So farExploring a new country with an energetic, strong willed child is fun, exciting and oh so stressful at timesthe way I do it at least!!
I like to go with the flow and live locally. This makes planning hard!! So I chose to do almost no research, book 2 nights on a beach on the Pacific coast of CR and see what happened next!! Was told it was family friendly and a single friend I meet every yea Read on...
So today is our final day in the north of Thailand. This evening we take the night bus to Bangkok for the next part of our trip. But more on that in the next blogs.
What to do on our last day here? We rented a car and went to market. Warorot Market (also known as Kad Luang) to be precise. This is a huge local indoor market covering three floors, and all the streets around it are lined with stalls Read on...
Reconstructed earthworks representing the redoubt of 1585. National Register of Historic Places 66000102. DSC_0302p1
The Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is on the northern end of Roanoke Island, not far from the town of Manteo. It is considered to be the location of an earthwork redoubt associated with the English expeditions sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh in Archaeological work concluded a Read on...
This morning we docked at Kratie Town during breakfast. We were able to watch from the dining room as we were tied up to the rickety timber platform that serves as the dock here. The street on the riverbank was lined with tents and people and had a festive air about it. Leng explained that officially the Water Festival is celebrated in Phnom Penh between the 10th and 12thof November, however it is Read on...
Bourke is the last town we will visit in NSW before we cross the border into Queensland. It appears to be a big town but does not boast a great deal in the way of its shopping precinct. We arrived late Saturday morning, stopping first to refill a gas bottle as we came into town. It was not surprising to find most of the retail outlets had already closed or were about to. What struck us though was Read on...
Recently, to pass the time, I have been posting on Facebook photos of traditional English pub signs, by facts about the names.
I have always been fascinated by English pubs. While still at primary school, I used to wander round my native Reading writing down the names of pubs. Later, when CAMRA began, I learned to appreciate the taste of good beer and wandered round the country sampling real ales Read on...
Phuket (careful with that pronunciation now - POOKET) was never a place we really wanted to go due to its popularity with foreign tourists, but as numbers are so low at the moment we grabbed the opportunity. Our stay on the island began with three nights at the Memory at On On Hotelwhich, problems aside, was a great hotel. Located in the heart of the old town, it is the oldest hotel in town havin Read on...
Well, for one thing, I get a free layover of about 18 hours, between my connection from Munich to my flight home from Istanbul to SFO. So, why not take advantage of this layover, spend the night in a decent hotel, instead of spending the night in the airline business class lounge? I was just here in May, 2019, just before the pandemic hit in early 2020. I spent about a week here, with a local guid Read on...
Slow travel has been buzzy for a few years now, but the pandemic has travelers leisurely strolling in droves. Slow travel is, of course, traveling with the intention to connect with, learn about, and appreciate a destination and culture. Slow travel asks travelers questions about sustainability and environmental considerations regarding the destinations visited, as well as traveler impact on the l Read on...
We woke up this morning and got off to an early start for a ship excursion in Kona on the Big Island. Kona does not have a port so we had to anchor out in the harbor and take a tender into a port for our excursion. They use some of the ships lifeboats for the tenders, so now, we can all say weve been in a lifeboat. Our excursion was an tour of the bay and harbor in a boat looking at the corals, Read on...