Wildlife experience extraordinaire in Puerto Maldonado, Amazonas
From Cusco we took the Exclusiva night bus to Puerto Maldonado. A 10 hour bus ride but fortunately in the biggest seats we have ever had in a bus and with the possibility to fully lie down. As usual Line found the speed too high, ...
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Amazing Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley tour
After the Salkantay trek Line and Vitus had had their share of long drives and hiking. Thus they chose to spend a quiet day in Cusco while Noah and Jesper went on the Rainbow Mountain tour. Priced at 70 soles (+ 25 soles entry to ...
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A very rushed Sacred Valley tour
After recovering after the Salkantay trek and getting Line back on her feet we booked the full day Sacred Valley tour. The guide was great, the sights were interesting, the weather was good, the minivan was new and comfortable BUT never have we experienced anything ...
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70 km Salkantay 5D/4N trek
Arriving in Cusco we had booked the Salkantay trek in advance starting already the next day with pickup at 4.15am. At 550 USD per person with the company “Salkantay Trekking” it was considerably more than we would usually spend on a tour so we were ...
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Homestay on the Titicaca Lake
We stopped by Puno on our way to Cusco to see the beautiful Titicaca Lake and maybe get a touch of the local culture at a 2D/1N homestay on one of the small islands. In Puno we stayed at Hostal Milagros Inn. We had seen ...
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4 amazing days in Arequipa
We arrived in Arequipa very early in the morning after an overnight bus ride from Nazca. After an early breakfast we headed out to book tours for the coming days. After a bit of research we chose Waiky adventours as they spoke English and offered ...
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Easy days in Lima, Paracas, Huacachina and Nazca
Arriving in Lima we celebrated Noah’s birthday at a local restaurant. The next day we went for a walk along the coast in Miraflores, looked at the views and found a great local restaurant for lunch named SUMAQ BERLIN. Incredible food and very cheap - ...
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Beautiful views, altitude sickness and hiking at the Cotopaxi national park
After our week in Banos it was time for a change of scenery. Arriving at Hostal Rondador Cotopaxi it did not take long for us to notice the elevation change from 1800 meters at Banos to 3300. We did a 2 hour hike around the ...
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Kayaking, rafting, canyoning, ziplines, hiking and horseback riding in Banos Agua Santa
Kayaking, rafting, canyoning, ziplines, hiking and horseback riding in Banos Back on the Ecuadorian mainland after our amazing experiences in Galapagos it was time to head to the adventure capital Banos de Agua Santa for a week of adrenaline overload. Rain, mudslides and being the ...
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Santa Cruz: Hammerheads, Las Grietas and the Bellavista Beach
Smooth Sailing to Santa Cruz Line had been dreading the boat trip from Isabela to Santa Cruz for days, imagining giant waves and inevitable seasickness. However, the journey turned out to be reasonably pleasant, and we all managed to sleep through most of it, having ...
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Flying to Isabela, hiking to the Wall of Tears and visiting Los Tuneles
A Smooth Flight to Isabela To avoid the lengthy boat trip from San Cristobal to Isabela, we booked an early morning flight with Emetebe Airlines. Their website sternly warned that each passenger's baggage would be weighed individually with no possibility of sharing””even between family members. ...
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Snorkeling with Sea Lions and Hiking to Playa Baquerizo
Our third day on San Cristobal was a mix of highs and lows. Unfortunately, Vitus wasn’t feeling well, but he managed to rally enough to watch Denmark tie 1-1 with England in the European Championship. Despite his illness, he enjoyed cheering on his home team ...
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Immersed in Nature at San Cristobal
Exploring San Cristobal: Our First Two Days in the Galapagos Day 1: A Warm Welcome from the Wildlife Arriving in San Cristobal around noon, we immediately felt the unique charm of the Galapagos. Noah was a bit flight-sick, so instead of hopping into a taxi, ...
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Meekatharra, Jurian Bay, Dwellingup and Perth, Western Australia part 4: Snorkeling with sea lions, skate park crash, mountain biking and the big city
Our original plan was to spend a few days visiting the mine towns on the Great Northern Highway on our way from Karijini back to Perth. Unfortunately, Vitus crashed and hurt his front tooth in the skate park in Meekatharra and with the nearest dentist ...
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Karijini and Tom Price, Western Australia part 3: Beautiful hikes in Karijini, Skate Park mania and a disappointing mine tour
After visiting Exmouth we drove east towards the famous Karijini National park. To avoid a full day of driving we did a stopover at Cheela Plains Farm Stay and ended with a non-planned 2 day stay in Tom Price as both Noah and Vitus developed ...
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Coral Bay and Exmouth Western Australia part 2: Whale shark tour, Ningaloo, Body Boarding and hiking
From Quobba we headed further North to Coral Bay. Famous for its massive coral coverage just off the beach as well as Mantas and Whale sharks. Arriving to Coral Bay is an experience on its own. We had been driving for several hours on deserted ...
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Perth to Quobba, Western Australia part 1: Kangaroos, campgrounds, pinnacles, gorges, dolphins and lots of humpback whales
Gumtree here we come Gumtree is the equivalent of the Danish DBA and while in Fiji we had arranged for a few used items to pick up in the Perth area before heading North. That included a Generator to keep the Campervan powered when staying ...
