Originally Posted by
HawaiiTrvlr
What an amazing trip. I love the candid shots of the locals.
Thank you,
HawaiiTrvlr
. Yes, the locals were very friendly and welcoming.
Originally Posted by
Madone59
What a wonderful trip report. As always thank you for sharing!!
Many thanks,
Madone59
. A great weekend away.
Originally Posted by
gaobest
Great TR. soooo sweet.
you’ll continue with fun travels after parenthood - just take turns with the lap child situation :-) that was one gigantic beer!!!!
Originally Posted by
gaobest
Ah and a bit freaky about one Van not having AWD for that mountain drive. Eek.
Thanks,
gaobest
. Yes, not looking forward to the long flight to NZ

. The 2WD Hyundai held up ok until the muddy hill

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Originally Posted by
londonfog
I am going to repeat myself again, but... wonderful photos; what an amazing trip!
Thank you,
londonfog
. Yes, such beautiful and dramatic scenery

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Originally Posted by
ijkh
Loved this trip report. Congratulations on your new little girl.
Cheers,
ijkh
. Yes, she is certainly keeping us very busy

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Originally Posted by
ironmanjt
Wow - what a great trip! There's a reason that Somon Air is on the relatively short list of airlines work will not allow us to fly

We would probably have to go Dubai - Istanbul - Dushanbe to get there!
Many thanks,
ironmanjt
. I saw a 26+ year old Somon Air 737-300 taxiing when we finally left Dushanbe, definitely seen better days

!