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It's important to look at Christiania from the right anglehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_9499.jpgChurch of our SaviourIt was a long walk back downhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_9492.jpgChurch of our SaviourIt was windy at the top!2018-07-12T10:46:59+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2018/04/08/san-cocoa-belize/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/44bcfa10-a035-42b8-bca3-44f39f32d0d5-e1523209061451.jpegWilly WonkaWe are the music makers, and we are the dreamers fo dreams...https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/5feeb3c9-235b-41a4-9bb5-d6d23003187d.jpegTruffledTruffledhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/456dcb9a-a6e6-4127-93ea-a318d87e059f.jpegMyself, Jo (centre) and ChrisMyself, Jo (centre) and Chrishttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/f1dae120-9ae9-43cd-abb5-88827fe1f8a2.jpegF1DAE120-9AE9-43CD-ABB5-88827FE1F8A2https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/9140e526-d103-412c-865e-2cfd2a9a28a6.jpegIsland CrunchBCC Island Crunchhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/b0dd8f7f-43c8-4d29-866f-ae724037d52e.jpegBelize Chocolate CompanyBelize Chocolate Companyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/7550c359-0d84-46aa-a939-48c7801a10b7.jpeg7550C359-0D84-46AA-A939-48C7801A10B7https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cca58c1e-2510-4fc3-a7dd-b794e2c7c223.jpegCCA58C1E-2510-4FC3-A7DD-B794E2C7C223https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/c61a617e-fcc0-4a6e-ad24-5578c0f430db.jpegC61A617E-FCC0-4A6E-AD24-5578C0F430DBhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/52d3b91b-1e20-4447-a5fc-28d771e6062d.jpegInclusion barsInclusion bars2018-06-21T08:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2018/05/18/four-days-in-the-cayes/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_0165.jpgimg_0165https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/f7652249-1b52-49d5-a033-f9952a475255.jpegPumping IronPumping Iron, or concrete filled tin cans to be exact!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1d09bf2f-559d-44ee-a497-8fa2fcf16643.jpegCaye Caulker BelizeIguanas in the Undergrowthhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/9ee5e9d9-ecd8-4d70-b304-5f6dfa9d3a00.jpegDiving in BelizeExploring the island after lunchhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/380690f2-796a-48f6-b5e8-29c50596b938.jpegCrab WarsCrab Warshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/a05dc607-8f4f-4ba1-a020-ff15a67b0f75.jpegJust Keep SwimmingJust Keep Swimminghttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/33ee3142-dc45-463f-b9cd-5de8af2a1002.jpegChillin with the PellysChillin with the Pellyshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/192c412c-612d-43ff-9421-4f25d580ee48.jpeg192C412C-612D-43FF-9421-4F25D580EE48https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/15716f30-7d2e-4188-8661-ab97cce220c4.jpegNurse SharkNurse Sharkhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/b171fafc-9c48-474f-9984-74b64c5c026c.jpegDiving in BelizeDiving in Belize2018-06-08T20:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2018/03/08/isla-de-cacao/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0368.jpgimg_0368https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0383.jpgimg_0383https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0378-1.jpgimg_0378-1https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0384.jpgimg_0384https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0372.jpgimg_0372https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0377.jpgimg_0377https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0378.jpgimg_03782018-03-10T17:35:15+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2016/09/24/how-to-know-if-youre-a-chocoholic/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/smashed-creme-egg-e1474546530729.jpgCreme EggJust say NOhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1_d.jpgChocolateNow the drugs don't work, they just make you worse. 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the tallest artificial structure in the world2016-08-09T09:31:56+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2008/02/19/ive-just-bought-a-flight-to-hawaii/2016-08-09T09:24:31+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2008/05/11/california-here-we-come/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/half-moon-bay-15.jpgSan Francisco - CaliforniaHalf Moon Bay2016-08-09T09:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2008/06/16/lets-hit-the-road/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/burts-abq2.jpgburts abq2Burt's insidehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/burts-abq.jpgburts abqBurt's at night2016-08-09T09:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2009/08/27/shanghai-whore-of-the-orient/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6913.jpgshanghai by nightShanghai by nighthttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6857.jpgsights from a heightSights from a heighthttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6840.jpgDSCN6840Shortly before we got told off for 'gambling' at the top of the towerhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6809.jpgDSCN6809The ganghttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6806.jpgDSCN6806These feethttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6792.jpgDSCN6792Don't look downhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6788.jpgDSCN6788You ears and the lift tell you how high you arehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6737.jpgDSCN6737https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6800.jpgDSCN6800https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6553.jpgDSCN65532016-08-09T09:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2009/09/02/party-capital-guangzhou/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7082-e1461453188914.jpgChinaPainting with light and colourhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn6966-e1461453119914.jpgChinaThe 'bubbles' are tapioca pearls - this stuff is amazing!