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Fiji Viti Levu roadtrip: Out of our comfort zone at a homestay, mud pool, hiking, water park, coral reef and visit to Tivua Island
A roadtrip on the main Island of Viti Levu might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you imagine a holiday in Fiji. Most head directly for the smaller resort islands but after 6 weeks of Island hopping in French Polynesia we ...
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Tahiti again: Hikes, canoe race, viewpoints and the most beautiful coral reef in French Polynesia
Visiting Moorea, Maupiti, Raiatea, Huahine, Bora Bora and Rangiroa you would expect the most beautiful reefs to be found on the islands in French Polynesia. Having seen some of the most beautiful Coral we have ever seen we did not expect much from our last ...
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Rangiroa: Diving, dolphins, and Open Water certificate for Noah
Rangiroa is part of the Tuamotu islands in French Polynesia. On all the Tuamotus the main island no longer exists (erosion) and thus only the surrounding Motus are still there forming a giant lagoon where the island used to be (the Rangiroa lagoon is big ...
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Bora Bora: Vanilla is grown in Tahaa, Tourists are grown in Bora Bora
That is the saying on the islands in French Polynesia. We found this to be true and not true during our 4 days in Bora Bora. On one hand you cannot help feeling that all the luxury resorts are totally disconnected from the local culture ...
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Huahine: Our favorite island in French Polynesia so far
After 4 days on Raiatea, Huahine was our next stop. The flight was less than 20 minutes airtime, and it took only 5 minutes by taxi to reach the house we had rented. We really did not know quite what to expect of Huahine and ...
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Raiatea: Amazing reef, kayaking, giant Morey Eels and another case of missing Mantas
Saying goodbye to beautiful Maupiti it was time to board the plane for a short 25 min flight to the island of Raiatea. We would be staying in a bungalow close to the western tip of the island in a guesthouse called Raiatea Sur Mer. ...
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Maupiti: Coral Gardens, view points, missing Mantas and great atmosphere
After a week in Moorea we were looking forward to the very different scenery of the tiny island of Maupiti. Air Tahiti only flies to Maupiti every three days and the size of the plane was already a first indication of the size of the ...
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Snorkeling, views, tennis and beaches at Moorea
Getting to Moorea proved slightly more difficult than anticipated. We had received our vouchers when we first arrived in Tahiti which included a travel plan with ferry and flight departures. Unfortunately, the agency had forgotten that May 26 th was a public holiday so our ...
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Tahiti
Unfortunately Jesper had brought a serious cold with him from San Francisco so we had to take it easy for the first days in Tahiti. Ready to head out one thing did however quickly become clear – in Tahiti you need a car if you ...
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Alcatraz, Redwoods, Marin Headlands and Golden Gate Bridge
We spent a total of 5 days in the area around San Francisco. After our trip to Monterey Marine National Park (see post below) on the first day we spent the following days visiting Alcatraz, Redwood Regional Park, Muir Woods, Marin Headlands and The Golden ...
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Monterey Marine National Park
We started our 2022 round the world trip with a 5 day stopover in San Francisco. After a good night’s sleep and surprisingly little jetlag we woke up early, had breakfast and headed out. Monterey – Sea Otters, Sea Lions, seals and the famous 17 ...
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Splendid views in Bryce and Zion national park after a forgettable stopover in Salt Lake City
To avoid too much driving in one day we decided to do a stopover in Salt Lake City on the way from Grand Teton to Bryce National Park. A quick search for restaurants near our hotel in SLC surprisingly suggested .357 burgers as a good ...
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Days in Grand Teton National Park
After our Yellowstone adventure we drove south to Grand Teton National park. As Grand Teton is much smaller than Yellowstone we only planned to stay 2 nights which turned out to be just perfect. Grand Teton is known for the mountain views, great hikes, old ...
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Yellowstone Canyon and Fairy Falls hikes
On our fourth day in Yellowstone we woke up to rainy and cloudy weather. The kids really wanted to try "mining" for gemstones at the Campsite so they got a chance to try that out We had yet to see the lower falls in Yellowstone ...
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Northern Yellowstone - hiking, "safari" and a fantastic Grizzly experience
On our third day in Yellowstone, we wanted to somewhere where we were likely to spot some interesting wildlife. So we took a long drive, almost two hours, to Roosevelt Lodge in the northern part of Yellowstone. On the way we saw Bison again and ...
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First days in amazing Yellowstone
After Cody it was time to go to Yellowstone. Being as hyped as it is we were mentally preparing ourselves for a minor disappointment. Boy, were we wrong!! Yellowstone is anything and everything you expect from one of the world's most popular national parks. And ...
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Cody and Thermopolis - en route to Yellowstone
Next stop on our trip was Cody – the town named after “Buffalo Bill” Cody, to experience a real wild west town, go to the rodeo and visit the museum. Cody is a long way from Rocky Mountains, around 7 hours’ drive. But as there ...
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Hiking to Fern Falls and Lake Haiyaha in Rocky Mountains
On the second day in Rocky Mountains we decided to the Fern falls hike. Unfortunately we could not find any parking space near the trailhead and ended up walking 2.5 kilometers just to start the hike. Of course a free parking space appeared 200 meters ...
