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The perfect mix

Posted on November 29, 2020 by frenchfry36

Our perfect travelling scenario is a mixture of: Seeing firsthand places we’ve always longed to visit Securing a week of timeshare and using it as our exploration base Checking out someone else’s recommendation Feeling like we’ve discovered somewhere totally unheard … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Greek Islands

Posted on October 11, 2020 by frenchfry36

As if cruising the Greek Islands in June 2019 wasn’t exciting enough, we booked an introductory scuba diving lesson for our day on Crete, and we were excited to see a school of dolphins greeting us as we sailed towards … Continue reading →

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A perfect day in Pemberton

Posted on October 21, 2017 by frenchfry36

As much fun as it is to go to well-known places and cross tourist icons off your bucket list, it’s equally good to venture to a place you have never heard of before. So, on recommendation from the tourist office in … Continue reading →

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On top of the world

Posted on September 18, 2017 by frenchfry36

Owning a week of timeshare is one way we keep our travel costs down and we were thrilled to secure a week at Whiski Jack, Whistler, Canada, in April. We took a coach transfer from Vancouver up to Whistler where we … Continue reading →

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Paris-Orly train transfer tips

Posted on August 20, 2013 by frenchfry36

We had always flown in and out of Paris from Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport until recently. Our regional train down to our house in central France departs from Gare d’Austerlitz, and on one of our many jaunts through that … Continue reading →

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Not too long in Toulon

Posted on May 25, 2013 by frenchfry36

Seeing the long queue that had already formed to catch the shuttle boat from our cruise ship into Toulon, on the southern coast of France, we thought we had better get a move on. The queue was even longer by the time we … Continue reading →

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Up and down Malaysian mountains

Posted on November 20, 2011 by frenchfry36

When we were in Malaysia, en route to France, we spent a week of timeshare at the Awana Golf and Country Resort, about an hour out of Kuala Lumpur in the (relative) cool of the magnificent Genting Highlands. From Awana you can take either … Continue reading →

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