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn6969.jpgChinaThis Party Capital of China sure gives off it's fair share of light polution2016-08-09T09:23:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2009/09/05/maccanese-madness/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7156.jpgMacauOne of the mini Macau crabshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7154.jpgMacauAfter chilling on the beach for a short while, I'm suddenly aware I'm surrounded by miniauture crabshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7147.jpgMacauIt almost feels as if nature is reclaiming the land in some partshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7146.jpgMacauAfter missing my stop and ending up on the beach I started wander over to the townhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7131.jpgMacauQuite out of place for Macauhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7125.jpgMacauUp closehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7124.jpgMacauThe Robert Morrison toombstonehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7123.jpgMacauThe Robert Morrison Churchhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7114.jpgMacauA cricket toombstonehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7113.jpgMacauA cricket coffin2016-08-09T09:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2009/09/06/hip-hip-hong-kong/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7429.jpgHong KongThe Symphony of Lightshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7437.jpgHong KongNope, not an alien invasion, just a lot of lights, and laser beams...https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7368.jpgHong KongJust in time for a spectacular lights displayhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7351.jpgHong KongTaking a boat out across the bayhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7298.jpgHong KongTravel buddies reunitedhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7290.jpgHong KongOn a not so smoggy day you can see right across the bayhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7284.jpgHong KongAnd the combination of all of them is quite spectacular from a heighthttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7275.jpgHong KongMany of these buildings involve a lot of glasshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7274.jpgHong KongHong Kong's financial district that houses the Bank of China is full of unusual buildingshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7305.jpgHong KongIt was pretty much a walk along a very long bridge to get from one island to the other2016-08-09T09:23:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2009/09/12/hong-kong-checking-out-the-sights/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7573.jpgHong KongIt was like the Symphony of Lights all over againhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7567.jpgHong KongA shower of electric glitterhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7534.jpgHong KongAs the sun set, the city began to twinklehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7524.jpgHong KongBut we weren't even all the way up!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7520.jpgHong KongAt the top of the peak Hong Kong looks like a toy townhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7499.jpgHong Konghttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7497.jpgHong Konghttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7495.jpgHong KongHere people can burn Hell Money - to send it to the afterworld for their dead ancestorshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7491.jpgHong KongBurning candles for ancestral spiritshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dscn7488.jpgHong KongOn a clear day you can see for miles2016-08-09T09:23:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2012/07/29/hitting-the-dam/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/puccini-bomboni-a-small.jpgPuccini Bombini AmsterdamMore delicasieshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/puccini_bomboni_amsterdam-670x330.jpgPuccini Bomboni AmsterdamA selection of what's on offerhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sex-culture.jpgSex cultureStoner sex culturehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/moe-is-here.jpgReunionReunion on the canalhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/amsterdam-by-boat.jpgAmsterdam by boatAmsterdam by waterhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chocolatl_shop-6316-385x385.jpegChocolatl - AmsterdamA very minimalist style of shophttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chocolatl.jpgChocolatl - AmsterdamAlthough these guys don't make their own, you won't be disappointed by their range and tastings on offerhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0016-e1461939686256.pngAmsterdamThe place I forgothttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0015.pngIMG_0015https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0014.pngIMG_00142016-08-09T09:22:51+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2012/07/31/viva-colognia/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dinner-cologne.jpgDinner