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Arriving in Denver and Going to Rocky Mountains
Arriving late the day before we spent our first day shopping the last items for the first part of our camping trip in Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone. Having been forcefully upgraded to a HUGE Nissan Amada we did not have to worry about space. Not ...
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Nusa Lembongan: Roads from hell on Nusa Penida and amazing snorkeling with Manta Rays
To say that we had been nervous about the boat-trip from Gili to Lembongan would be a huge understatement. Friends of ours, traveling 2 weeks before, had disembarked on the way (at Padang Bai) because they found it too dangerous and in the previous week ...
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Gili Islands – relaxing and snorkeling all day long
When we were finally able to leave Ubud early in the morning on July 29th, we were transported to Padang Bai to take the Bluewater express boat to Gili Air. The weather forecast said no wind, but that turned out to be an overstatement – ...
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Ubud adventures – Rafting, waterfalls, woodcarving and Monkey Forrest (and a round of food poisoning)
Arriving in Denpasar Bali the first thing we noticed was the humidity. It might not be much warmer than Australia but it sure felt like it. We were picked up in the airport by Nicktours and driven to our hotel to spend the first day ...
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Final days in Australia - Fitzroy Island and Cars 3 in the cinema
The day after snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef we went to Fitzroy Island to relax on the beach, snorkel and explore. Naively we thought we could just show up at the pier and buy a ticket, but unfortunately the 9 am departure was totally full ...
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Snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef
After having changed the date for our pre-booked Great Barrier Reef day tour for the second time because of unpredictable weather, we finally went. It was quite windy, around 10 ms and waves of 1,5 meters, and the boys got seasick pretty quickly, along with ...
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Mareeba Rodeo - A real Aussie country experience
In the Tablelands we came across several posters for the Mareeba Rodeo. Going to local events has given us some of our best travel memories and this time it only took small change of plans to make it fit. Arriving in Mareeba it was all ...
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Aussie football, chocolate tour and hikes at Mission Beach
Checking the weather forecast for the 100 th time it finally indicated abundant sunshine in the days ahead. Therefore we decided to go to Mission Beach as they have almost crocodile free beaches and Dunk Island (where you can go snorkeling) is only a 10 ...
Read more →Exploring the Atherton Tablelands
After Noah's birthday, we decided it was time for some more adventurous stuff again. So we drove to the Atherton Tablelands - a huge and beautiful area in the mountains near Cairns. There are a lot of hairpin turns on the way, especially the first ...
Visiting Sugarland Water Park and celebrating Noah's birthday Aussie style
After our trip to Cape Tribulation we headed south for a few relaxing days at a 5 star caravan park and celebrating Noah’s 7 th birthday. Close to the park was the Sugarland Waterpark. Not particularly big but with enough slides and splashparks to make ...
Rainy days, great views and sighting the endangered Cassowary at Cairns, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation
Arriving in Cairns It was a clear blue sky most of the way flying from Darwin to Cairns. Well at least until the last 15 minutes when suddenly a thick layer of clouds appeared and we could no longer see the ground. Not what we ...
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Northern Territory Adventures: Yellow Water Cruise, 3 Gorge Cruise and amazing Litchfield National Park
Yellow Water Cruise - Cooinda On day 3 of our Northern Territory adventure we had to get up really early to watch the sunrise on the Yellow Water Cruise at Cooinda. After a bit of hazzle getting around 160 people from the hotel to the ...
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First days in NT - Jabiru and Cooinda
At 5 am and 30 hours after leaving Aarhus we touched down in Darwin, Australia. Sometimes getting through security in Australia can take a long time, but this time we almost set a new record and just 20 minutes after landing we found ourselves waiting ...
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New York – wow, final stop!
As the final stop on our 6,5 months’ journey around the world, we decided to visit New York for 3 days, as we would need to do a stop over there anyway to catch our flight home to Denmark. Non of us have been there ...
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Fontainebleau State park – Beach, fire ant attack, alligators, Splash Park and the worst flooding since Katrina
Our next stop after Biloxi became Fontaine State Park, a giant park right next to a beach with great possibilities for camping, walking and just relaxing at the beach. We planned to stay for 3 nights before heading to New York but a giant thunderstorm ...
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Crawfish festival and Jet Ski on the river in Biloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi We find that events in the local communities are a great way to get a taste of the local culture. Therefore we planned to visit the Biloxi music and crawfish (krebs) festival. We found a small campground, Parker’s landing, just 15 min outside Biloxi, ...
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Dauphin Island, Alabama - Beach, wildlife and Fort Gaines
After our stay in Milton, Florida, we continued on to Dauphin Island in southern Alabama. It is a small island connected to the mainland by a bridge. We chose this destination because of its walking trails and its wildlife. It’s a very quiet place with ...
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USS Alabama – Getting up and close with submarines, warships and a fighter jet capable of Mach 3.5
Mobile was not exactly close to our campground on Dauphin Island so we went back and forth in terms of making the 45 min. trip to visit USS Alabama or not. After reading a lot of great reviews we decided to go which we are ...
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Southern Raceway –a real southern experience
We had hoped to find some sort of motor race during our stay in the states, as our boys are very much into cars and just about anything can be made into a racing competition for them (which almost always ends up with the losing ...
