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ADVENTURES ON LAND AND UNDER THE SEA
Tales of a travelling mermaid …
Join me on my adventures as I travel - inexpertly and with far too much rammed into my case - to where the sea is warm and the water is (hopefully!) clear. I hope to explore some of the cultures and lands that I am lucky enough to visit, scuba dive my way around the other world under the sea and ensure I get plenty of stops for delicious cups of tea along the way!
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Pip Andrews
Dec 22, 20245 min read
4. The turning (on) of the tides…
Friday: Sometimes being on holiday can be terribly stressful and exhausting. The ladies clean my room each day and when I get back and...
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Pip Andrews
Dec 19, 20248 min read
3: The lagoon of the lazy jellyfish … and the wisdom of EM
Tuesday: In addition to diving, there are some other trips and activities on offer on my island (and I mean in addition to reading my...
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Pip Andrews
Dec 16, 20245 min read
2. Tank, the mermaid yeti!
Great news, my luggage was successfully delivered to Dar es Salaam airport only 24 hours after I arrived there. Good work from KLM....
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Pip Andrews
Dec 14, 20246 min read
1. Tanzania. Friday 13th travel strikes again: big plane, tiny plane, no-baggage plane!
Friday 13th!! Travelling on Friday 13th across Europe and into Eastern Africa, relying on 3.5 flights, once of which had a connection...
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Pip Andrews
Nov 1, 20244 min read
3. Serious travel blog: the toilets of Cyprus
While I’m sure you’re enjoying the newsy updates, it’s time for some serious travel-blog information. This time about toilets. An...
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Pip Andrews
Oct 29, 20245 min read
2. Flower water, tourist hot-spots and a civilised water exit!
Monday: Another morning, another breakfast buffet. The selection of food stuffs available is most exciting and really extensive. There’s...
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Pip Andrews
Oct 27, 20243 min read
1. Sisters in Cyprus! Tea crisis in the skies …
For my sister’s 40 trip around the sun (almost), we’ve embarked on another holiday treat, this time to Cyprus and more specifically to...
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Pip Andrews
Aug 31, 20246 min read
4. Night dives, navigation and not becoming another Red Sea wreck!
I did a night dive! I felt I ought to do one and had checked which was meant to be the most spectacular. ‘The Barge’ was the one. I...
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Pip Andrews
Aug 30, 20245 min read
3. Getting ‘lost’ and getting ‘wrecked’ in the Red Sea!
Our live aboard continued in much the same way with an excellent routine of diving, resting and massively overeating. The ‘cruise...
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Pip Andrews
Aug 26, 20242 min read
2. Aboard the live aboard.
3 days into my liveaboard and all is going well…. None of the bad triggerfish sitings as yet (which has surprised and delighted me!)....
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Pip Andrews
Aug 24, 202410 min read
1. Return to Egypt 2024 … Dad’s requested a blog!
Do you want to see my packed lunch …. Is avacado a liquid, balm or gel? Another month, another adventure … this time, a return to Egypt...
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Pip Andrews
Jul 30, 20246 min read
6. A quarry, a church, stick man Jesus and some devil rays!
Monday was another day of taking the little car out to explore. I went to another beauty spot view point, this one was called Poço de...
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Pip Andrews
Jul 28, 20246 min read
5. The sea bouncer and the little car!
My first full day on Santa Maria ended up being a full day boat trip out to a place called Formigas, which is a little bank of...
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Pip Andrews
Jul 26, 20248 min read
4. Atlantic Islands of Azores and Tenerife v. Asia!
As I finish up my time on Pico Island, I can’t help but reflect and compare my holiday and time some far in the Azores compared to other...
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Pip Andrews
Jul 23, 20247 min read
3. Wine, OAP dancing and karma for the French man!
It felt right that I sampled some of the the local Pico wine - only to find, to my delight, that they have started producing a rosé - so...
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Pip Andrews
Jul 21, 20248 min read
2. Sensible walking flip flops!
Following several hours of relaxing after a massive breakfast and lounging by the pool, I hauled all my dive gear down the road, round...
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Pip Andrews
Jul 19, 20247 min read
1. Over the azure to The Azores (Portugal).
I am just waiting to embark on my second plane journey within 24 hours to get to the first proper stop for this trip - Pico Island, the...
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Pip Andrews
Apr 14, 20245 min read
11. And relax ….
My final two days of holiday proper have been one long relaxation. In preparation for my return home, I took a giant bag of laundry to be...
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Pip Andrews
Apr 12, 20246 min read
10. Tea on the beach!
For my final stop, I am at the beach in a place called El Nido. It’s quite a tourist hotspot but still pretty chilled. The town is on the...
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Pip Andrews
Apr 10, 202410 min read
9. I’ve decided I’d like to be the next ‘Mumma Ranger’!
Oh yes! What. A. Week! It’s always a bit of an unknown when you board a boat for the week, not knowing anyone and hoping there are nice...
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