at Peter's BerauhausDinner at Peter's Brauhaushttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/clubbing.jpgClubbing in RudolphplatzThe boys in their rave t-shirtshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dinner.jpgDinnerDinner with the boyshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p7291553-2-e1457909968419.jpgCologne - Schokolade MuseumA chocolate grinder2016-08-09T09:22:44+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2012/08/03/bring-on-brussels/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bond-connery1.jpgbond-connery1https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p7301637-2.jpgBrusselsA quaint little village2016-08-09T09:22:38+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2014/12/30/road-trip-to-russell/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/340.jpgNew ZealandTruly. Amazing. PIES!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/116.jpgNew Zealanda tent with a viewhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/114.jpgNew ZealandA fine selection of cheeses...2016-08-09T09:21:55+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2015/01/01/happy-new-year-happy-new-chocolate/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/244.jpgMekana Chocolates; Kerri Kerri#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealandhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/161.jpgNew ZealandHappy New Year :)2016-08-09T09:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2015/01/12/free-fall-to-chocolate/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/578.jpgBennett'shttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/575.jpgBennett'sThe Awards Wall at Bennett'shttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/562.jpgNew ZealandI wonder who once lived here...https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/553.jpgNew ZealandSitting in a tree2016-08-09T09:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2015/01/15/chocolate-and-wine-is-all-you-need/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/665-e1458755163879.jpgWaihekeTe Motuhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/652.jpgMilse Dessert BarA macaron...for the journeyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/637-e1458752185770.jpgMilse Dessert Bar - AucklandThe Menuhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/632-e1458668617218.jpgAucklandSome sound chocolate advice from my Auckland adventures2016-08-09T09:20:43+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2015/01/16/wine-is-a-right-of-passage/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8073.jpgNew Zealand - Waiheke IslandArt on a place - the strawberry and chocolate tarthttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8065.jpgNew ZealandTesting the wine before stocking up for laterhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8055.jpgNew ZealandThe Passage Rock vineyard2016-08-09T09:20:36+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2015/04/04/we-might-be-vikings/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2011-07-28-hotel_katajanokka-by-ralfr-06.jpgHotel KatajonakkaOur cell, I mean room for the nighthttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgres1.jpgimgreshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/91096_bw_premier_hotel_katajanokka_corridor_winter21.jpgHotel KatajonakkaThe hotel still has many of the prison's original featureshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/7-hotel-katajanokka-helsinki-source-commons-wikimedia-org_.jpgHotel KatajanokkaBy day the prison looks somewhat imposinghttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgres.jpgHotel KatajanokkaThe prison dining roomhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8711.jpgFinlandRussian Orthodox Church2016-08-09T09:20:25+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2015/04/05/chocolate-adventures-and-reindeer-steaks/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgres2.jpgFazer Cafe - HelsinkiFazer 70 Pure Dark Chocolate with Roasted Corn is TO DIE FOR!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dscn0639-e1459510229757.jpgFazer Cafe - HelsinkiOnly a VERY small section of the dizzying display of cakeshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc_0865-e1459510202259.jpgFazer Cafe - HelsinkiA selection of filled chocolates - Fazer Cafe, Helsinkhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/14_big-e1459510183959.jpgFazer Cafe - HelsinkiBeautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics2016-08-09T09:20:17+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2015/04/06/chocolate-and-church-hunting/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8764.jpgTallinn - EstoniaI really was expecting Robin Hood to burst out of here!