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Korean TV crew visited Soomaa National Park

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Hello and welcome to the tour diary for the London, and country side tour! On this site - you'll be able to check out photos and read a brief diary of this Explorica trip. Me and the Garrardkyschool team will sneak around the great city, learning, discovering and wondering all around London and why not some respnsible shopping as well! Bye the way...ready steady...Welcome to London! Our travelers arrived on time, only because some traffic jam it took ages to snick through the city to our hotel before to head into town for a walking tour of bustling Covent Garden over Waterloo Bridge before arriving at a restaurant close to the Strand for a traditional dinner of fish and chips. It was soon time to go back into our hotel but not before to have a nice view of San Paul Cathedral and a stunning sunset from the millennium bridge…cradling gently before a good night for sweet dreams!

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Day 7

Just the perfect day today, started with a warm and bright sun that gave the good morning to us and invited us to explore the lovely town of Taormina, where we had a 2 hour guided sight-seeing tour of the major historical attraction of the area. On top of that, the "crew" had more than 8 hours of free time, that they used in the best possible way: sunbathing on the beach and playing in the crystal clear water in front of Isola Bella, sitting at a bar savoring the best gelato or just doing some shopping in the little alleys of the town. It'll be our last day town, since tmrw morning we'll head towards the cape in the north coast to discover the Eolian Island, the first UNESCO natural heritage in Italy. Ready to boarding?

Day 8

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Day1 - Ciao there! After a long trip we are, finally, in town, the town "Caput Mundi" one!!!! The sun is shining the flight on time. What can we ask more? After a quick check in at the hotel we heading directly in the heart of the city. oh yes it's for real we are in Piazza di Spagna, a perfect auditorium for "people-watching" and for lunch. A "pizza al taglio" (slice of pizza) is a must here to get some energy for a nice sightseeing walk. Fontana di trevi is waiting for 23 coins to ensure the next visit in Rome but becareful, some of us where here already and after throwing the third coin it's possible to get married here so for now once is enough! The day is going to be a long one so even a good strong "espresso" with cream on top is a must to keep us on track to see the Phanteon, Piazza Navona, Piazza Venezia and all around.

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Now the holiday starts the get real: I finally get to do some hula hooping and stay in a backpackers. Whilst I've loved the fancy rooms and wildlife, I'm looking forward to more humble accommodation. Ideally with bed bugs.

It's a long way to Swaziland, and the roads get more ridden with potholes the nearer you get to the border. But the real adventure start when you reach passport control. While the South African officials are not so bureaucratic, the boxes of free condoms available in the toilets tell you what their concerns are. Being a sensitive bunch of Western males, we each take a pack to play jokes on the others. When we realise that we are all completely unoriginal, we stash the packs (totalling around 50 condoms) in the glove compartment.

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Yesterday's slow pace is just a memory - a 4 hour drive from Durban is St Lucia estuary. We arrive at Amazulu lodge, hurl

our bags into the room then sprint down the jetty for a boat trip. Davide is almost left behind when he rushes back to fetch

the camera tripod.

The boat trip is well worth the journey. We soon see hippo nostrils peeking out from the river. Then shortly afterwards we

cruise past an unnervingly fast crocodile - apparently the crocodile is not really pushing it, either.

Our captain and guide also introduces various species of bird, from the big (Goliath Stork, Giant Kingfisher) to the small

(Yellow Weaver). But would you have expected to learn so much about Climbing Whelks? These little invertebrates climb up

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