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Discovering Sumatra, Indonesia
Sumatra, au royaume des volcans Whenever one thinks of Indonesia, places such as Bali and Jakarta come to mind. But Indonesia presented a brand new side to us, the Northern island called Sumatra. The last article left us at the airport of Penang, Malaysia...
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A Sydney Blog
Album photos Sydney en version courte Without a doubt, our stop in Sydney is nothing short of special. We had the most magnificent time, and had such a unique and memorable experience that no other tourists could possibly compare theirs to ours. That's...
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Beijing - The City with Everything!
Pekin, retour a la civilisation ! Mongolia was incredible, and it was sad to say goodbye to the great landscape and the 360 degrees of vastness. But at the same time, I was also saying goodbye to wooden beds in freezing gers, salty milk tea, and lots...
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Kazan and Yekaterinburg
Kazan et Yekaterinburg A bit cheeky of me to put two big cities into one post but that way I will be more precise and won't bore you with too much detail. We took a deliberate detour from the usual Trans-Mongolian tracks to get to Kazan because according...
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We tried it for you... Slovensky Raj
Slovensky Raj... On the edge of death! I may have exaggerated the defying death part, but it is certainly not fo r the faint hearted. The highlight of our trip to Slovakia was the amazing hike in the Slavensky Raj, aka Slovak 'Paradise'. We started at...
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We love the Poles!
Leaving Poland for the next adventure.. Lithuania. Right now, my watch says 20:54. We are in an underground pub sharing one 6 zloty (1.5 euro) pint of Tyskie . We have 196 more minutes before our bus departs Augustow to head for Vilnius, capital of Lithuania....
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Villages Special Part 2 - Shangri-la, Lijiang and Dali
Shangri-La, Lijiang, Dali - 3 destinations, 1 seule et meme impression To be totally honest, my memories of the three places mentioned above have kind of molded into one. That is to say, all have an 'Old Town' which isn't ancient in years but ancient...
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The Long Way Across Indonesia
Java, le temps d une chanson Java and Gili Album Since our last blog, we've covered a lot of miles – traveling by bus, train, plane and boat . We flew out of Sumatra into Jakarta to spend a short time in Java before heading to Bali. We weren't expecting...
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How to... save money in an expensive city.
Comment... economiser dans une ville chere. So far, we have visited 6 capital cities in Europe. In summer. Over 3 weeks. With 49 weeks to go. Pour l'instant, nous avons visite 6 capitales en Europe. En plein ete. Pendant 3 semaines. Avec encore 49 semaines...
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Ending with a Rock
Rock n Roll a Uluru Photo Album Uluru. Ayer's Rock, the Big Red Rock, the Rock of Oz. Whatever you call it, it cannot be disputed for it's fame and wonder. The mysterious Uluru stands 348m above ground (and over two thirds of the whole rock is actually...
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Singapour au finish
The Last City to Finish - Singapore Derniere etape de 10 mois de voyage menes tambours battants, Singapour s annonceait une destination parfaitement adaptee pour la ceremonie de cloture. Situee sur les trajectoires, Brisbane-Paris et Brisbane-Hong Kong,...
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2 en 1 : Lituanie et Lettonie
2 in 1 special: Lithuania and Latvia Nous avons pris du retard sur la redaction du blog et vous aurez certainnement remarque que nous ne vous avons pas fait part de nos avetures depuis un petit moment... Voici un premier article sur 3 de nos etapes :...
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Drinking the fruits of our Labour - City of Orange
Orange, le bonheur est dans le pre From Sydney, we made a small detour into the Blue Mountains. A scenic drive, coupled by several lookouts and cute little towns on the way, we spent 4 nights of camping to make the full round of the Mountains. The Blue...
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09/09/09 : Fini l'Europe !
09/09/09 : End of the European chapter ! Apres bientot 4 semaines de voyage, nous venons de clore le premier chapitre de notre aventure. Nous avons donc decide de quitter Riga et avons pris (encore une fois) le bus, direction l ile de Saaremaa, a l ouest...
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Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod
Suzdal et Nizhny Novgorod Following the Trans-Mongolian railway tracks, our next point of interest was Suzdal, 4 hours east of Moscow. Suzdal is a relatively small city with a big history, with its own Kremlin fortress and a heroic role in the making...
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Joyeuses fetes
A nos tres chers lecteurs, Je crois qu il est temps de vous souhaiter de joyeuses fetes de Noel, et de vous envoyer tous nos voeux de bonheur, de sante et de reussite pour l annee 2010 qui approche a grands pas. Un grand merci pour l attention que vous...
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We've tried it for you... CouchSurfing (Omsk)
On a essaye pour vous... le CouchSurfing (Omsk) Our whole trip revolves around traveling from city to city. So far, we've relied on hostel booking websites to find accommodation for us. We've almost had no problems trying to find cheap dormitories in...
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Road Tripping Australia - Part 3, Melbourne to Sydney
De Melbourne a Sydney Album photos Part 3 of our journey took us to Melbourne. We spent only the weekend there, definitely not enough to take in everything that Melbourne has to offer. We did, however, get to experience the traffic maze (/nonsense), enjoy...
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A Little Place called Cairns
Cairns, entre reve et cauchemard Photo Album Finally, after 15,000km of driving and living in “Coco” the Ford Falcon, we arrived in Cairns where we started to prepare to sell our car to a lucky new owner. We had covered so much ground with this car, been...
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Slovakia
Day two: Antoine and I are currently sitting in our business class coach, on our way to Bratislava, Slovakia. Yes, that's right Business Class . Don't ask us why we suddenly ended up in business class only having paid 15 euros for economy student seats,...
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Road Trip en Australie – Acte 1 – L ouest, de Perth a Eucla
Road Tripping Australia – Part 1, From Perth to Eucla. Photo Album Nous voila en Australie, destination tant attendue, et nous esperons le point d orgue de notre voyage. Nous avons atteri a Perth, sur la cote ouest du continent, avec pour objectif de...
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Back into the wild! ...Almost
Hangzhou et la riviere Yangtse : mauvais choix From Shanghai, we made our way to Hangzhou. Hangzhou was a place attached with many fond memories and good reviews by other travelers, so we rearranged our itinerary to make a small detour to this city. I'm...
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Farewell Party
13:48 and Antoine is still snoozing... He has been K.O-ed (knock out) from last night's festivities with Antoine's friends to bid us farewell. Thank you all for coming! It was a lovely gathering of friends on the bridge, Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor...
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Une soiree de depart en famille
Un grand MERCI a tous mes proches qui nous ont retrouves hier a Saint Bernard pour nous souhaiter bon vent. Jolie coordination en blanc, on ne s'etait meme pas passe le message... Jen a apprecie passer un peu de temps avec vous pour mieux vous connaitre....
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La Pologne en francais
I still haven't written my blog article about Poland, but here it is ! I just want to precise that I m currently in the coach to Riga, using satellite internet on board, with a cup of coffee from the coffee machine of the bus. Better than a plane !! La...