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8749.jpgTallinn - EstoniaEntering the walled Old Town2016-08-09T09:19:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2015/10/09/morning-yoga-and-the-danish-chocolate-farm/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/examchristiania_large-e1459767061455.jpgChristiania - DenmarkYou are now entering the EUhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_9960.jpgMalmo - SwedenThe Malmo windmillhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_9942.jpgMalmo - SwedenThe Twisting Torsohttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_9934.jpgIMG_9934https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_9930.jpgIMG_9930https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_9926-e1459636468308.jpgMalmo - SwedenThe Freemason's 'eye' symbol looks very similar to the eye of this stained glass windowhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_9918.jpgMalmo - SwedenSt Johannes Kyrkahttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_9917.jpgIMG_9917https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_9902.jpgCacaofini - MalmoA fine display of award winning couture chocolates - Cafaofoni, Malmo Swedenhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_9895.jpgCacaofini - MalmoPassionfruit couture chocolate2016-08-09T09:18:19+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2016/02/19/head-north-for-chocolate/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2254.jpgGeysirPressure from below pushes heated water high up into the airhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2253.jpgGeysirThe bubbly water begins to bulgehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2342.jpgOmnom - IcelandCoffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Icelandhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2409.jpgOmnom - IcelandWhite Licorice and Seasalt, and Dark Milk with Burned Sugarhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2405.jpgOmnom - IcelandDark Nibs and Raspberry - a favourite of Iceland's First Lady.https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2176.jpgOmnom - ReykjavikThe geometric face of Omnom chocolateshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160219_175027.jpgIcelandFull of Omnom magichttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160219_174926.jpgIcelandThe lonely little petrol stationhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p2192760-2.jpgIcelandPure licorice powder2016-08-09T09:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2016/02/21/golden-circle-surprise/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p2210089.jpgIcelandHitting the roadhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p2210048.jpgIcelandFrosty van window2016-08-09T09:16:02+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2016/05/10/miel-y-cacao/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0137.jpgHivesOld wooden hiveshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0128.jpgHoney Comb racksUsed honey comb racks, waiting to be returned to the beeshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0127.jpgHoney comb demoOne of the founding members of Ingemann explains the process of honey productionhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0243.jpgAir PlantsAnyone remember air-plants? They are every where in Nicaragua!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0241.jpgThe farmLa Milanessa Farmhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0217.jpgIMG_0217https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0199.jpgIMG_0199https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0169.jpgIMG_0169https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0160.jpgIMG_0160https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0364.jpgCacao cushionThe 'flower cushions' of the mother trees are beautiful2016-08-09T09:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2016/05/12/searching-for-cocoa/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0591.jpgCacaoThe tiny flower on the left will one day produce this giant red pod to the right. Simply amazing,https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0566.jpgBaby cacaoA baby cacao pod emerging from the fertilised flower - it will have at least another 5 months to reach fruitionhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0576.jpgPod displayPod display: Johe, Rugoso, Medalla, Barba to name a fewhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0573.jpgPod selectionSelecting the podshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0561.jpgGift from the GodsFor all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with ushttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0550.jpgOn topOn top of the worldhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0547.jpgIMG_0547https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0538.jpgIMG_0538https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0537.jpgCacaoMe and the cacao tree of Juan Floreshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_0533.jpgIMG_05332016-08-09T09:15:48+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2016/05/14/before-the-bar/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0940.jpgBeans dryingBeans drying in the sunhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0936.jpgDrying platformSteel drying platformhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0931.jpgCracked beanA semi-dry cracked beanhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0927.jpgIMG_0927https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1039.jpgRoasted beansRoasted beans, from left to right: 18 mins, 20 mins, 22 mins, 25 mins and 27 minshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1034.jpgRoastingSmall batch roastinghttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1029.jpgBad beansBad Beans - mouldy, under fermented and slatyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1028.jpgThe cut testThe Cut Test - these are all badhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1020.jpgBean sortingSmall batches of beans are still sorted by handhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0977-e1464823562316.jpgBean disectionBean disection2023-11-05T06:19:51+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2008/02/22/surviving-a-box-jellyfish-sting/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/beach4.jpgHawai'ihttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/beach3.jpgbeach3This is paradise!