Dieter told us that he would take us, this was a 3 hour or so, drive. But he did have someone to pick up in Munich and take back to Amberg, so it would be a round trip ferry for him. Dieter helps his neighbors out whenever possible. The from Iraq and Afghanistan as refugees. He has taught some of them English and helps with their paperwork. He does this without charge and they are must appreciativ Read on...
Our guide tonight was Andrea, we wandered through the narrow streets of Venice with its 15 centuries of history.
As we wandered we listened to the tales about the sinister deeds and tragic ends of the figures who once walked the streets—some of whom are believed to still wander as restless spirits.
In the late 16th century, a nobleman called Loredan fell in love and married the Doges niece. He Read on...
Lucy, Rowan , Sam and Tracey had bought us a trip out to the Tiwi Islands as my birthday and Fletchers Fathers Day present. This was planned for Friday morning. I was sure that the ferry left at so we planned to have a taxi collect us from the hotel at 8 and it was only a 5 minute drive to Cullen Bay where the terminal is situated. We went down to the lobby at and the taxi was waiting so we set Read on...
Inquiring minds want to know! Actually, in our last blog I told you I would let you know where we ended up parking our wheeled house for the summer. It was a tough decision.NOT! Lulu felt like a lost soul. She has to remember Our Home is Where We Park It!
As I mentioned previously, we went back to Trout Run Camp Resort to confirm our site and reservation for 2 months. Its located just about 8 mil Read on...
After the volcano hike, our next adventure was to Lake Atitln. It was about a 3 hour shuttle ride to Panajachel (Pana), the main town on the lake for transport. We were both a little grouchy and tired at this point and we still needed to find an ATM and a gift for Secret Santa. It was Christmas Eve, and the banks were generally closed and the ATMs did not work - third time was the charm thankfully Read on...
Limping into Pemberton after walking 110km in five days on a left foot sporting multiple injuries, I was finally able to call a halt to proceedings to give my foot the time it needed to heal. And if this decision was initially cause for disappointment - understandable given that the prior section of the Bibbulmun Track had been my favourite so far, with a number of friends made along the way - the Read on...
Only one more stop on our road to Cape Town, our final destination in South Africa. Dec 25 we are supposed to fly back to Switzerland. Do we really want???
This second last stop of ours is the famous South African wine district of Franschhoek and Stellenbosch. To get there we left Oudtshoorn after a nice morning breakfast on the estate and an elaborated chat with the owner. His son played with Nu Read on...
From Economic Intelligence: What goes into an evaluation of whether or not a city is safe? Crime? Personal liberty? Dangerously dirty air? Bad weather brought on by climate change? The Economist Intelligence Unit released its biennial Safe Cities Index, which attempts to answer the question. According to the index, the worlds most dangerous city is Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar.Formerly know Read on...
Heygo has developed such a whether it be voyagers meeting voyagers, voyagers meeting guides or like today guide meeting guide. A beautiful morning in Quebec with Patrick and Sam
I have taken several tours with Sam and there is always something different to discover about Quebec.
Moshe Safdie designed many international museums. The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa is a glass and granite buil Read on...
It is literally supposed to rain the rest of my week so fingers crossed its just mist / light rain and nothing too bad so I can still actually see to enjoy the views lol.
Staying in Stranda at a swanky enough place and had an amazing breakky - it was simple (guac, toast, Stranda ham which was basically bacon, fried tomato and egg) but so so good. I then went to park in the car ferry lane and just Read on...