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Lima: Top 10 Things to do
We spent 3 days in Lima during our visit to Peru, following on from a trip to the spectacular Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Although there is plenty to see and do in the city centre, we chose to base ourselves in the genteel seaside suburb of Miraflores and spent just one day in central…
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Asunción: Top 10 Things to do
We spent a couple of days in the Paraguayan capital, Asunción during our South American adventure. I have to admit that it wasn’t one of my favourite places. My guide book described Paraguay as ‘off the beaten track‘ and I can see why it’s not a popular tourist destination; it has little tourist infrastructure, it’s…
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Panama City: Top 10 Things to do
We spent 4 days in the Panamanian capital, Panama City. We enjoyed exploring the old town – the Casco Viejo, but the highlight of our visit was, of course, a trip on the Panama Canal. I can remember learning about the building of the Panama Canal at school many years ago, so was very excited…
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Monaco: Top 10 Things to do
We took a day trip to Monaco during our holiday in Nice. The tiny principality, bordered by France on 3 sides and the Mediterranean on the other, covers an area of just 0.8 square miles. Monaco has a population of around 38,000 people, which apparently makes it the second smallest and the most densely inhabited…
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Monaco in 1 Day
We took a day trip to Monaco during our holiday in Nice. The tiny principality, bordered by France on 3 sides and the Mediterranean on the other, covers an area of just 0.8 square miles. Monaco has a population of around 38,000 people, which apparently makes it the second smallest and the most densely inhabited…
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Ohrid: Top 10 Things to do
Of all the many places I have visited, Lake Ohrid ranks right up towards the top. The beautiful lake is lined with a wooden boardwalk, ideal for admiring the lake on a sunset stroll. Tumbling down the hillside are the quaint, cobbled streets of Ohrid old town. All topped with a spectacular fortress with equally…
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Skopje: Top 10 Things to do
We spent two days in the North Macedonian capital, Skopje, exploring the pleasant city with its abundance of statues and fountains. In reality, they weren’t consecutive days, as we started and ended our Balkan Roat Trip here. Hence, the two different hotels. Skopje is bisected by the Vardar River, which runs through the centre of…
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Christchurch: Top 10 Things to do
Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island, is located roughly half way down the island’s east coast and is the ideal place to start/finish a tour of the island. Much of today’s city is shaped by the devastating earthquake in 2011, which killed 185 people and severely damaged thousands of buildings. We spent…
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Auckland: Top 10 Things to do
For us, like many of the visitors we encountered on our trip to New Zealand, Auckland was the starting point of an island or country long adventure. We flew into Auckland and spent two days exploring, before setting off on our 3 week long tour covering the length of the country. Our first day in…
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Kotor: Top 10 Things to do
We spent a day wandering around the quaint old town of Kotor in Montenegro during our Balkan Road Trip. The walled city sits nestled between the stunning Bay of Kotor and Mount Lovćen. Inside the formidable walls are a labyrinth of old buildings squeezed into narrow cobbled streets, all lined with hundreds of cats and…
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