Day 23 & 24 - Au revoir la France, Hello New Zealand
I try and do my posts daily when I travel as it gives me a better chance at remembering how the trip has gone, unfortunately sometimes...
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Day 22 - Paris, Missed visits
So the original plan today was to go to the Louvre, and then from there head off to the Palace of Versailles. I took the "secret...
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Day 21 - Fontainebleau, Paris
Managed to get inside the chateau today, although there was a moment where my ticket didn't print out of the system, and a number of...
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Day 20 - Fontainebleau
Time to travel to Fontainebleau, I hadn't realised at the time zi booked my accommodation there that it would have probably been easier...
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Day 19 - Beaune, Chateau & Wineries
The morning started with breakfast and the Dad trying to figure out what places to, there was a bit of a mixup last night and Dad thought...
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Day 18 - Beaune, Hospital Museum and Light Show
Woke up this morning on the couch, when my parents said I'd be staying on the couch, I thought they were joking at first, but really I...
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Day 17 - Beaune, catching up with the parents
Well, it's been a while since I've seen my parents, normally I would be catching up for dinner with them every Sunday, but with them...
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Day 16 - Annecy Lake Ride, Old Town at night
Booked a bike for a ride this morning and strolled down to pick it up, they needed a €150 deposit, however as I generally use Paywave...
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Day 15 - Annecy
My bags were already packed, so there wasn't much to do in Courmayeur today, except checkout. I happened to mention the wifi issues I...
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Day 14 - Chamonix, the NZ catch-up
A quick call with the parents this morning, hadn't actually expected they would have had coverage, but it turns out they are in a spot...
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Day 13 - Resting in Courmayeur
After an unexpected early finish, or not finish in my case of the CCC, I picked up my race bag which had a spare change of clothes and a...
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Day 12 - Race Day, CCC by UTMB
I'll be honest, when I registered my interest I knew the chances of getting in were going to be slim, I really only signed up because if...
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Day 11 - Courmayeur, Rest and bag check
Finally a big of a sleep in with nothing that I have to rush off for, instead I decided I'd take the morning to relax for a little, then...
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Day 10 - Courmayeur, time to rest
Got up early to see Tina off at the bus station, unfortunately, as I predicted... The bus was late, 1 hour late... Thankfully she has a...
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Day 9 - Chamonix, Aiguille du Midi & Event Village
Another early morning to head back over to Chamonix, some people may wonder why I just didn't stay in Chamonix, well... Mainly the price,...
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Day 8 - Chamonix / Courmayeur
I sometimes hear back home people saying that hot water cylinders need to be kept above 60 degrees, well doesn't seem like that news has...
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Day 7 - Courmayeur
Today I headed to Courmayeur, the starting location of my race. Turns out Sara was catching the same bus to Chamonix so we grabbed some...
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Day 6 - Milan, ParkRun, Markets, Rain & Sforzesco Castle
First official International ParkRun for me, I have run one in Australia but as I didn't have a barcode back then it didn't count. It...
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Day 5 - Milan, Duomo Di Milano
Woke this morning to a bit of pain in my left foot, not ideal considering the race coming up in a weeks time... Then again, there hasn't...
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Day 4 - Montreux, Lausanne & Thonon-les-bains
A nice wee day trip around some other locations planned for today, a train ride to Montreux to start the morning, hopefully a visit to...
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