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The Eiffel Tower at night.

12 December, 2016 By Amanda

Back To Paris To Try And See/Eat It All

We’re back in Paris now and this time and we’re trying to see all the stuff we didn’t have time to see last time. And we’re probably going to fail since Paris really does have that much to see and do. And it’s very easy to find more things to see and do just by […]

The iconic Big Ben under an iconic grey sky.

2 December, 2016 By Amanda

London, where there is always something to see and do (A delayed and lengthy update)

It’s been a while since the last post. All is good, nothing’s wrong. Pedr’s arm hasn’t fallen off or anything like that. It’s mainly because we settled down in London for a month and a bit and went to a lot of museums so there wasn’t too much to write about. And I was also […]

The old fortress overlooking the modern town.

29 October, 2016 By Amanda

The Castles of Southern France

After spending a couple of weeks in the Loire Valley checking out the chateux (castles) and letting Pedr’s arm recover, we then went down to the south of France to meet up with Pedr’s parents and family friend Bob. We kept it fairly low key checking out the old castles in the area, and Pedr’s […]

Sad Pedr after getting back from the hospital.

14 October, 2016 By Amanda

How Not to Bike Around the Loire Valley

We decided to do a week long biking trip around the Loire Valley to see the famous chateaux. As many of you know that didn’t go so well and ended up with Pedr breaking his arm. He’s doing a lot better now (thanks for asking), but that wasn’t the only thing that went wrong on […]

A giant mechanical elephant you can ride without worrying about cruelty.

29 September, 2016 By Amanda

A Fortified Monastery and Steampunk Animals

Mont Saint Michel is one of France’s most visited sights, and after seeing pictures of the fortified monastery it’s easy to see why. It’s built on a tiny outcrop of rocky land in the middle of a shallow muddy bay, so everything for miles around is flat but the island sticks straight up so that […]

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Hi, we're Amanda and Pedr and we think that you don't need to be an athlete or look like a fitness model to be able to enjoy adventurous activities. We're just two regular people who don't fit the young / beautiful / athletic traveller mould, but we're still doing all sorts of adventurous things. Read More

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