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Mongolia Journal ~ Storm shower

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Ellen Gregory

Day 11 of our Mongolian horse trek saw us putting up our tent in a hail storm and being rewarded with a hot shower.

Highlights of Morocco – Mountains and desert

Posted on October 25, 2019October 26, 2019 by Ellen Gregory

This third and penultimate Morocco post covers the middle section of Intrepid’s Best of Morocco trip — the wild, scenic and adventurous week between Fes and Essaouira.

Mongolia Journal ~ Shenanigans on the steppes

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Ellen Gregory

Day 10 of our horse trek involved very bad hair, escaping horses and other mirth-inducing high jinks on the Mongolian steppes.

Mongolia Journal ~ Just another day on the steppes — with video

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

More of my Mongolian horse trek 2015 - with insects, birds of prey, horses, baby goats, more horses -- and video!

Mongolia Journal ~ Drama and a “terrible” campsite

Posted on February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

Day 8 of our horse trek, in which horses frolic and humans get dramatic.

Travelling in the 90s: Last days in Rome and Perugia

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Ellen Gregory

And so we come to the final post of this epic series featuring extracts of my 1993-1994 travel journal... We spent our last couple of days in Rome, including a day trip to Perugia.

Travelling in the 90s: Naples and Pompeii

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Ellen Gregory

It must be time for an actual trip, right? Well, not today... Today I'm knocking off the penultimate post of my Travelling in the 90s series, which features extracts from my 1993-1994 travel journal -- complete with bad photos. I've enjoyed reliving this trip, which was my first overseas adventure. (It also remains the longest, … Continue reading Travelling in the 90s: Naples and Pompeii