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Spain & Portugal Day 11 – Post-Cruise in Portugal (Fatima)

Day 11 : Disembarkation @ Porto & Fatima enroute to Lisbon  After breakfast we disembared from our ship, and boarded buses which were going to take us to Fatima, a...
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Spain & Portugal Day 10 – Cruising the Douro (Guimaraes)

Day 10 : Porto & Guimaraes The ship had docked overnight at Porto.  This morning, we went on an excursion to Guimarães, one of the most historic towns in Portugal...
South West Japan Sakura Trip

South West Japan Sakura Trip, Day 5 (Kyoto)

 Day 5 : Eastern Kyoto (Higashiyama) This morning we checked out of Sanga before we went about our sightseeing.  We were changing to Matsui Honkan, another ryokan nearby that night.  We...
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South West Japan Sakura Trip, Day 4 (Kyoto)

Day 4 : Northern Kyoto & Arashiyama Breakfast this morning was served in the same private room by the pretty Zen garden.  The usual items you find at breakfast, namely...
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South West Japan Sakura Trip, Day 3 (Okayama, Himeji & Kyoto)

Day 3 : Tomonoura to Kyoto We woke up early again to go to the water front.  We had better luck that morning and had some blue sky.  Tomonoura was...
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South West Japan Sakura Trip, Day 2 (Miyajima & Tomonoura)

Day 2 : Miyajima to Tomonoura We woke up early and went to for a walk before the first ferry brings the day trippers.  The morning was peaceful and the...
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South West Japan Sakura Trip, Day 1 (Hiroshima & Miyajima)

Day 1 : Singapore to Miyajima We took an overnight flight from Singapore to Fukuoka.  We were lucky and were travelling Singapore Airlines Business, so were looking forward to a...
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South Island, New Zealand Day 7 (Dart River Safari)

New Zealand South Island brims with dramatic alpine scenery from Milford Sound’s mountains to the Canterbury Plains’ emerald wineries. Yet few locales captivate quite like Mount Aspiring National Park with...
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South Island, New Zealand Day 2 (Christchurch to Punakaiki)

Day 2: Christchurch to Punakaiki I made buttermilk pancakes for breakfast this morning.  I had bought a bottle of shaker pancake mix the day before.  It was easy to use...
Siem Reap Photographic Journey VIII – Eating in Siem Reap

Siem Reap Photographic Journey VIII – Eating in Siem Reap

Eating in Siem Reap This is the last post of our Siem Reap trip. Our lunches were mainly simple fare arranged by Beyond Unique Escape at a eating place near...
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Siem Reap Photographic Journey III – Exploring Angkor Thom – Bayon & Ta Prohm

Exploring Angkor Thom – Bayon & Ta Prohm After our sunrise visit to Angkor Wat, we returned to our hotel for a late breakfast. After breakfast and a short rest...
Siem Reap Photographic Journey 2018 (II) – Sunrise @ Angkor Wat

Siem Reap Photographic Journey 2018 (II) – Sunrise @ Angkor Wat

Sorry, this post has taken too long. I had been really busy and had not had time to sort out the photos. But later late than never! Sunrise @ Angkor...