Day 103 - in threes dont they? Or so they say . When you wait for one you have to wait forever then they together . I wondered if deaths came in the same way. Having lost an uncle recently I heard today that a cousin had passed away. Nothing to do with Covid 19 just old age in both of them. But like buses I wondered who might be the third one . Hopefully unlike buses it wont happen. Day 103 - a wo Read on...
A rather last minute holiday to get away for a few nights. Our friends kindly agreed & cat sit at out house whilst we were away so Monday started with a socially distant run through of Maxs routine & other useful things around the house then we went to dop the ferrets off for their own holiday at Three Shires! Having bid farewell to all our furred babies we headed north we skirting the south edge Read on...
The thought of backwater cruise, wildlife at national parks and carpet like tea plantation lured me to visit Kerala. Back in March 2018, I, my sister Nyta and my friend Kiko left Jakarta with Malaysian Airlines, transiting in Kuala Lumpur and arrived in the evening. Our driver, Jotish picked us up and took us to Cochin Marriott. On the first day of our visit, we had a city tour, visiting Fort Koc Read on...
Thank you for following my travel blogs so far as this is where my adventure in Europe, truly begins. After collecting my bag at the baggage collection, I made my way towards the Tube station to hop on a train to Russel Square station, which looking like a clueless tourist, was at the wrong station as the ticket machine wouldnt allow me to purchase a ticket to Russel Square station. Starting to be Read on...
Hello again! I know it has been a long time since putting up any posting on the blog. As we are currently pretty much packed and checking off our to do list before heading back to Tsamaya Monday, decided it was worthwhile checking in to see if I even remember how to put up a post with photos. Im actually glad I am trying it as the software I typically used to make the collages, stated there was an Read on...
Bugn bayramlar akışması var ..evvela bizim 23 nisan ocuk bayramı sonra da Hristiyan dnyasının Easter ‘ ı var ..Hani boyalı yumurtaların akıştırıldığı bir bayram Kos milleti azmış olur olmaz saatlerde ve yerlerde bomba ss veren maytaplar patlatıyorlar... turistler bu ortama alışık değil ama bizim gibi terr tanışıklığı ve antremanı olanlara bunlar bir şey yazmıyor Read on...
Travelling in the post pandemic world is full of stress and uncertainty- cancellations, staff shortages, queues. It is, then, a miracle to behold that two travelling parties, their origins on two separate continents can agree to meet on a third continent and arrive within 30 people in the passport queue. Particularly when one of those parties can answer with genuine ignorance when hes asked upon b Read on...
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. - Bertrand Russell is now off the front pages and the media is not nearly as fixated with this pesky virus as was the case in recent months. are on hold, South Africa is on Level 1 and there is this far more relaxed mode and mind set suggesting the worst is done a Read on...
The gray sky is due to smoke, and what looks like water is the floor of the Bay - the water is way off in the distance. Now that weve been here for a whole day, our 2nd night went well because weve somewhat used to the different kind of sleeping arrangement, today is sort of a normal type of day. The point of the RV rental this week is to learn about the RV life and whether it will be to our lik Read on...
This is the second blog of a two blog series about searching for our colonial ancestors during a visit to New England and the States. I that you start by reading the first blog at In Search of Colonial Ancestors in New England. Before recounting our visits to ancestral sites a little background is necessary. I thought that I would try to follow the various branches of our family tree from the be Read on...