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Heading for Tampa: Dinosaur World, Hillsborough State Park, Shopping at Tampa Premium Outlets and eating so much food at Fat Man’s BBQ it almost made us sick
After spending 3 nights at Lake Louisa we headed for Hillsborough State Park close to Tampa - which had been recommended by Jackson’s parents. On the way we stopped by Dinosaur World which we also visited back in 2014. It is a bit on the ...
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An almost perfect start on our Florida and Deep South camping road-trip
After a good nights sleep at the Super 8 motel in Fort Pierce we were ready to head to the first campground – Lake Louisa State park. The first night of camping is always exiting and as always you also need a bit of luck ...
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Arriving in Miami – winning in the usual Alamo car rental lottery and shopping for 3 weeks of Camping
Finally touching down in Miami after a 1 night stopover in Mexico we were eager to see if we would come out ahead in the usual car rental lottery at the airport. We always rent at Alamo in Miami since they have newer cars and ...
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Leaving Cuba - Cuba said farewell in a very Cuban way
On the morning of our departure our host had ordered a Taxi for us to go from Vinales to Havana airport. Since Taxis in Cuba differ a lot and can be anywhere from 60 to 2 years old we had been very clear that we ...
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Relaxing and exploring Viñales, Cuba - Caves, bicycling, long walks in the valley and a very painful horse riding
Viñales is a beautiful protected valley with limestone mountains, tobacco- and coffee farms, caves and lots of possibilities to explore by horse or bicycle. To be honest we had not researched a lot before going, but having had enough of going to the beach, it ...
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La Habana / Havana
A lady we met at the beach (who has now lived in USA for 10 years, but still doesn’t speak a word of English) invited us for a guided tour in La Habana. We had only seen a small part of the city and thought ...
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Cuba is beautiful, ugly, friendly, difficult, dirty, sparse and just really, really different
Travelling in Cuba can be a really difficult. Travelling in Cuba without knowing Spanish, in peak season and with two small children can be a real challenge. As our first blog from Cuba indicated – getting there was not exactly a picnic, but then again ...
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Going to Cuba – after 50 Skype calls, 1,5 hour flight delay and 3 hours waiting for our luggage we finally arrived
Finding accommodation in Cuba should be straightforward. Typically there is an overcapacity of Casas Particulares (homestays) and once you find a great host, they can help you find a place in the next city or even plan your whole trip around Cuba. Problem was that ...
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Our 5 beautiful day-trips in and from Merida
We had great time in Merida - a perfect hub for exploring the Northwestern part of Yucatan. Like Valladolid Merida is the real Mexico with lots of local food and charm. Only the center is a bit touristy but even there you see 10 Mexicans ...
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Great trip to Grutas de Calcehtok and Uxmal
Reading about Grutas de Calcehtok and the adrenaline and muddy experience people had had there we really did not know if it was suitable for small children. We knew that they also offered a 1 hour family tour in the caves but failed to find ...
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Cuzama Cenotes – Chelentun, Chacsinicche, Bolonchojol
After reading lots of great reviews of the Cuzama Cenotes we were really looking forward to this trip. And they did not disappoint! Getting there is easy from Merida if you have a rental car. Just make your way to Cuzama and take a right ...
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Chichen Itza: crowded, expensive, touristy and fenced off but still a great experience
Reading any review of Chichen Itza you will find that it is crowded and all the ruins are closed off for climbing. After a huge marketing effort it is included in the new 7 wonders of the world, but continuously people find less crowded and ...
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Exploring the Valladolid area with children
We rented the best accommodation of our entire journey just outside Valladolid, an entire house that we found on AirBnB https://da.airbnb.com/rooms/10201561 . The owners were very helpful and attentive (They hardly spoke any English at all, but we got by anyway:-) ) and even cleaned ...
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Ria Lagartos biosphere reserve
Ria Lagartos biosphere reserve is home to lots of flamingoes, pelicans, other birds, and crocodiles. It is situated on the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula around 2 hours’ drive from Valladolid. We drove to the coastal town of Rio Lagartos to find a boat ...
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Visiting the Coba Archaeological site (Coba Ruins)
On our way from Tulum to our next stop in Valladolid we paid another visit to Coba. This time so see the famous ruins there and climb the highest pyramid on the Yucatan Peninsula. Rumors have it that it will be closed off for climbing ...
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Daytrip to Muyil Ruins and the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve
Inspired by this excellent blog post we wanted to do a half-day trip to the Muyil Maya Ruins and Sian Ka’an. Here you can explore beautiful Maya Ruins and take a boat to view the lagoons, birds and crocodiles and not the least float down ...
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Visiting Coba Cenotes: Choo-Ha, Tamcach-Ha and Multum-Ha
After our half day at home in Tulum we all needed to get out of the house again (yes, we know we sound a bit hyperactive, but the boys were practically killing each other). We wanted to try snorkeling and swimming in the famous cenotes ...
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Homebaked buns for breakfast in Tulum – well sometimes reality cannot quite keep up with the description
In Tulum we stayed at a casita (small house) just 5-10 minutes walk from the main street with all the restaurants and near at least 2 large supermarkets. Again a place found on AirBnB. Traveling with two kids that are put to sleep around 8-9pm ...
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Rainy days and too many tourists and beach clubs at Isla Cozumel
We arrived to Isla Cozumel on the car ferry, which was easy and cheaper than we thought, only 587 Mexican Pesos (33 USD / 224 DKK) oneway. The fare was impossible to tell from the sign so it was a very strange feeling handing over ...
