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Andorra la vieille!
... ambiance visuelle compensait pour l'ambiance sonore!
Avant de prendre l'autobus, nous nous sommes achetes des sandwichs pour le voyage. Comme Emilie ne voulait pas manger de sandwich avec des charcuteries, elle s'est retrouvee avec un sandwich a l'omelette espagnol, ce qui veut dire en fait... un sandwich a l'omelette aux patates! Hummm, des patates dans du pain, cest Montignac qui serait content!
Une fois arrives a Andorra la Vella, nous sommes partis voir "barri ...
I got collected at 8am for the 1 day Halong Bay to
... night as I had to be up early for the train.
This morning I got the train from Hanoi station to Ninh Binh. I had a soft seat but the train was pretty old & dirty, a tiny field mouse ran past my feet mid journey!
I got off the train and their was a well dressed man holding a sign with my name on- I've always watied that! Haha. Then I realised my 'free' train station pick up by kinh do hotel was via ...
Hue to Halong Bay
Last time I left you, we were on our way to Hue to see the Emperors Palace and the Purple Forbidden City. In short, we only stayed in Hue one day and the palace and surroundings were a big disappointment. I had read that during the Communist era most old ruins had been left to rot or at least not restored nor properly maintained. The goal of the communist revolution is/was to build a new, better society that is not hampered by the burdens of the past. The citadel was ...
For a green Halong Bay
... the many of the residents of Vung Vieng are taking part in opportunities generated from tourism. Pearl farming has become very popular and displays of how it is oysters are grown, farmed, and harvested can be seen by tourists.
Footprint is extremely proud of the work that has been done in Vung Vieng, and the initiatives taken by the community itself. A great example of how tourism can benefit ...
Calonge to I'Estratit to Cadaques to Berger
... a small stone canopy over the booth window. Only a small bump, hehe. The ruins weren't that impressive, not a huge amount of info. The roads to Cadaques were like an extreme horseshoe path. I spent the day fearing for my life! As demonstrated in the video. A very stressful journey!!! If I had been driving one of two things would have happened. 1. I would have stopped on the road got out and walked... Crying refusing to drive any further or 2. I would have batted of ...