw drivers and touts were all over us.…
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Debating Which is Faster-walking or an Indian Train-and Visiting Agra, home of the Taj Mahal

December 22, 2005
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'... even the most jaded of globe-trotters often find themselves smiling in wonder as they behold the Taj'. - Let's Go We’ll we showed up at the train station in Amritsar at 3:30PM for our 4:10PM train to Agra.  Make that our 5:00 train…  Actually 6:
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Debating Which is Faster-walking or an Indian Train-and Visiting Agra, home of the Taj Mahal

December 22, 2005
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'... even the most jaded of globe-trotters often find themselves smiling in wonder as they behold the Taj'. - Let's Go We’ll we showed up at the train station in Amritsar at 3:30PM for our 4:10PM train to Agra.  Make that our 5:00 train…  Actually 6:
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Amritsar – Finding Peace and Equality in a Temple Made of Gold

December 21, 2005
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We arrived in Amritsar at night, and went directly to see the beautifully lit Golden Temple. Our next destination was Amritsar. This was not a night train, it took about 4 hours.…
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Karnak Temple Sound and Light Show, Ditching our Tour Guide and Getting Stuck in a Cruise ship Line Up

December 30, 2004
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Vaguely re-assured, we headed out that evening by ourselves to the Karnak Temple sound and light show. There are various shows throughout the evening in various languages – although to be honest, the language was sort of irrelevant.…
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Sharm-el-Sheikh: Sheraton Sharm-el-Sheikh and Snorkeling in Ras Muhammad National Park

December 26, 2004
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There are no direct buses to Sharm-el-Sheikh from Mount Sinai- it’s necessary to go through Dahab. The one bus for Dahab leaves at 1pm. We took a taxi down from the Monastery (which doesn’t accept credit cards by the way, but does accept US$), and instead of taking 2 buses
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