I got up early for some photography. I was hoping for a location where there is some water reflecting the skyline, however the river in question was almost Apparently, there has not been a drop of rain here for months and they are on the verge of a severe drought. Strangely, the news this morning is continuing to report on horrific flooding in Kentucky, which is not that far (by US standards) fro Read on...
So we wake up to an amazing day of sunshine as so happy that I had packed a pair of shorts but not so happy did not have my razor for my legs but hey ho as I am getting older my hair is going grey so had a double check and thought until I find a boots chemist I can make sure I do a river dance so no one can notice any hairy legs!!
Anyway Mike decides he is going to have a shower in the motorhome Read on...
Valenes 1962 Los Angeles Geographical Society tour to Alaska prepares to board a Pacific Northern Airlines Boeing 720 at Im near the top of the boarding stairs. Alaska066
The Los Angeles Geographical Societys 1962 trip to Alaska began with a Western Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Seattle. A day was spent in Settle to visit the 1962 Worlds Fair. The main things I recall about it were the Seat Read on...
Today we were booked for our move out of our BCNGotic apartment to the Abba Sants Hotel which was included in our cruise to return home. I called the hotel and asked if we could check in late in the day, they assured me it was no problem. I then checked with BCNGotic who said if we collected our bags before we left for the day, they would store them in their office where we could retrieve them whe Read on...
We zijn nu echt in de Champagne streek beland. Op de achtergrond ligt Cormicy. We have now definitely arrived in the Champagne region. In the background is Cormicy.
Today was luckily a shorter day: 20.3 kms. But because we stayed at a hotel last night and it is Sunday, breakfast wasnt served until 8:30. That meant that we were only away at 9:05 and still walked till about 1:15pm. It wasnt an unpl Read on...
We tidied up and left Cloonloo, heading west. Our first stop was in Ballina, advertising itself as the salmon capital of Ireland. Its situated on the River Moy, and hosts an annual salmon festival. Unfortunately, as our visit was on Sunday almost all of the town was shut. We did spot several fishermen up to their hips in the river, though. There were no catches while we were watching them.
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Naples was sure living up to its reputation - what I had seen so far was dirty, chaotic and intimidating, particularly leaving the central train station. It has been a while since I have experienced such hustle and bustle - perhaps not since I was in Iran - and it was all a little unsettling. Momentarily, I put a guard up that I hadnt used since I was in Latin America. Wow.
Admittedly, my mind wa Read on...
We all wake up feeling surprisingly well rested. We decide that the white noise of the in through the cardboard covering our windows where the glass is supposed to be mightnt be all that sleep disturbing after all. I suggest to Issy that we should record it and play it back when were trying to get to sleep elsewhere. She doesnt look overly convinced, although she says we might be onto something if Read on...
Today was so overwhelming I dont even know where to begin. Covid is definitely not the top story right now. The whole country has been protesting for a week now, which finally convinced most of the new cabinet to resign. A majority of the cabinet resigning forced Merino himself to resign today at noon.
There were already protests planned for today at 2pm, in response to the police killing two you Read on...
Celebrating Zahra, our seamstress extraordinaire! Julie set a beautiful table; a delicious and lovely meal was shared by all!
We started the New Year off right, with a ladies brunch to celebrate our dear seamstress friend, Zahra. She has done so much for our group of gringa friends and refuses to charge us very much if anything at all! Julie hosted the brunch on a sunny morning. Her living room/d Read on...