Travel Stories Archives - Happy Days Travel Do it Now - Don't Wait for Retirement! Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:08:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Happy-Days-Travel-Blog-Logo-1-100x100.jpg Travel Stories Archives - Happy Days Travel 32 32 122077926 Buying Bertha, our Campervan https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/buying-a-campervan/ Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:21:17 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=4957 This is an account of buying a campervan, part of my Travel Stories series. The Background Our Thinking We used …

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]]> 4957 2020 – A Year Like No Other https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2020/ Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:07:56 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=4766 As we come to the end of 2020, I wanted to try to sum up the year we’ve had and …

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]]> 4766 Flying During a Pandemic – Our Repatriation Flight from Tobago https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/flying-during-a-pandemic/ Sat, 27 Jun 2020 15:16:16 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=4622 Flying during a pandemic is not something I would advise.  In this article, I will explain why we did it …

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]]> 4622 60 to 60 Challenge – 60 Countries in 60 Months https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/60-to-60-challenge/ https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/60-to-60-challenge/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:28:01 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=3396 As regular readers know, Mark and I love to travel!  In fact, you could say that we live to travel!!  …

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]]> https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/60-to-60-challenge/feed/ 2 3396 Travel Quotes to Inspire You https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/best-travel-quotes/ Sun, 05 Jan 2020 14:31:01 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=3417 The best travel quotes should make you stop and think.  Then, they should make you buy a ticket and go …

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]]> 3417 A sore knee and the passing of Terry Wogan https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/a-sore-knee-and-the-passing-of-terry-wogan/ Mon, 07 Oct 2019 17:05:00 +0000 As part of our tour around Ethiopia, walking around the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela really took it out of me.  I had …

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]]> 143 The saga of our missing bags https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/the-saga-of-our-missing-bags/ Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:16:00 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/2016/02/the-saga-of-our-missing-bags/ On Thursday 21st January, we flew from Gatwick to Addis Ababa via Istanbul for the start of our four-week trip …

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]]> 161 Getting stoned in Ethiopia! https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/getting-stoned-in-ethiopia/ Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:28:00 +0000 No, it’s not what you’re thinking! As I explained in a previous post, Christie, the truck we travelled around Ethiopia in, …

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]]> 145 Armed guards on board! https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/armed-guards-on-board/ Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:14:00 +0000 This is the story of our ‘scouts’, government-appointed armed guards who accompanied us on our trip to the Simien Mountains, …

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]]> 135 An amazing night out in Bahir Dar – ‘Take me to the Tej!’ https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/take-me-to-the-tej-a-night-out-in-bahir-dar/ Mon, 06 May 2019 12:08:00 +0000 Written below is the entry in the most recently published edition of Lonely Planet’s guide to Ethiopia, Djibouti & Somaliland …

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