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/beach2.jpgbeach2In both directions!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/beach.jpgbeachBlue sea, blue sky, white sands...2016-08-08T15:29:21+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2009/08/10/you-cant-come-in/2016-08-08T15:28:44+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2009/08/31/rocking-the-suburbs/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6718.jpgDSCN6718We finally found the tower, shrouded in trees...it was still very leaney!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6719.jpgDSCN6719https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6697-e1461451997964.jpgDSCN6697https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6695-e1461452199511.jpgDSCN6695Bonsai trees can create calm and balancehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6666.jpgDSCN6666These Chinese dragon statues on bridges are designed to protect themhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6657.jpgDSCN6657It seems a Buddhist monks preferred mode of transport is a mopedhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6641.jpgDSCN6641A classic Chinese bridgehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6630-e1461452169598.jpgDSCN6630There is some great feng shui all aroundhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6633.jpgDSCN6633Bridge from a bridgehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6636.jpgDSCN6636View from another bridge2016-08-08T15:28:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2015/01/04/the-edge-of-the-world/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/383.jpgCape ReingaThe two seas having a meetinghttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/370.jpgCape ReingaThe leaping off place of spirits - this is as far as you can go as it's sacred Maori land2016-08-08T15:27:04+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2016/02/20/soaking-up-the-sights/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/p2202926-2.jpgReykjavik - IcelandThe view of Reykjavik from Halgrims' Church towerhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p2203027-21.jpgIcelandPossibly the best seafood platter you will ever have...https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p2202948-2.jpgIcelandStocking up from Barber Chocolate Bar, Reykjavik, Icelandhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p2202942-2.jpgIcelandHallgrims' Churchhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p2202917-2.jpgIcelandFaffing with a selfie stickhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p2202914-2.jpgIcelandFaffing with the selfie stickhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p2202915-2.jpgIcelandFaffing with the selfie stick2016-08-08T15:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2009/08/25/back-in-beijing/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/birds-nest.jpgbirds nestWe are the Olympians...https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6300.jpgDSCN6300https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6297.jpgDSCN6297https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6293.jpgThe Birds NestIt's pretty big!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/hello-world.jpghello worldand then everyone got the giggles...https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/floor1.jpgfloor1There's a time and a place to lie on the floor...outside the Beijing Olympics, obviously/!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/beijing-bubble.jpgbeijing bubbleAll pretending to be strange fish outside Beijing Olympic Poolhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6521.jpgChinese CopDespite the relatively deserted streets, the cops were still on the beat!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6494.jpgNighttimeWe pedaloed around until darkhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dscn6484.jpgLone ManAll sorts of people come here to meditate, sing, exercise and make music.2016-08-04T15:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/09/03/labor-day-conchas-lake/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/1910233_506245964764_6260_n.jpg1910233_506245964764_6260_nhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/1910233_506246139414_5818_n.jpgConchas LakeLakeside sunsethttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/lasvegasnm.jpgLas Vegas, NMOld Day Las Vegas, NMhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/1449911_las_vegas_new_mexico.jpgModern day Las Vegas, NMModern Day Last Vegas, NMhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/photo-3.jpgphoto-3Conchas by wakeboardhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/photo-2.jpgphoto-2https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/photo.jpgConchas 1Conchas by night2016-08-04T14:22:36+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/08/17/take-me-to-mexico/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/sunset.jpgsunsetNew Mexico Sunsethttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/juarez-e1392216026567.jpgjuarezHola Mexico!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/on-the-road-2.jpgLoads of cactiThe view was rather desertyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/on-the-road.jpgOn the roadStorm clouds heading to Mexico2016-08-04T13:38:12+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/08/15/touchdown-in-the-505/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/distance-travelled-e1459965179242.jpgDelta AirlinesAre we nearly there yet?https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/airplane-route-e1459965096434.jpgDelta AirlinesStill a way to go!