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Our favourite local restaurant in San Miguel, Cozumel and how we ended up eating budget food at a fancy restaurant
After eating at a couple of different restaurants for dinner and lunch we finally found "our place". Even if you stay just 5 days in a place it is always a pleasure when you find that small family owned place where the food is great ...
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Noah blasts his free diving records and is now at 37 seconds
Noah has really taken to free-diving to the extend that we are starting to become a little nervous when he seems to stay down forever. Being incredibly competitive he is constantly asking us to time him so he can see if he is progressing. He ...
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Lots and lots of sea turtles and rays snorkeling at Akumal beach, Mexico
After the less successful snorkeling tour from Puerto Morelos we decided to find the best place to snorkel directly from the beach. It turned out that the options weren’t very good close to our rented house in Puerto Morelos, and the best place should be ...
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Amazing food, beautiful reefs and two freezing kids at Puerto Morelos, Mexico
On our third day in Puerto Morelos the good weather returned and we decided to go snorkeling. Since the reef in Puerto Morelos is about 500-700 meters from the coast and you are only allowed to go there with a guide and wearing life jackets, ...
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Puerto Morelos - our first stop in Mexico
On our first day in Puerto Morelos, we slept until 10.30 AM because of our jetlag and getting to bed at 1 AM. After breakfast we drove the 3 Km to Puerto Morelos town, which is a lovely small beach town with lots of different ...
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We love Mexico but it took two reroutings, a couple of heated moments and one rental car scam to get here
Probably we did not realize how eager we had been to get out of LA before we got to Yucatan, Mexico, but big cities are really not our thing. Especially because of the traffic in LA - it took forever to get anywhere because no ...
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A fantastic day at Knott’s Berry Farm, LA
We went to Knott’s Berry Farm on Monday Feb. 22. Weekends and holidays were supposed to be the busiest so Monday seemed like the obvious choice (a great decision). Our AirBnB hosts had warned us that with kids age 3 and 5 we could end ...
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Good times in busy LA - but also a bit relieved that we are leaving for Mexico
Choosing to visit LA was a bit of a coincidence since we would land there anyway on our way from Hawaii to Mexico We meant to visit both Disney Land and Universal Studio but after quite a bit of googling and getting advice from the ...
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We almost left Hawaii without visiting a hospital or doctor - but had to leave the plane before takeoff
Except for our first stop in Cyprus we have had a 100% hit-rate in terms of at least one of us getting sick or injured in each country to the extend that medical assistance has been needed. Track record: Thailand: Noah falling and injuring his ...
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The Road to Hana - A famous Maui drive with 600+ hair pin turns and 59 one lane bridges and a good chance of motion sickness
The Road to Hana is a famous Maui drive. Some even say that you cannot claim to have visited Maui if you have not followed this long winding road from Kahului to Hana on the East side of the island and further along the coast ...
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Line's first swim with Sea Turtles and Cliff Jumping at Ka’anapali beach
We wanted to go snorkeling since we hadn’t done it for a while and had had enough of sightseeing. Either the weather hadn’t been good enough, or we couldn’t find a suitable place with calm waters. We decided to go to Ka’anapali beach on the ...
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Lots and lots of Humpback Whales in Maui
Roughly 1/2 of all the North Pacific Humpback Whales gather around Maui from December to April to breed. No food can be found for them here so they live off the fat they have accumulated in Alaska. Nobody knows exactly why they come to Hawaii. ...
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Caught way down in the Haleakala volcano's crater
One of our days in Maui we wanted to get some exercise and go for a long hike - so we went up to the Haleaka volcanic crater. Haleakala has one of the world’s largest dormant volcanic craters, which is formed mainly by erosion and ...
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West Maui Drive
Janice recommended us to drive around the western tip of Maui to see the many different types of landscape. Including a stop in the Iao Valley the trip took 6-7 hours., with stopovers of course. Desert like landscapes are exchanged for tropical rain forrest in ...
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Staying at Auntie Janice's "Bamboo Heaven" in Maui
Maui is a very diverse island. The landscape changes constantly from lush jungle to desert, from meadows to mountains. And the weather changes just as quickly. In Maui we stayed in Haiku at Bamboo Heaven Bed and Breakfast (found on Airbnb), which was a great ...
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Oahu, Hawaii - a bit of a hit-and-miss affair but good times never the less
After the slightly confusing morning we spent on getting our rental car a day earlier and finding a hotel we went for a walk down to Ala Moana Beach Park. We had lunch at SubWay on the way down there but after a few bites ...
Read more →AirBnB saves the day - How 3 days became 4 days on Oahu and the funny and a bit gross story of how we ended up staying in 3 different places
First to the funny and admittedly stupid mistake that resulted in us showing up in Hawaii with no rental car and no place to live. Some of you might have heard about the Date-line – so have we but probably we should have paid a ...
2 great days in Sydney
After 4 fantastic weeks in our small campervan we returned it in Sydney and checked in to a hotel about 1 hour outside of Sydney since Sydney city centre is extremely expensive (at least when the travel budget has to last another 3 months). It ...
