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  • Mount Toubkal

    On Sunday the 14th of Sepember, I left Bernii in Casablanca and caught the train back to Marrakech to be ready for my trip to Imlil the following morning. The driver picked me up from my hotel at 9:00AM and drove to Aroumd, a small village just outside of Imlil. We walked a short distance…

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  • On the 26th of August we flew from Barcelona to Porto. We loved our time in Portugal so much that we wanted to go back. We spent five nights in Porto, staying at the same hotel we previously stayed at, the Ibis Porto Centro Mercado Do Bolhão. During our stay we returned to some of…

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  • This update comes to you from the Carlsberg beer garden at the Barcelona airport. There’s been a bit of a delay in getting this blog posted. No excuses, it is what it is. I joined Bernii in London on Thurday 24th of July. We were staying at the Ibis London City Shoreditch (AU$311 per night).…

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  • On Saturday 28th of June I flew from Bangkok to Islamabad in Pakistan to trek to K2 Base Camp and cross Gondogoro La with Epic Expeditions. This trek was going to be the most challenging trek that I have undertaken. Although the maximum altitude is lower than the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (5650m vs 5895m),…

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  • Khao Lak and Bangkok

    We reunited in Bangkok on the 17th of May where we spent three nights staying at the Ibis Bangkok Sukhumvit 4. We have stayed there regularly as it is a great location and meets our needs: a comfortable bed, cold air conditioning and a hot shower. Bernii has also reached platinum status in the Accor…

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  • Hi there! Bernii here. I don’t usually compose posts for our travel blog because I prefer to be in charge of the photographs. So this will be fun! By now, you know that Brett and I went on separate adventures for 2 weeks. His latest update took us on his journey through Nepal’s Langtang Valley…

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  • Trekking in Nepal

    This blog entry is written by Brett as part of our solo adventures. Stay tuned for Bernii’s blog that will drop in the next few days to hear what she has been up to. On Friday 2nd May I flew from Bangkok to Kathmandu. The flight was only three and a half hours and by…

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  • We thought we would do something a bit different for this post as it has only been a little over a week since our last update. Today we are sharing some of our favourite restaurants in Bangkok. Note that these are venues that we dine at regularly so they are mostly in the Nana/Sukhumvit area,…

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  • Songkran in Bangkok

    Since the last update we have remained in Bangkok. After checking out of the Ibis Bangkok Sukhumvit 4, we spent two nights at the Ibis Bangkok Sathorn, which gave us the opportunity to explore the nearby Lumphini Park in the afternoons. There is a good running/walking circuit around the park. There are also a large…

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  • Well this update is a little bit late 🙃 Three weeks ago a friend from Brisbane came to visit us in Bangkok. We have travelled extensively with him in the past, including Thailand. We spent the first few days reacquainting ourselves with some bars and friends in the Nana area before taking the bus from…

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