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Thailand Contrasts (2022): Introduction

6 November 2022 RandR.scot Asia, Big Trip, Big Trip Intro, Europe, Netherlands, Thailand

Although the Covid-19 pandemic certainly wasn’t over, 2022 finally brought a significant recovery in long-haul travel. Bruce and I envisaged one joint-venture extended trip this year, based on Thailand. The

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California, Here We Come! (2021): Introduction

16 February 2022 RandR.scot Big Trip, Big Trip Intro, England, Europe, France, Netherlands, North & Central America, UK, USA

Yes, California here we come … but forgive us if we take the scenic route. (See above categories, and there are a further two countries that we merely transited!) 2021

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England Grand Tour (2021): Introduction

17 June 2021 RandR.scot Big Trip, Big Trip Intro, England, Europe, UK

For a pair of committed globetrotters such as myself and my Bristol-based friend Bruce, the first four months of 2021 constituted a horrible period. We may not have realised at

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Ryokan breakfast

Japan in Winter (2020): Introduction

30 July 2020 RandR.scot Asia, Big Trip, Big Trip Intro, Japan

This trip, like many before it, was planned and undertaken as a joint venture with my Bristol-based friend and travelling companion, Bruce. We had both become great fans of Japan

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