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Bangladesh and India 2015

Posted on August 23, 2025 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary Tues 13/01/2015 Sydney 11.55am to Kuala Lumpur 5.30pm KL 22.25pm Wed 14/01/2015 Calcutta 12.05am Thurs 15/01/2015 Calcutta Fri 16/01/2015 Calcutta train to Bangsal to Dhaka Sat 17/01/2015 Dhaka Sun 18/01/2015 Dhaka Mon 19/01/2015  Dhaka to Srimangal (train) Tues … Continue reading →

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Peru, Bolivia and Chile 2016

Posted on March 8, 2025 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary 20/05/2016 Sydney 12.30pm    to   Santiago 11.10pm 21/05/2016 Santiago 7am to Lima 8.50am (10.5 hours layover)  7.20pm to Arequipa 8.50pm 22/05/2016 Arequipa overnight bus to Cusco 23/05/2016 Cusco 24/05/2016 Cusco to Agues Calientes 25/05/2016 Machu Picchu 26/05/2016 Agues Calientes … Continue reading →

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Northern India 2017

Posted on January 12, 2025 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary 12th Oct 2017 Thursday Newcastle to Sydney (train) 13th Oct 2017 Friday Syd 12pm to KL 5.35pm KL 10.35pm to Calcutta 12pm 14th Oct 2017 Saturday Calcutta fly to Delhi 15th Oct 2017 Sunday Delhi 16th Oct 2017 … Continue reading →

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Morocco, Dubai, Kuwait 2023

Posted on October 14, 2023 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary Day1 Thursday 20/04/2023   Sydney to Hong Kong (9hrs plus 2hr layover) to Dubai (7hrs) Day2 Friday 21/04/2023 Dubai to Kuwait (2hrs) to Casablanca (7hrs) Day3 Saturday 22/04/2023 Casablanca to Tangier (train 3hrs) Day4 Sunday 23/04/2023 Tangier to … Continue reading →

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Vietnam, Thailand and Laos 2018

Posted on October 2, 2022 by virginiascott

Our Itinerary 02/11/2018 Fri Sydney 10.10pm to Taipei 4.30am 03/11/2018 Sat Taipei 8.25am to Hanoi 10.35am to Lao Cai (overnight train) 10pm 04/11/2018 Sun Lao Cai 6.15am to Sapa (bus) 05/11/2018 Mon Sapa 06/11/2018 Tues Sapa to Dien Bien Phu … Continue reading →

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Ethiopia and Dubai 2016

Posted on January 13, 2018 by virginiascott

Thursday 13th October, 2016 Newcastle to Sydney It’s Elkie’s 3rd birthday! ‘I a big girl. I fwee” she says. Little darling! Lauren is at work and Mark takes Abi to school so I’ve got our baby all to myself. She’s … Continue reading →

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Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, South Africa and Zanzibar 2014

Posted on April 24, 2017 by virginiascott

                                                                             Our Itinerary … Continue reading →

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Laos and Thailand 2001

Posted on April 6, 2017 by virginiascott

Saturday   27th January, 2001               Sydney to Bangkok After kissing goodbye to our precious cats, Benny and Layla, we leave home with Angie and Lauren to say goodbye to Mum and Dad and then on to Pelican Airport to catch the … Continue reading →

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Nepal 1999

Posted on April 5, 2017 by virginiascott

  Wednesday 15th December, 1999.        Varanasi to Kathmandu Leaving India behind us, we’re off on a new adventure to the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. The flight on Indian Airways is only fifty minutes and it’s all spectacular. The snow covered … Continue reading →

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Bali 2003

Posted on April 5, 2017 by virginiascott

   Monday     26th May, 2003            Sydney to Denpasar, Bali We leave home at 5.15 am on a cold, rainy morning. Drive to Sydney without any holdups and leave the car in the longterm carpark. Very miserable weather still and we … Continue reading →

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