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Lives In: London, UK
Birth Date: July 20, 1968
Member Since: Mar 15, 2005
Last Login: Nov 01, 2009   10:05 UTC
Member's Time: Nov 09, 2009   03:47 GMT
VT Rank: 2109
Deals Rank: Unranked
Travel Interests: Diving and Snorkeling, Hiking and Walking, Backpacking

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ADELINEMMC

by adelinemmc - last update: Apr 28, 2009

Just before the dive: Bliss!

Adelinemmc: a Frenchwoman in London

In exile in London for the last 16 years, I have developed a strange dual personality.

I am French so when at home in London, I moan about public transports, the cost of living, the English stiff upper-lip syndrome and the lack of decent baguette, moutarde or cornichons

London has been my home for so long that when I am in France, I feel very foreign now and moan about the idiocy of French administration, TV programes that are dubbed instead of being subtitled and the lack of a decent curry.

What I need is a floating house in the middle of the Channel!!!
A dugong

The Red Sea: Marsa Alam

Just back from amazing week of diving there. Tips for this area in the relevant pages.

For the record, she says slightly smug, I saw a dugong and it was amazing!
The beautiful High Andes of Peru

South America June to August 2005

We spend two months in Peru and Bolivia (with a quick visit to North Chile).

After a couple of days in Lima we went to Pisco to visit the Paracas islands and as a bonus saw Tambo Colorado.

We travelled mostly in the high Andes, spending the first two weeks in areas not usually visited by tourists: Huancayo, Huancavelica, Ayacucho and Andahuaylas.

Then we did the 'classics': Cusco, Machu Picchu. Sacred Valley, Lake Titicaca before crossing into Bolivia. We stayed in La Paz a bit then travelled south to Uyuni. A 4X4 took us to the famous salt flats and into Chile.

After a short stay in San Pedro de Atacama we crossed back into Peru via Tacna, then back to the 'Gringo Trail' with Arequipa anda trek in the Colca canyon, Nazca and its Lines, Ica and Huacachina, then back to Lima for our flight home.

What a trip! Unforgettable is all I can say.
Been trying to upload tips and bits since then but time is always short!

One thing though: the amount of rubbish lying around everywhere is shocking! I know we're talking poor countries where the priority is to survive first, then worry about other things than the environment but still. Rubbish is everywhere from remote Andean villages to small coastal towns and it's a shame. If you visit, do not throw your garbage in the streets like the locals and try to find a bin to put it.
The Devil's Cauldron

Djibouti Oct/Nov 2006

Djibouti pages now up and running.

Photos and tips available. Just go to my Djibouti page there: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/93b78/ddb/
La Corniche D'or

The French Riviera

It's not all poodles and Brigitte Bardot! Neither is it all concrete and commercialism.

You can still find beautiful villages perched on a hill, little beaches and breathtaking landscapes on the Riviera.
Then there's the markets, the olive oil, the peaches, the fresh fish, the lavender, need I say more?

the West coast of Denmark!

A few tips about Blaavand, Esbjerg, Fano and surroundings on my pages.

I had a few Danish hotdogs 'med det alle' and one smorbrod dinner.

I did find amber on the beach at Blaavand, it was a little piece but still!
David Bowie: Perfection incarnate

What I like:

-David Bowie
-Food, esp. French, Thai and Japanese
-Cooking (see above)
-Amelie Mauresmo
-Bandes dessinées
-Scuba diving
-Travelling
-Trekking (a bit)
-Cycling to work so I don't have to depend on the crap London tube system
-Summer
-Skiing
Fennel: the Root of All Evil

What I don't like:

-Celery
-Fennel
-Dentists
-Coffee
-People walking slowly
-Stupid men and their stupid wars
-Binge drinking (to be observed every Fri & Sat night throughout the UK!)

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Comments for adelinemmc
kopwint Mon Jul 20, 2009 04:24 UTC
 Happy,Happy.Happy birthday, wish you get free and happy and get smart and success and get harmony and peace and greatest one is great in health for long life, from Burma, Know Burma and been Burma mouth watering....'
Donna_in_India Mon Jul 20, 2009 03:01 UTC
 Have a very happy birthday! Great photos on your HP!
StumpTim Wed Jul 1, 2009 15:13 UTC
 love your site - except coffee is a must to start the day - ummmm - that smell of fresh brewed coffee is awesome - my daughter is in London for the summer and is loving it - and not binge drinking (I hope)
a2lopes Sun Jul 20, 2008 15:53 UTC
 Happy birthday and many happy returns of the day. Greetings from Lisbon which is waiting for your visit next year for the Euromeeting
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