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RandE
Aug 33 min read
Two drifters
RandE and group travel is not something that happens. Maybe a few friends get together for weekends away, but no big-scale cruises or bus...
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RandE
Jul 149 min read
Indigo and Olive
There is a point in the road driving into Agios Nikolaus after a white-knuckled/hair-pin turn where the olive trees part, revealing the...
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RandE
Jun 184 min read
a story of Cyprus
Assyrians, Egyptians, Persians, Romans, Venetians, Brits, Greeks, Turks and even Pirates (if only in behaviour and circumstance) are all...
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RandE
Jun 96 min read
Windmills and walkabouts
With a coastline that is postcard perfect at every turn, it’s not a surprise that Portugal has lured backpackers, cyclist, surfers,...
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RandE
May 265 min read
Off time in Torremolinos
Debilitating jet-lag. Cancellations. Lost wallet. Forgotten bag. Pollen season. A serious case of gastro and a ridiculously over-crowed...
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RandE
May 113 min read
El viaje del viento
You’re standing at the southernmost point of continental Europe. To your left is the Med. To your right: the Atlantic. Across the former...
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RandE
Oct 5, 20192 min read
A moment in Madrid
The criss-crossing of Europe by plane, train, automobile, boat and bus was complete and we were once again joining our around-the-world...
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RandE
Sep 30, 20192 min read
. . . another fab 50
Happy birthday Jason! In the end, it all worked out and we raised a glass . . . or two or three. Like Erik, a good friend from Sydney was...
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RandE
Sep 28, 20192 min read
Rentrée
For our last bit of just-the-2-of-us time in Europe, we revenu to the Côte d’Azur, last visited in the late nineties. We remembered it as...
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RandE
Sep 17, 20193 min read
Réunion
It was the early 2000s and we were living in San Francisco when we first heard of Uzès. Our close friend Mark from Louisiana had invested...
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RandE
Sep 11, 20195 min read
Get out the Map
“Get out the map, get out the map and lay your finger anywhere down....” and following the Indigo Girl’s lyrics, we pretty much did just...
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RandE
Sep 9, 20193 min read
La vita del lusso
Robert and Erik and camping aren’t words you’d normally find in the same sentence. Sure, in 2007 we went on an amazing “Priscilla”...
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RandE
Aug 28, 201914 min read
Taking it giorno per giorno
“. . . not on our radar as we planned our trip to Puglia, but how could we resist this Airbnb when we saw its beautiful photos and cheeky...
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RandE
Aug 14, 20192 min read
The Red One
A trip had already been planned with his two best friends/mates. It was the first year of our relationship when we decided to “become...
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RandE
Aug 13, 20193 min read
Shifting Gears
It was 24/7 family, friends and fun in the US, Greece and Lisbon so we were pretty tired as we boarded our budget-travel EVA bus headed...
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RandE
Aug 4, 20194 min read
Por favor e obrigado Lisboa
When you have a bit of Spanish language skills, you might think Portuguese will be easy to pick up. Words like “agua”, “comer”, “de...
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RandE
Jul 27, 20194 min read
all about E
My first idea when planning my 50th was to sail around the Greek Islands with a group of friends. My research quickly put the kibosh on...
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