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/new-mexico.jpgNew MexicoDeserty Scrubland of New Mexicohttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/flying-over-canada-e1459964926534.jpgflying over canadaStill a way to gohttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/america-flight.jpgamerica flightAmusing myself with the flight stats2016-08-04T12:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2014/12/31/hell-hole-of-the-pacific/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/168.jpgNew Zealandhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/164-e1458573804395.jpgNew Zealandlooking over the pontoonhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/122.jpgNew Zealanda view from the kayak2016-06-22T12:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2008/03/19/spring-break-yall/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/springbreak.jpgspringbreakThe Brits on the beachhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sb10.jpgRoad tripROAD TRIP!!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sb09.jpgsb09https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sb08.jpgspring breakAlberto and Ryan kept us safe!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sb07.jpgspring breakLet the good times rolehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sb06-e1393935631329.jpgspring breakReady to partyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sb05.jpgspring breakPhi Kapa Alpha Frat boys and the Britshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sb04.jpgsb04https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sb3.jpgsb3https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/sb2.jpgsb22016-05-17T13:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2008/02/23/trying-to-find-lost/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/honolulu.jpghonoluluPosing in Honolulu before the adventurehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/funny.jpgFunnyThe Hawaiians have a great sense of humourhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/chilled-turtle.jpgchilled turtlehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/campfire.jpgcampfireChris and I tried and failed to snap a huge piece of driftwood!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lost81.jpglost8The look-out post on the desert islandhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lost7.jpglost7https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lost6.jpglost6https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lost5.jpglost5The Lost sethttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lost4.jpglost4More of the lost sethttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lost3.jpglost3And some more2016-05-17T13:09:27+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2008/02/19/a-night-with-a-box-jellyfish/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/hawaii8.jpghawaii8After being released from the ambulance...smiling again!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/dscf0214.jpgWaikiki Beach - Hawai'iView from our hostel on the second night - I steered well clear of any morel ate night dips!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/dscf0173.jpgWaikiki by nightLesson learnt - don't go in the sea at night in Hawai'i2016-05-17T13:09:09+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/11/18/the-wonders-of-chaco-canyon/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/road-to-chaco-canyon.jpgChaco Canyon - New MexicoThe road out to Chaco Canyon gets pretty rough once you enter the Navajo Nationhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/chacocanyon2.jpgChacoCanyonOnce down inside you could see the roomshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/chaco-canyon.jpgchaco-canyonThe view from atop the crumbling cliffshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/chaco-01.jpgChaco Canyon EntranceWelcome to Chaco Culturehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/chaco_sun_dagger.jpgChaco_Sun_DaggerChaco Sun Dagger Dial2016-05-17T13:08:25+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/11/04/halloween-or-dia-de-los-muertos/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/sugar-skulls.jpgsugar skullsYummy sugar skulls are traditional to Dia de Los Muertos - Mexicohttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/halloween0711-e1393510891721.jpghalloweenMen dressed as women...https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/halloween0710.jpghalloween0710Fairies, Jimi and belly dancershttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/halloween0709-e1393510568468.jpgMustardAlways good with a little extra saucehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/halloween0708-e1393510806777.jpghalloween0708https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/halloween0707.jpghalloween0707https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/halloween0706.jpgHalloweenHallowe'en, American Stylie!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/halloween0704-e1393841009615.jpgMen dressed as WomenMen dressed as womenhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/halloween0703-e1393840880845.jpgHalloweenHot dogs and ganstershttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/halloween0702-e1393840787533.jpgHalloween HotdogHallowe'en, American Stylie, y'all!2023-10-25T08:55:13+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/10/17/shooting-brown-bottles-in-the-desert/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/whitesands5.jpgwhitesandsYou can try and catch the sun as well!