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Night Drives and Sledging: From 38°C in the Desert to 4°C in the Mountains in Under Twelve Hours…

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

In a cunning plan to save a day, we chose to drive the near-700 mile distance between Grand Canyon and Yosemite in a night-drive instead of taking a day to do so. We left the Canyon around 5ish, and with … Continue reading →

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Grand Tangerines: From Blackpool to the Grand Canyon, via the Hoover Dam. Obviously…

Posted on June 20, 2010 by

In the morning I had the pleasure of supporting Winty’s team in the play-off final. We went to the Crown & Anchor – a quaint(ish) sports bar / English pub which served free refill coffee and a cracking full English … Continue reading →

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One Epic Day: Joshua Tree and Sin City…

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

We woke dead early (5ish) to try and catch a sunrise described by Rough Guides as ‘ethereal’, and sure enough the golden/red sky appearing behind the peaks the other side of the valley did not disappoint. The wildlife started to … Continue reading →

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A Flight of Thought and Tentative Route Planning…

Posted on May 25, 2010 by

G’day all. Hope this finds everyone in good health? I’m sat here on BA 279, seat 45J, flicking between The Lovely Bones and The Strokes’ Is This It album, having just tucked in to my complimentary meal and several complimentary … Continue reading →

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