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Sunday at Champagne

By On April 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Spring / Yellow fields (and a flat tire) / Forest kelly / Green trees & blue sky

Chateau de Barive / Gates / Earth / Barive & Madame Tanguy

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Dinner at Les Epicuriens, Champagne

By On April 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The B&B we stayed actually belongs to Pascal and Nicholas who also runs the Chateau de Barive where the famed restaurant, Les Epicuriens is. So, we decided to have dinner there since we arrived pretty late (excuses) and can’t ignore the great reviews that raved about the place.

There we go – food galore!

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Le Prieuré, Champagne, France

By On April 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment

We planned to go somewhere during Easter break however, due to the madness of living, we were not able to really plan anything till the last minute. On the Saturday morning of Easter weekend itself. Frantically searching online and finally at 4pm, we found ourselves with our only choice – Le Prieuré at [...]

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Day 6: Barranco Huts (Stage 3)

By On January 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Thursday, 15 Dec 2011

Distance: 13km
Duration: 8 hours
Altitude reached: 3950m

Chris decided to leave us this morning as he was really feeling unwell. I think he had a slight bout of hypothermia as his lips were kind of bluish. Unfortunately, his Camelbak which he placed next to him during [...]

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Review: Sopa Lodge, Ngorongoro

By On January 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment

10-12 Dec 2011

Sopa Lodge is one of the 4 lodges located on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. It stands at the highest altitude on the rim (2800m) which was great for our Kilimanjaro pre-acclimatization (main reason for my choice).

The place was serene and lovely. I spent most of our free hours reading [...]

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