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Month: April 2018

Sakura – Cherry Blossom Festival (Narita to Hirake)1st – 19th April 2018

Sakura – Cherry Blossom Festival (Narita to Hirake)1st – 19th April 2018

  JAPAN Sunday 1st April (Easter Sunday) Narita International Airport to Matsuko Distance: 9.61km Total Distance: 20681.57 Despite a landing time of midday the cabin crew intent on torturing their economy passengers put the cabin lights on around 5am and start offering a drink of juice and then serve breakfast. I noticed the business section was still kept in darkness. We land and at immigration we’re given a fingerprint scan and are issued a 3 month tourist visa – no…

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Incredible India – a footnote

Incredible India – a footnote

  Incredible India – we DID IT!!! There were many who thought we wouldn’t live to tell this tale but fortunately they were wrong. We were warned about the dangers of cycling, with the crazy Indian drivers, and the dangers of wild camping but not once in 3.5 months did we feel threatened or our lives to be in danger. Perhaps it was their endless fascination with our trikes that kept us safe because we were often surrounded by an…

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