There is another European Riviera in Croatia starting about an hour south of Split and centered around Makarska. I stopped there not to schmooze but to tackle the second highest peak in Croatia, Sveti Jure, at 1752m located in Biokovo National Park. And the vertical gain was almost the entire height of the massif since I would be starting only a bit above sea level so it was going to be a bit toug Read on...
After the storm of last night Week 13 started up with a whimper and not a bang. It is the start of another week of lock down. Foggy. Foggy in June - never been heard of before . When I started walking way back in March I felt full of enthusiam . New places to see . New things to find . Gradually I ticked the boxes off . I walked looking into gardens . Ticked off the Spring flowers . Spring flowers Read on...
Sunday was a rush day . We were trying to cross the Ts and dot the Is with our house sale . We had sat on the furnishings and fittings list before taking time to fill them in . We signed all the contracts and got everything ready to drop at the conveyancer. With the rider not to rush things. She had put more stuff in the post for our purchase . Contacts to fill in and sign and permission to do the Read on...
Heute konnte ich wieder bis 10:30 frhstcken und nutzte das auch aus. Dann habe ich problemlos Santiago de Compostela verlassen und bin nach Sden gefahren. Am Grenzfluss zu Portugal gibt es den Monte de Santa Trega, der schon frh besiedelt war. Gegen eine kleine Maut konnte ich bis zum Gipfel fahren, von wo aus man eine gute Aussicht in Richtung Portugal, aber auch rundum hat. Hier trank ich einen Read on...
Its Mothers Day, but there are no or for Issy. Our not so kind hosts (refer previous entry) need us to move apartments this morning. Weve been told we have to be out of this apartment by 10am on pain of death, but apparently we cant get into the second one, several kilometres away, until 2pm. So it seems we‘ll be temporarily homeless. Our hosts keep sending us emails asking us for feedback. I Read on...
Lately I have been haunted by a dystopian short story: ‘There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury. The story in itself but part of Bradburys meditation on Mars and the future of Planet Earth: ‘The Martian Chronicles. It is set during a single day in 2026, describing a lone house in Allendale, California, that stands intact in a city otherwise obliterated by a nuclear bomb. We know that a nucl Read on...
Most of you know Croatia is located in the Balkan Peninsula. Zagreb, the capital, sits inland in the north east portion of the country. Dalmatia, the coastal area, is where I plan to spend most of my time. Istria, on the northern Adriatic coast is the primary wine region. Croatia was part of Yugoslavia for most the 20th century, suffering from the disintegration of the Federation, until 2013 when Read on...
We had never heard of Emu Park as a destination for our next stay with Karina and family. Booking the AirBnB house on the beach near to Yeppoon (close to Rockhampton, the city where Karina and family were flying out of) that could seven people in the Yeppoon Region, was a challenge, however, we all loved Emu Park and our stay house. Emu Park has a modern town centre, with an IGA Supermarket, three Read on...
For the next two days, we cycled the back country roads outside of Cambodia, to see the local life and experience more food stops! When we left the floating village, thankfully we did not have to cycle along the long long levee, and instead got a ride in the support van. We stopped at the village near the entrance to the park and visited the local market, where there were many vendors selling frui Read on...
I first arrived at Guatemala City airport from New York, not sure what to expect or do when I arrived. It was initially a bit confusing with regards to lines for checking your PCR test result and passport before officially going through immigration. Not sure what that was all about. After leaving immigration, there were two stands I was already looking for: Money and SIM card. The SIM card was eas Read on...