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Round the World – it was the best of times, it was the worst of times

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments · travel

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One of the most common questions since we got home is “What was the best thing?”.  What seems like a simple question is actually a hard one to answer honestly.  We covered so much ground on our round the world trip and did such a variety of different things, that it’s hard to single out [...]

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Dublin – the homecoming

December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · travel

As expected, the flight home is a tough one.  At 13 hours straight, it’s the longest flight yet.  The airplane is a massive beast with two levels and at least 100 rows of seats.  It seems that our previous luck with seating on airplanes has run out.  While there are a lot of rows with [...]

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Bangkok – the final hours

December 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · travel

All through the last year our departure date felt so far off in the distance that it didn’t seem real.  Even booking the airplane tickets a few weeks in advance we were too busy with our daily lives for it to register properly.  Time drifted past slowly, and then suddenly we were somehow only days [...]

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Bangkok – last stop

December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · travel

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With some reluctance we find ourselves preparing to leave Phuket and start the long trek home.  We settled in very well at the Kata Beach Spa Resort and regret having to leave it for the big smoke of Thailand – Bangkok.  Unfortunately our time on the road is running out so we have to accept [...]

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Phuket – sunsets and speedos

December 1st, 2009 · No Comments · travel

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We’re left with two more days to enjoy at Kata beach, and no appointments to keep.  We weigh up the options and costs for returning to Krabi airport and decide to simplify matters by booking another cheap Air Asia flight direct from Phuket to Bangkok.  We then settle in to relax for the remainder of [...]

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