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Our home for 1 month: 2002 Toyota Hiace with top floor (a.k.a the “Hume”)
To experience Australia we quickly settled on a roadt-rip in an Autocamper or Campervan. We ended up renting our Toyota Hiace campervan for 3 reasons: Small enough to feel like a normal car and you do not feel limited by the size in terms of ...
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Dolphins and white beaches at Jervis Bay
After saying goodbye to our good friends from Denmark (and the boys telling us how much they were already missing their friends Anton and Emil 12 times every hour ) we headed to Jervis bay. Jervis bay is only 2-3 hours south of Sydney but ...
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Meeting up with our friends from Denmark at Depot Beach, Batemans Bay and Malua Bay.
Our friends from Denmark Janne and Peter and their two sons Emil (6) and Anton (3) happened to be in Australia at the same time as us by pure coincidence. Following the same route but in opposite direction that made for a perfect chance to ...
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Sapphire Coast - Arragunu, Bermagui and Delemy
After a couple of good days in Merimbula we made our way North. We had not settled on where to stop so pretty much just followed Princess Highway with a few detours to view points on the way. We had lunch and went for a ...
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Visiting Merimbula - Magic Mountain, boardwalks and great parks
Due to bad weather in Lakes Entrance we took a 3 hour drive straight to Merimbula and spent an afternoon there making lunch, walking along the boardwalk, eating delicious ice cream and cooking dinner next to a playground with a spectacular view. Yet another white ...
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Heading east: Lilydale, Warragul, Sale and Lakes Entrance
Though requiring a detour we thought it would be fun to visit Lilydale and show the kids where Jesper used to study for a semester back in 2004. We should however have done a bit of research because it turned out the University had been ...
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What we did at Great Ocean Road
Offering spectacular views of one of the most famous coastlines in the world – Great Ocean road is a must see when travelling through Victoria. Large bushfires around Christmas had kept parts of the road closed for weeks but a few days before we arrived ...
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Camplife at Sawpit Campground near Portland
After a lunch stop in Nelson with a great view and playground we continued on to Portland. We really had not done much research and did not think we would stay there more than a night before continuing to Great Ocean Road. It was a ...
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Mt. Gambier and Princess Margaret Rose Caves
After a couple of hours drive from Coorong we arrived at Mt. Gambier where we stayed at the small but cozy and clean Central Mt. Gambier Caravan Park. The weather was quite bad when we got there with some heavy rain but soon the sky ...
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Our visit to Victor Harbour and Coorong National Park
After 3 nights in Deep Creek we headed east to Victor Harbour. We had heard good things about it from other campers and thought it a good stop on our way to Coorong and Mt. Gambier (turned out it was quite a detour). Victor Harbour ...
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Rapid Bay and Deep Creek Conservation park, South Australia
During our two first days in Australia we stayed in Adelaide to get the kids to a doctor, do some grocery shopping, buy a used power generator and just relax after the journey from the Philippines. We stayed at a holiday park by the sea, ...
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Puerto Galera, Big La Laguna Beach and the beach that was not
January 1 st we got up late. Anne was a bit hung-over and nobody was in the mood to rush out the door. Our house-girl had the day off so Jesper made pancakes for everybody and at about 11 everybody was ready to go somewhere. ...
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Celebrating New Year in Puerto Galera
On new year's day the weather unfortunately turned pretty bad. We went to the local beach in walking distance from Whitehouse and had a nice western style lunch at the nearby restaurant. Fortunately there was also a swimmingpool there and since Anne had promised Alexander ...
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Things we did the first 3 days in Puerto Galera
In Mindoro we stayed at a place called White House. It is owned by a Dane and his Philippine wife Joy. Two places are named Whitehouse in Puerto Galera so it can get quite confusing in terms of transport but this one is the one ...
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Meeting Anne and Alexander and transferring to Puerto Galera, Mindoro
It is an understatement to say that we were all looking forward to Anne and Alexander visiting us in the Philippines. Noah and Vitus had been talking about it for weeks and we could not wait to see them and get a little touch of ...
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Trip to Puerto Princesa Underground River and Ugong Rock tour
The Underground River is considered one of the 7 wonders of the world and therefor a Must See if you are in the area. Only Jesper and Noah went however since Line did not feel like taking the 2 our drive there (calling it the ...
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Exploring Puerto Princesa and Honda Bay with children
It might to many seem a bit too much to stay a whole week in Puerto Princesa city. But since we are travelling with two children and spending Christmas there, it was perfect for us. We stayed at Subli Guest Cabins which was wonderful - ...
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Staying at Subli Guest Cabins over Christmas
We had been warned that the Philippines were totally crowded in December (which actually turned out not to be the case) and therefore we had found a place to stay long ago to be able to have a nice, cozy place to spend Christmas. On ...
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Exploring El Nido and the Marine National park
For our first day in El Nido we wanted to do something relaxing, therefore we talked to a tour agency (Gea Tours) about the best place to go snorkeling from the beach. We were then transported by outrigger boat to Helicopter Island, which has a ...
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Getting to El Nido – A bus ride from hell with RoRo bus :-)
If you have not already guessed it by the title this post is not about the great scenery on the road to El Nido. Only continue if you want to learn how local transportation sometimes turn out (but don’t be scared off local transportation in ...
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Trip to Ta Cu mountain - Phan Thiet / Mui Ne area
We went on the local busses (again) via Phan Thiet to Ta Cu mountain to do something completely different. The bus rides took a little over an hour in total, but the first bus put us off at the wrong stop for the next bus ...
