Author Archives: Paul

Thailand

It was only three weeks after we’d booked the tickets that Thailand decides it’s time to start messing up our plans. I had thought that it was a stable enough place, and didn’t even bother researching the political situation in … Continue reading

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Photos – Ireland

Photos from our holiday to the Dingle Peninsula in September 2006, Co Kerry with Jon and Katia. Click here to see the full photoset for on Flickr.

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Yellow fever jabs

Had the jabs for Yellow Fever yesterday (Monday 11th) in Whitley Bay at the authorised yellow fever place. Neither of us had had a needle poked in us for a while and so we were somewhat nervous beforehand. Becs went … Continue reading

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Flights an itinerary

On Monday (4th September) I booked the tickets. We had gone into http://www.courtneyairsavers.com/ on the Saturday before we went to Ireland and planned the route. It’s made everything a lot more real, as we have now put down some hard … Continue reading

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Photos – kitesurfing

These are various kitesurfing photos from sessions to Longsands, Budle and Druridge. Click here to see the full photoset for on Flickr.

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Photos – Misc stuff

Lots of pics from Becs in Canada, friends, family and some of the work done to our house. Click here for the full photoset on Flickr.

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Photos – Italy

Photos from a holiday to Florence (Firenze), staying at a villa up in the hills to the east above the city with Peter, Bridget, Grace, Warren, Carol and Daisy. We visited Pisa, Sienna, Lucca and Florence and drank a bit … Continue reading

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Spicy carrot puree

Makes carrots a bit more interesting. A pound of carrots Clove of garlic (crushed) Two teaspoons of cumin Tablespoon of red wine vinegar Half a teaspoon of harissa Salt Peel the carrots, roughly chop and boil for about 15-20 mins … Continue reading

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Injections

Becs has just booked us in for our Yellow fever jab. This one is a must for Kenya apparently. We visited the Nurse at the local GP a couple of weeks ago, and the list of jabs and drugs that … Continue reading

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Thoughts on our itinerary

We’ve spent a while thinking about what places we want to visit. There’s lots to consider: the world is a big place, and although 5 months seems like a long time, you quickly realise how little time it actually is. … Continue reading

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