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New Zealand – Catlins / Scenic Drive / Pounawae – 20th-21st Dec

A windy night ensured some light sleeping in the swaying van over night but waking to find a seal outside your van is a nice morning surprise. This is perhaps the most scenic spot we have camped at looking straight out toward huge waves crashing … Read More

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New Zealand – Tauraunga Bay / Punakaiki – 7th Dec

We started out early and drove to Westport to have our breakfast as there were less sand flies and a supermarket for us to stock up. Next we drove to Tauraunga Bay where we went on a 2 hour walk out to the lighthouse and … Read More

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New Zealand – Napier / Tongariro Alpine Crossing – 26th/27th November

After a spot of skyping home from Hastings and a drive out to some of the beaches south of Napier at midday we got in touch with Roam located in Tongariro to see if the park shuttle service was operating for the next day. They … Read More

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Laos – Don Det – 12th/13th February

The journey from Kratie to the border crossing was very smooth indeed. We chose the option of a mini-van ticket for $14 each, this picked us up at 8am along with a few other passengers and continued onto Stung Treng for an hour and a … Read More

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China – Beijing – Silver Mountain & Pagoda Forest – 20th November

Having had a great experience with the Chinese Cultural Center last week on the Great Wall of China hike we booked up another tour for the Silver Mountain and Pagoda Forest which are about 1.5 hours out of Beijing at a cost of 250 RMB … Read More