Im Back in the Saddle Again or as the famous singer bicyclist Willie Nelson sang On the road again, I just cant wait to get on the road again Ok he was not a cyclist just a singer but the song applies. After two days of resting my knee, picking up the truck in Grangeville Idaho and then returning to Kettle Falls Washington, I am riding againback in the saddle. Our truck is fixed and running smooth Read on...
Poet, novelist, and travel writer William Graham holds a BA and MA in English and a MS in Communication from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He lives in Stowe, Vermont. His most recent works of fiction are Book 1 and Book 2 of his Maine Murder Mysteries series: Moose Island and Cadillac Mountain . The author wishes to point out that on this recent trip to Maine he encountered neith Read on...
The Pancake Rocks at Dolomite Point near Punakaiki are a heavily eroded limestone area where the sea bursts through several vertical blowholes.
The foundations of the Pancake Rocks were formed 30 million years ago when minute fragments of dead marine creatures and plants landed on the seabed about 2 km below the surface.
Immense water pressure caused them to solidify into layers of more resistan Read on...
I started writing this blog a few days ago by talking about destinations but half way through I decided to change the format. The reason being, I have been seeing so many wonderful historic sites that even I am beginning to feel jaded and think, oh, yet another cathedral/castle/ancient ruin etc. I have enjoyed them all but there is a limit to how much you can take in day after day! A sea day came Read on...
One of the few countries in Europe I have not visited is Greece. I have not really avoided it per se, as it was on my radar back on my first trip to Europe. But fate intervened, and I was called home due to the untimely death of my Father. In fact, I was going to meet a friend there, and travel around the country and a few of the islands.
So, fast forward to today, Greece is a much different plac Read on...
Roll out on the Friday morning was even more organised than the roll in. For safety reasons was allowed to leave camp before 7am. At 2minutes past there was a steady stream heading out. Once again they had volunteer marshals at the end of each road, allowing 15 vehicles at a time to join the exiting convoy. We could not believe how quickly we were able to join in – no sooner had we got in the c Read on...
We arrived at Odessa Station early in the morning. We headed over to the Left Luggage Office and dropped our bags off there. I cant remember how much it was, but I presume it was pretty inexpensive. We had a couple of hours to kill before our tour started, so most of us headed over to the McDonalds just across the square. We had to navigate through what felt like an underground maze to get there. Read on...
Kazimierz – the district south of the Old Tiwn was the centre of Jewish life in Krakw for over 500 years, before it was systematically destroyed during World War II.
In era it became one of Krakws dodgiest districts while gradually falling into disrepair. Rediscovered in the 1990s, thanks to the fall of the regime and worldwide exposure through the lens of Steven Spielberg in the film Schindler Read on...
I departed from my camp at Bears Ears and continued driving West on Utah Hwy 95 in White Canyon (named after the hard white sandstone at the top of the canyon inner gorge). This is BLM land (Bureau of Land Management) with lots of free legal dispersed camping. I followed Utah Hwy 95 and explored the dirt San Yuan County roads, and roads (trails still open) that overlook the White Canyon inner gor Read on...
Up early on Sunday morning taxi to Main Station Prague and boarded our train at around 8.15 for a 8.29a.m. departure, all went well until about an hour and a half into our journey, at a small town called Decin, still in the Czech Republic, an announcement came over to get off the train as this train could not go any further because of breakdown. Staff on train knew little except there was a proble Read on...