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Mui Ne with children
Getting to Mui Ne from Saigon Actually we planned to fly to Hoi An and spend a week there but since Vitus was banned from flying due to his ear condition we took a 4 hour train ride to Mui Ne instead. The train left ...
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Kite-surfing in Mui Ne
Really missing enough time back home in Denmark to go kite-surfing, Mui Ne was a very welcome chance for Jesper to get some time on the water. After asking around, bargaining a bit, and not daring to take a chance with the places using the ...
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Saigon with kids
We really had very low expectations for Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City since we are not really city-people and were only planning to stay there 1 day before heading to the Mekong Delta for a 2 or 3 day tour. We were ...
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2 day trip to the Mekong delta
Our guest house owner at Mai guesthouse recommended TNK travel for a 2 day mekong delta trip, so we went there and booked the trip at 1.500.000 Dong (67 USD) for all of us including one night at a hotel (1 star;-)). The tour included: ...
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Saigon free walking tours City tour
Since we thought we would arrive thursday night (we missed our plane in Kuala Lumpur due to bad weather and had to stay there overnight) we had booked a sightseeing tour with Saigon free walking tours at 2 pm the next day and a street ...
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Street food tour in Saigon
After a couple of hours' rest at the hotel we chose to still go on the street food tour with Saigon free walking tours as we needed to eat anyway. But we told our male guide that we needed to do a short version (2 ...
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Meeting with the Kniberg's at Koh Lanta
One of the big sources of inspiration to do our round the world trip was the Kniberg’s “Big Family Trip” back in 2011-2012. By pure coincidence they are staying in Koh Lanta 2 months from October to December and when we announced our travel route ...
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Tour in a rented TukTuk at Koh Lanta
Renting a TukTuk Getting around on islands in Thailand is usually much cheaper and easier if you rent a motorbike. That was not a problem when it was just the two of us, but though the locals (and many tourists for that matter) feel perfectly ...
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Koh Ngai Island, Koh Lanta marine park
After our 4 Islands snorkeling trip we booked transfer to Koh Ngai Island (by the same tour operator, Rainbow travel Because he is really friendly, service minded and speaks pretty good English). Basically we arranged to go with the joint tour and have them drop ...
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Snorkeling in Koh Lanta marine park with small children
4 Islands snorkeling tour We bought the 4 islands tour at Rainbow travel at the main road of Klong Dao Beach, Koh Lanta paying only 1700 Baht for the 4 of us. We were picked up the next morning at 8.10 by a songthaew to ...
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Lanta Thai Cookery School
We love thai food - especially Jesper and I, but during our 4 weeks in Thailand, the kids have learned to appreciate some of the dishes too. I also love to cook and Noah and I often bake together back in Denmark. Therefore Noah and ...
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2 day, 1 night trekking in Chiang Mai with children
Chiang Mai being the hotspot of trekking in Thailand we knew that we wanted to go on a multi day tour. Private tours are typically 5-10 times as expensive as joining a group tour and being on a budget we opted for the group version. ...
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What to do in Chiang Mai with children
Even though we couldn’t explore Chiang Mai the way we had planned (since we got sick), we still managed to try a few things: Zip Lining (Dragon Flight) Jesper and Noah wanted to try Zip-Lining despite Noah being only 5. Read more about it in ...
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Buckle up - booster seats for the children when traveling
Traveling in countries like Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines you cannot expect the safety standards from home and if you did, you would only be able to walk without compromising them. Sometimes you will be riding a moped taxi with a side-carriage and other times you ...
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Visiting Animal Welfare Center at Koh Lanta
With two kids that love animals and reading very good reviews about it on TripAdvisor naturally we had to pay the Animal Welfare Center a visit to help out playing with the cats and take a dog for a walk. It really is a very ...
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Zip-Lining in Chiang Mai with a 5 year old kid
The streets of Chiang Mai are packed with advertisement for various Zip Lining companies. There are at least 5-7 different ones and it is really hard to tell the difference. Noah and Jesper really wanted to go but we also needed to take Noah’s age ...
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Chiang Mai Accommodation with children
We ended up staying in 3 different places in Chiang Mai and it was surprisingly difficult to find a good family room. Most guest houses only cater for single or couples so finding a nice place that fits the four of us took some time. ...
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Well, we knew that a 6,5 months’ journey around the world wouldn’t be all good days and that a travel blog is supposed to be packed with nice pictures of fantastic adventures. But if you are wondering why the blog has been a bit quite ...
Great fun at Sugar Done beach - Kanchanaburi
Tuesday (Nov. 3.) we went to Sugar Done beach after speaking to an English guy living in Kanchanaburi with his Thai wife and their 4 year old kid. The kids really missed playing in the sand, so it was a great chance to get som ...
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Full day trip in the Kanchanaburi province
Monday (Nov. 2.) we went on a full day tour with Toi's Tours - one of the standardised tours you can buy at any touristy place in Thailand. Ours included a visit to the Erawan Falls , Elephant Trekking, Bamboo "rafting", Kra Sae Cave , ...
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First stop in Thailand: Kanchanaburi province
We must admit that we had dreaded the journey from Cyprus to Thailand due to the bad flight times (stop over in Amman from 23-2.30), but it actually went really well. Both of the boys slept for a couple of hours in the airport of ...
