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Provence

Sunday 24.1.210 day 102ProvenceWe drove to Aix de Provence who famous residents have include painter Paul Cezanne and novelist Emile Zola. It is a very pretty tree line town. We then went to Avingon it once was the papal seat of power and we saw the p…

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Mougins

Monday 25.1.210 day 103Mougins We drove thought the Cote drsquoazur French Riviera today to get to our new apartment that it in the mountains above the cote drsquoazur it is a fantastic 1 bedroom with a large kitchen and lounge villa with fantastic poo…

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Mougins village

Wednesday 27.1.210 day 105Mougins villageWe had a sleep in and then did the 20 minute walk up a steep hill to Mougins old town. It was well worth the walk. No cars are allowed in the town and the streets are too small for cars. The views where fantasti…

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Reunion

Well we survived the night and were both up early to move on. After running a few quick errands we jumped on a bus and headed towards Tamarindo. It’s a beach town on the pacific coast that has seen a huge influx of American tourists. There is a ton of …

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Night Tour

Of all the things to do in Monteverde we wanted to see the wildlife the most. So our first day we we were going to explore the town and then head on the night tour which was the best bet to see animals. Matt and I headed up to an art store while the ot…

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OBRUNI

Hey guysSo Irsquove been here for just over a week now and im kinda getting used to how things run around this school. Im learning. So first of all I found out im not actually in the town of Fotobi but a smaller village yet called Obodan. Fotobi is whe…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Journals |
 

Noisy Neighbours

We were conned by the taxi driver and the railway officials on our departure from KL. But it was a brilliant con We planned to get the rickety bus from the bus station back to the airport 60K out of town. But the taxi driver delivered us to the new fan…

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1770 Agnes Water

1770 The only town to have a number for its name. We dropped our bags and headed out to find somewhere to eat. First impression very quiet240110 We knew this was going to be a chilled out stop over and as I was happy to relax Rob booked himself in for…

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Powerball(R) Tickets Worth $1 Million Sold in York, Beaver Falls; Jackpot for Jan. 30 Drawing Grows to $90 Million

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Two winning Powerball tickets worth $1 million from the Jan. 27 drawing were sold in Pennsylvania, at the Rutters at 1520 Pennsylvania Ave., York, York County, and Giles Town & Country Market, 801…

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Pottering around town

The plan for the first day in Luang Prabang was to do a bit of exploring and make arrangements for the next legs of our tour. We had breakfast at a nearby caf and then wandered along the river front looking for alternatives lodgings. Since we were not …

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