Category: transportation
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Tren Maya
As big fans of train travel, when we heard the Yucatan peninsula was implementing a rail system we felt we had to check it out. After reading up on it a bit and speaking with some people in Playa del Carmen we did so with some trepidation. There are a lot of questions about the…
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Queen Mary 2 Cruise
It is funny how things work out. When we first arrived in South Africa on February 1 we had no idea how or where we were heading when our visa ended 3 months later. Some may find this idea scary or even careless, but rest assured it is a wonderful way to travel. As we…
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South Africa Road Trip
As our time in South Africa was coming to an end, we chose to spend the last week doing a road trip through what is called the Garden Route along the south coast. The trip was an excellent way to finish our time in South Africa. Honestly, the only negative thing I can say about…
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Kenya Safari
After our brief rest in Zanzibar it was time to get back to the business of safaris. After a ton of research and reading we ended up booking a 4 night safari with Kameraz of Africa. What we didn’t fully realize is we had booked a private safari with our own dedicated vehicle and driver/guide.…
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Heading South
This is very much a transitional post about our journey from Mauritius to South Africa. As you may have read previously we quite enjoy taking a cruise to cover the distance between two distant points. Karen managed to find a reasonable costing cruise with Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) from Mauritius to Cape Town, South Africa.…
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58 hours in Mumbai
How did we end up in Mumbai, India for 58 hours you ask. Well, we had to be in Mauritius and knew we were departing from Dubai. We could fly direct from Dubai to Mauritius however for significantly less money we could throw in a stopover in Mumbai. Essentially we were able to experience a…
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Dubai
First, I have to be clear about something, Dubai is not in any way my kind of city. It is similar, for me, to places like Las Vegas. I know, many people love both those locations and that is awesome. Just not me. However, if nothing else we are opportunists. As we were in Abu…
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Exploring Oman
For us a wonderful aspect of our lifestyle is that we often have no idea where we will be at any specific time in the future. We ended up exploring this particular corner of the globe simply due to the fact that we had managed to secure a house sit in Abu Dhabi over Christmas…
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Farewell Bulgaria
I left off our last post with us relaxing in Burgas on the Black Sea coast. After a few days there we headed north to the city of Varna. What we learned was that both Burgas and Varna are happening places on the Black Sea coast, during the summer. For us they were quite sleepy…
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Exploring Bulgaria
I am not sure where or when my fascination with Bulgaria originated, however it is wonderful to be at a place in life where one can investigate ones curiosities. Whether it is ancient or modern history, Bulgaria has something worth checking out. What I hadn’t anticipated was the physical beauty and diversity of the country.…