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Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It has a lot of beaches, hotels, resorts, campsites and attractions for tourists. It’s quite easy to drive around and has good ferry connections with other islands.
La Palma
Gran Canaria
Maspalomas Botanic Garden Dunes La Gambuesa Dam / Pressa de la Gambuesa Baranco de Tirajana La Rueda Taidia Santa Lucia de Tirajana Tejeda Cocodrillo Park Home Cocodrilo Park - Gran Canaria - Cocodrilo ParkOtro sitio realizado con WordPressCocodrilo Park "COCODRILO PARK is home to many animals that have been stolen
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Mallorca
3 days trip We arrived at midnight, collected the rented car and decided to start with a night walk in La Palma. We’ve been a little bit surprised that there was no shop/bar/pub open at night. It looked as all was closed before midnight. La Palma The
Croatia
Split We liked the old town – very nice, lots of going on during the night. Set up by Greeks in 3rd or 2nd century BCE, it became a prominent settlement around 650 CE when it succeeded the ancient capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia (wikipedia). The remains of Diocletian’
Malaga Granada Gibraltar
Alhambra Gibraltar
Barcelona
2 days hostel booked with booking.com Hostel Friends Barcelona https://g.co/kgs/fVJdB7 They don’t have good reviews but to be honest for the price it was good – private bathroom, quite large room, close to metro and bus stop. It was safe, clean and in good location
Malta
3 days Valletta Saint John’s Co-Cathedral – tickets by the door The interior of the church is considered to be one of the finest examples of high Baroque architecture in Europe Saint John’s Co-Cathedral wbsite The painting The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (1608) by Caravaggio (1571–1610)
Gear, accessories & essentials
Phones, network connections, gps We always have at least 4 phones. Each of us has the main phone and the spare one. Nowadays, to lose a phone during a journey (we damaged 1, have stolen 1, very often simply one of the phones died or couldn’t find a network)
Oman
Oman has never been on our list but when we found out about Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve https://www.rasaljinz-turtlereserve.com/en/ and we read all info online we decided to go there, see the turtles (or not) but also check what’s going on in Oman regarding conservation
Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates stopover Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque night visit
It has been never in our plans, Wizzair changed our flight from Abu Dhabi to Muscat what made us to spend 8 hours at the airport. Since arrival time in Abu Dhabi was 9pm and departure to Muscat at 6.40am we decided we will take a taxi and go
Iceland
2 days August Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland. The spa is located in a lava field near Grindavík and 20km from Keflavík Airport. Welcome To Blue Lagoon Iceland Resort & SpaHome to one of 25 wonders of the world, Blue Lagoon Iceland is a place where
Uluru
This two-day trip was part of our journey along Australia's South East Coast. If you have any doubts about the uniqueness of this place, just wait until you get there — it's truly unbelievable. But before even considering a visit to Uluru, take the time to learn
Australia South East Coast
Sydney, Botany – Lawrence Hargrave Dr – Sea Cliff Bridge – opened in 2005, balanced cantilever bridge connects Clifton & Coalcliff, Lawrence Hargrave Dr Sydney – Tidbinbilla Tidbinbilla Park https://www.tidbinbilla.act.gov.au/ Woods Reserve – Corin Dam – Tharwa scenic route to Cooma – Kosciuszko NP Bombala – Genoa – Wallagaraugh Princess Hwy to Congo Congo
Thailand
Phuket – Krabi – Phi Phi Car Park near T5 at Heathrow Airport – the cheapest option was Just Park – a private property, safe location, close to a bus stop – we took Uber. LHR – AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, British Airways, 1.5hr for the transfer what was just enough to get from gate
Turkey
Travel date November/December 2013 flight: Ryanair UK – Instambul Turkey rented car: Renault from https://www.cizgirentacar.com/ – collection and return at the airport, no problems with the company or the car. 1 day We arrived in the late afternoon, checked into our room, and went for a walk. Nights
Morocco
We rented a car from a local company and met the guys at the airport parking lot. Driving through Marrakech was a challenge—we ended up in a very narrow street between food stalls and wouldn’t have gotten out without the help of the locals. We left the car
Kenya
Dec 2020 / Jan 2021 It was our first time booking a trip through a tour agency. With holidays and flights constantly being cancelled, and COVID-19 rules changing every day, it felt like the only reasonable option. To be honest, we weren’t even sure if the trip would actually happen.
Amazon
Part 3 of: 22 days Galapagos Amazon Forest Cusco Part 1 Galapagos Part 2 Peru The Amazon rainforest covers more than 60% of Peru’s territory and forms two distinct zones: selva baja — the largest ecoregion in Peru, ranging from 80 to 1,000 meters above sea level — and selva
Lanzarote
We visited Lanzarote during our stay on Fuerteventura. We took a ferry from Corralejo to Playa Blanca and spent three days and two nights in Costa Teguise. Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, feels like another world with its black volcanic sand and dramatic, rocky landscape. Located just 130 km
Peru
Part 1 Galapagos Part 2 of: 22 days Galapagos Amazon Forest Cusco Part 3 Amazon Forest London Heathrow – Bogota – Guayaquil – St. Cristobal – Guayaquil – Lima – Cusco – Lima -Bogota – London Heathrow Airline: Avianca – tickets bought through Opodo, to order vegan meals I had to call Avianca but it was very easy, the
Galapagos
Part 1 of: 22 days Galapagos Amazon Forest Cusco Part 2 Peru Part 3 Amazon Forest London Heathrow – Bogota – Guayaquil – St. Cristobal – Guayaquil – Lima – Cusco – Lima -Bogota – London Heathrow Airline: Avianca – tickets bought through Opodo, to order vegan meals I had to call Avianca but it was very easy, the