because life's too short
because life's too short
We often travel to France on holiday with our horses. Here are some notes on all the paperwork required before you leave, the successful accomplishment of which will get you to the other side of the Channel.
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Phonsavan and the Plain of Jars are well known tourist stops in Laos. However, the area was heavily bombed by the US in conjunction with Vietnam and still suffers heavily today as a result. While there, it is worth taking some time to explore the relics of war and discover the fine work done by the mine clearing charities.
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Phonsavan is another side of Laos that is well worth exploring: a vibrant, gritty town, a great market, the enigmatic Plain of Jars and an unenviable role in America’s ‘Secret War’.
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Some thoughts on airport parking for motorcycles and sleeping in airports. I often come across travel articles about how to avoid steep airport parking costs, such as off-site parking or staying in an airport …
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St Kitts & Nevis, Leeward Islands. May 2017. The tourist office blurb for St Kitts and Nevis runs: Two islands. One paradise. While there may be a little poetic exaggeration, they are indeed a beautiful …
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IN FLANDERS FIELDS POEM The World’s Most Famous WAR MEMORIAL POEM By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae This is the famous one: In Flanders Fields by John McCrae. written after losing a close friend and …
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IN FLANDERS FIELDS Battlefields and places of interest in the Ypres Salient, Belgium, the return of the Menin Gate lions and the ANZAC Day dawn service, April 2017. (Title from the poem In Flanders Field …
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Bruges, Belgium, is one of my favourite cities. Here are 10 ideas for experiencing some of its gastronomic delights. Bruges – what springs to mind? Chocolate? Beer? Add a stunningly beautiful medieval city, old bridges …
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My No. 1 Sydney Walk Sydney, NSW, Australia. January 2017. A favourite Sydney walk combined with a visit to the Poolside Cafe at the Andrew (Boy) Charlton pool When visiting Sydney, we always stay …
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High Country Lee Kernaghan 1992 This song provided an apt title for our Kosciuzko trail ride which I wrote about in ‘A High Country Ride’. Though strictly speaking set in the Victorian High Country, it captures …
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