We docked at a small town just outside Cologne first thing this morning. After breakfast, we walked about a quarter mile in driving rain to three buses for a ride into the city. Cologne is Germanys fourth largest city. The rain abated just as we started a Cologne Past and Present tour led by a gregarious and knowledgeable guide named Shiva who was from the Philippines. There is a story there but w Read on...
Prishtina ne me laissera pas beaucoup de souvenirs. Hier au soir la tristesse dans les rues, je nai trouv quune brasserie douverte 8h. Que des ptes au menu, pas dentre, pas de dessert, jai fait avec. Lhtel pas sordide, mais cousin, heureux de le quitter ce matin.
Au dpart ce matin je sais que je vais avoir une rude journe. Je quitte la ville sans problme, et me retrouve sur une autoroute, rapid Read on...
It was now March 2022, we drove north out of Almeria, up through the Sierra Cabrera on the A7 and through very varied landscapes, we drove through the town of Lorca with its massive medieval castle on the hill and headed towards Mazarron. Just outside Mazarron is a small seaside resort called Isla Plana and the campsite Los Madrilles. The reviews of the site said it was popular and usually busy in Read on...
This year for vacation, I had originally planned on walking the Camino again, this time with my wife! Unfortunately, Spain and most of the places along the Camino were not fully open, nor were military space available flights... available. Pardon the seeming redundancy. Instead, my wife had expressed a desire to either visit Alaska or the United States Northwest. We opted for the Northwest, and I Read on...
A large number of Persian Jews who came to Jerusalem at the end of the 19th century arrived in vain, and the lowliness of their situation led to an attempt to expel them from the country.
The writer of the newspaper Havatzelet 12 Shevet 1894: A spectacle of terror we saw on Wednesday of this week in our city, a play that irritates the heart and soul. Many of our brothers, the children of Israel, Read on...
Its so misty, its like a white blanket. You cant see anything from the ferry. Turns out that to get to Burano, we have to go to Murano, wait another hour for a ferry and then 1.5hrs ride to Burano. Didnt work this one out too well, well spend hours just getting to Burano, so we decide, just to go to Murano, look around, buy some glass, enjoy a desperate toilet break and some morning tea before fer Read on...
Happy Thanksgiving to all!! This is a story I wrote about years ago. The pecan Santa hangs in a place of honor on my tree.
The old man sat in the old overstuffed chair, sipping his apple cider with brandy, and listening to Jingle Bell Rock playing softly in the background. As he had always done, he had put up his Christmas tree, set out a few of the Dickens village buildings and figurines, and s Read on...
The Triglav National Park is the oldest, greatest and only national park in Slovenia. Bohinj is at the heart of it. The protected natural and cultural area surrounding the highest Slovenian mountain, Triglav. Due to the sensitive natural environment and its fragility, the park is also a part of Unescos Man and the Biosphere Programme
Lake Bohinj is Slovenias largest permanent lake - it is 4.2 km Read on...
Its our final morning in La Fortuna and it rained heavily in the night. The volcano has behind a thick blanket of cloud and our last chance of seeing it in its entirety has gone. Never mind, its time to move on to another volcano – Rincon de la Vieja.
Todays drive is 80 miles, the first half of which skirts the shore of Lake Arenal. So, the plan is to go slow with plenty of photo stops, arrivin Read on...
I was up early today to run through my survival routine; shower, heat pack , Ibuprofen, and a shot on the TENS machine. I have new respect for women who rise early to go through their daily routine of cosmetic applications. I didnt even look any better after my effort.
We packed the car, bought a takeaway coffee at Babbo, and headed south east across the overcast Battlefields of World War One.
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