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/whitesands4.jpgwhitesands4As gypsum sand packs quite solid it creates beautiful ripple formationshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/whitesands3.jpgwhitesandsThe sand really does sparkle...https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/whitesands2.jpgwhitesandsThe sand really does sparkle...https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/whitesands.jpgWhite Sands National Monument - New MexicoSand or snow?https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/cold.jpgcoldDo you like my Eskimo impression?https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/shot.jpgshotOur shot rations for the eveninghttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/prepare.jpgpreparePreparehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/fire.jpgfireFire! Yeeha!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/aim.jpgaimAim2016-05-17T13:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/10/01/gun-wielding-maniacs/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/shooting22.jpgShootingMe with the .22https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/shooting4.jpgshootingTrying my hand at the USPhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/shooting3.jpgshooting3The boys giving it a gohttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/shooting2-e1393516849180.jpgshooting2Gearing uphttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/shooting.jpgshootingLara Croft you say?2016-05-17T13:07:24+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/04/15/refuel-rabat-casablanca-chaos/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/tea-in-a-cave-e1392113292181.jpgtea in a cavehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/peacocks.jpgpeacocksPeacocks- watch out, they bite!https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/big-hotel-e1459962827597.jpgCasablancaMarble floors, gold and chandeliers2016-05-17T13:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/04/11/the-chefchauen-secret/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/hammam.jpgCasa HassanThe Hammam, or exhilarating torture chamberhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hammam-door-e1459954831964.jpgCasa HassanThe Hammam door2016-05-17T13:05:30+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/04/10/fiasco-in-fes/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/chefchauen11-e1459958404154.jpgChefcauen - MoroccoStreets painted bluehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/chefchauen1-e1459958427186.jpgChefchauenHere in Chefchauen, there lies a secret...https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/shepherds.jpgshepherdsMountain goatshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/shepherdess.jpgshepherdessA sheperdess and her flockhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/rif-mountains.jpgRif mountainsRif mountainshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/chefchaouen-at-night.jpgchefchaouen at nightChefchaouen at nighthttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/casa-hassan-dining-room.jpgCasa Hassan dining roomThe bustling dining room of Casa Hassanhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/music4.jpgmusic4There's always time for a Cokehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/music-3.jpgmusic 3All together nowhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/music2.jpgmusic2The Village Band2016-05-17T13:05:21+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/03/26/cross-continent-euro-hike/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/tuning-the-guitar-e1392043119140.jpgtuning the guitarTuning the guitarhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/toll-booth.jpgtoll boothThe Toll Boothhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/rabat-hotel.jpgrabat hotelSeveral pools to lounge by in the sunhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/morocco-hitch.jpgmorocco hitchI was there for the send-off photo, but missed the Bucks Fizz :(https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/marrakech-hotel2.jpgmarrakech hotelView from our hotel terracehttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/marrakech-hotel.jpgMarrakech - MoroccoLate arrivalshttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/donkey.jpgDonkeyDonkeys are often the preferred mode of transporthttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/charlie-and-me-second-lift.jpgcharlie and me second liftCharlie and I in our second lift- Newbury to Portsmouthhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/cascades-crew-e1392246304794.jpgcascades crewThe Cascades Crewhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/baque-host-and-dog.jpgbaque host and dogOur amazing Basque host and her lovely dog!2016-05-17T13:04:52+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/03/28/get-the-hell-out-of-tangier/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/sidi-cacem1.jpgsidi cacemSidi Cacem station chageoverhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/73_512014578452_9885_n1.jpgTrain to MarrakechTrain to Marrakech- cargo style2016-05-17T13:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/03/29/meet-me-in-marrakech/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/marrakech-hotel1.jpgmarrakech hotelLate-night arrivals2016-05-17T13:04:41+00:00monthlyhttps://theadventuresofellecoco.com/2007/04/01/casdacdes-d-ouzoud/https://theadventuresofellecoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/dirt-road-to-nowhere-e1459812523930.jpgMorocco - 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