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Be true to who you are

Smile often and be grateful

…and finally make every moment count

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Most Memorable Moments



Most Memorable Moments - in no particular order.  Just writing the top ones as I travel the countries. 


1. Ger Camp stay in Mongolia - this was an awesome experience
2. 5 star dinner in Ulaan Baatar for a 3 star price - the view was amazing
3. The London Eye was amazing at 8pm at night as the lights were switched on
4. The Trans Monolian has to rate a mention - 156 hours on a train was incredible
5. The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg - this place was AMAZING - go see it
6. The Vodka Museum also in St Petersburg was pretty cool aswell
7. Lake Baikal - the largest fresh water lake in the world - got to walk on it frozen! 
8. Tuscan optional dinner in Florence - what a great night and great company
9. Paris optional dinner at the Nouvelle Eve - Moulin Rouge style show with front row
10. Aran Islands in Ireland - it was like stepping back in time and really 'felt' like Ireland
11. Dublin's optional dinner - the Irish band and Irish dancing was just AMAZING - really cool
12. Getting up the Eiffel Tower at dusk.  Day and also night time photos was juat AMAZING!
13. The view from the Top of the Rock in Gibraltar - UK
14. Sitting at dusk looking at the Panthenon in Rome-2000 years old what a building!!
15. The club Pacha in Ibiza-3000 people in the club and 17EUR for drinks
16. My visit to the famous Plaza Del Toros bullring in Seville - Spain
17. Walking on the world largest fresh water lake, frozen – Russia
18. Viewing the magnificent Cliffs of Mohar on a clear blue day-Ireland
19. Surviving Greece – the whole trip was a drinkfest-thanks to the ‘family’ for looking after me
20. Camping overnight in the Sahara Desert in Morocco and seeing 2 falling stars and flashing satellites passing around this wonderful earth of ours – oh and not falling off my camel thanks to Mohammad
21. Seeing Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the Palace Theater in London – reminded me of home
22. Trekking with the Gorilla’s in Rwanda – getting within 1m of these magnificent creatures was incredible
23. Can never have too many African animal sightings – especially of Dic Dic’s and Giraffes-always a highlight
24. Our Malawi Full Moon Party – what an amazing night
25. Cruising the Okavango Delta in a Mokoro (small unstable boat for more than 10 hours over 3 days)
26. Doing a 20 minute acrobatic flight over the Namibian Desert in Swakopmund-loops and dives at 2-3 G’s
27. Living, eating and breathing on an overland truck for 8 weeks in Africa and also camping for 8 weeks is also a lifetime experience for me – I’m not a camper…..
28. Africa as a whole has changed me.  Life will not be the same after spending 4 months on this beautiful continent – I have left a piece of my heart in Africa.
29. I like to move it move it with Lemurs in Madagascar – cute creatures….
30. A day spent on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world – La Digue – Seychelles- exquisite
31. Ethiopia was a MASSIVE highlight with the tribes of the South – the forgotten people
32. The impressive white continent of Antarctica – completing all 7 continent visits for me
33. Swimming with sea lions in the Galapagos – they were 1m away from us – unforgettable
34. Completing my longtime dream to visit Machu Picchu – Peru
35. Riding ‘Death Road’ in La Paz, Bolivia and surviving the 65km downhill decent
36. Visiting an orphanage in Uyuni, Bolivia - Christmas Eve and delivering presents from ‘Santa’ and seeing their little faces light up – priceless
37. Entering one of the Most Dangerous Mines in the world in Potosi and getting felt up quite a few times by intoxicated miners!
38. Seeing the moon through a 40,000USD telescope in La Serena, Chile-amazing
39. The spectacular Perito Moreno Glacier in El Calafate, Argentina
40. The stunning city of Buenos Aires - we got 10 wonderful nights in this city 
41. Telling the world about Zeme becoming my boyfriend in Pucon
42. The stunning Torres Del Paine National Park
43. The thundering Iguassu Falls with the helicopter ride and the amazing Bird Park
44. The scenic city of Rio de Janeiro
45. Rion Carnival 2012 was incredible
46. Getting 'inked' in Addis Ababa with Zeme
47. The grand castles of Camelot in Gondar
48. The rock strewn churches of Lalibela-amazing structures
49. Hand feeding a Colobus Monkey in Asaawa
50. Hand feeding wild hyenas in Harar
51. Hacking through the Brazilian Amazon jungle
52. Seeing the disappointing Angel Falls-Venezuela but the National Park was AMAZING
53. Speed boating over Lake Maracaibo the largest lake in South America-Venezuela
54. Spending the day in the flood plains of Los Llanos and seeing Kappabarra’s
55. The stunning Tayrona National Park and beaches-Colombia
56. The historic and beachside town of Cartagena-Colombia
57. Holding the amazing creature called a Sloth
58. The longest truck day of the trip from Cartagena to Bucaramanga of 18.5 hours-Colombia
59. 2 nights on a Colombian coffee plantation
60. The Saturday Otavalo Markets-Ecuador
61. Crossing of the ‘real Equator’ line-Ecuador
62. My incredible 4 days on Easter Island-the Moai are awe inspiring
63. The pure white beaches on the Caribbean Island of Barbados
64. An African sunset-no matter what country you are in
65. Meeting and making life ling friends- this a top MMM
66.The beautiful city of Ottawa-Canada
67.Getting some cottage time with my Contiki Scandi gals xx
68.Seeing a Cirque du Soleil show in Montreal where it all started
69.The stunning French-Canadian city of Quebec
70.The city of Chicago was amazing-I LOVE Chicago
71.Roof top patios in Minneapolis
72.Sunbaking for a week in the Las Vegas sun-the brownest I have EVER been
73.6 glorious weeks at home with my BEST friend, God-daughters and friends
74.Seeing Tower Bridge with the Olympic rings hanging from it
75.Visiting the National History Museum in London for the Scott's Antarctic Exhibition
76.The seaside town of Brighton-England-so beautiful and the BBQ we had on the beach
77.Seeing a 5,000 year old village on the island of Orkney-Scotland
78.Visiting the most Westerly part of Scotland-The Butt of Lewis-the wind was gale force
79.Seeing the Callendish Stones-Stornoway-Scotland-mini Stonehenge to touch
80.The Isle of Skye was breath taking-a piece of heaven on earth
81.Getting to tour inside Dunrobin Castle still owned by the family after hundreds of years
82.After 65 international flights the flight from hell on Ethiopian Airlines from London to Addis Ababa
83.Reunited with Zeme again for 9 precious days
84.The Blue Nile Falls in Ethiopia-in full flow with all the rain and the dam was open
85.Officially 22 days behind in my blog and 11 days to update while in Phuket-Thailand
86.My introduction to Buddhism on my trip to Sri Lanka
87.Climbing the magnificent ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya
88.My 2 day trek through Sri Lankan tea plantations
89.3 glorious days at Marissa Beach-Sri Lanka
90.4 nights at the beach paradise of Boracay-Philippines
91.Seeing the worlds smallest primates, the Tarsier-Cebu, Philippines
92.Seeing the Himalaya's from my commercial flight into Nepal
93.Getting my tattoo in Pokhara-Happiness follows Sadness
94.Nepal scenery was amazing-what a country



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