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Goodbye Cyprus and goodbye Nissan Note
Thursday Oct. 29. meant goodbye to a good start on our round-the-world trip in Cyprus and getting on the plane to Bangkok. Our worst flight in terms of flight-times leaving Larnaca 21.45 (we thought it was 20.40 as per our original flight plan, so we ...
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Lucky day at Konnos beach near Protaras
After a couple of days with failing weather and lots of wrong turns we wanted to leave nothing to chance when the weather seemed to turn for the better on Monday Oct. 26. We checked the weather forecast and possible places for snorkeling and ended ...
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3 years old and snorkeling
Though Vitus made the first real attempts at snorkeling in Paphos it was only for a few seconds at the time and he kept getting water into his mouth. However at Yanathes Beach near Larnaca Oct. 27. we had a real breakthrough. Vitus was snorkeling ...
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Larnaca beaches, Anastasia Aquamania Waterpark and finally flamingo encounter
Friday (Oct. 23.) we wanted to go to the beach. Before leaving the apartment, we researched the beaches in Larnaca and found YANNATHES BEACH that sounded appealing. As we got near though, we could see that despite the wave-brakers the waves were very high. So ...
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First day in Larnaca: Salt lakes and great food at Balti House
Today (Thursday Oct. 22.) was moving day so we packed together our stuff and moved out of the apartment in Paphos. Next stop is a new one in Larnaca (also found through airbnb). We were all pretty tired after a night where constant lightning and ...
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Boring day at the beach and "hardcore" trekking
Tuesday oct. 20 2015 Originally we wanted to spend the day on a 7,5 km hike in the mountains around an hour away, but it was simply too hot (32 degrees), so we chose to spend the day at a beach (again) . We found ...
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Waterpark, sun, beach, ruins, tombs and snorkeling in Paphos
Saturday (Oct. 17.) we went to the small waterpark at King Evelthon Hotel. We considered going to the much larger Afrodite’s Waterpark but decided against it since the entrance fee would be 3 times higher and the fact that Noah and Vitus would probably not ...
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First day in Paphos
What a change. From 8 degrees and windy/rainy Copenhagen to sunny 30 degrees in Paphos Cyprus. After sleeping late, the first thing on the agenda was to get some breakfast. The possibility alone to enjoy it outside on the terrace made it a great start ...
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Off to Cyprus - Goodbye rainy Denmark, Hello adventure!
Thursday morning we checked out of the apartment in Copenhagen and went to the airport. We arrived in good time roughly 2 hours before our flight but dropping off our baggage it turned out that Jysk Rejsebureau had forgotten to include baggage for our first ...
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First stop Copenhagen
Monday evening we had a fare-well dinner with our family at Jesper’s mom’s place and Tuesday morning we said the final good-byes at the train station in Aarhus before getting on the train for our 2 day stop-over in Copenhagen. The children behaved surprisingly well ...
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Going-away-party and moving out of the house
The going-away-party went really well and we had a great time with our friends saying our goodbyes on Friday October 9th. “Unfortunately” it went so well that people stayed until 5 O’clock in the morning which made it quite hard to get up and finish ...
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Packing for a 6,5 month journey
We intend to travel light and probably what will take up the most space is not clothes, shoes etc. but the gear we need when spending time diving, snorkling, taking pictures and video and living in areas with lots of mosquitos. We hope to be ...
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Hiking with children
”‹ We have always liked hiking but naturally it presents a challenge with children aged 5 and 3. While Noah (5) can walk pretty far Vitus (3) gets tired quickly and walks at a pretty slow pace.We have done quite a bit of research and ...
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Teaching our eldest son English
Going on a 6,5 month trip around the world with two boys age 5 and 3 can obviously make you worry about lots of stuff. Will they get sick, will they like it, can we even stand being together 24-7 for so long without going ...
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Todo list
Though we strive hard not to plan too much up front and only book essential things in advance it is still turning into a very long todo-list before we leave. Jesper being a Lean/Agile consultant we are naturally trying to manage the planning using a ...
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House is rented out - YES!
It took a few month but the lease is now signed and we managed to rent out our house for almost the entire period we are gone. What a relief - both in terms of someone living in and taking care of the house but ...
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Round the world tickets - check!
Now we have bought our round the world plane tickets, and the planning has begun! And there are many things to plan, when you want to leave your home country for 6,5 months: We want to rent out our house, the kids need to take ...
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Camping in Florida with an Almost-4-Year-Old and a Toddler Who Wouldn’t Sit Still
Three weeks of camping in Florida with Noah (almost 4) and Vitus (1½). Alligators, boardwalks, a questionable SeaWorld visit, and the reality of tent life with a toddler in diapers ...
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Dinosaur World, Gulf Coast Beaches, and Noah’s Love Affair with Naples Pier
Dinosaur World, a river boat cruise, Gulf Coast white sand beaches, and Naples Pier with Noah (almost 4) and Vitus (1½). Florida road trip Part 2 ...
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Kangaroos in Florida, an Everglades Airboat, and Saying Goodbye to the Sunshine State
Feeding kangaroos, holding tarantulas, an Everglades airboat ride, and the drive back to Miami. The final week of our Florida camping road trip with two kids under 4 ...
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