During summer 2015, a replica of the 18th century French frigate LHermione sailed into several ports along the Eastern seaboard. In 1780, the original LHermione brought the Marquis de Lafayette to Boston to give the Continentals news that France would provide military support to the Revolution. Construction of the replica began in 1997.La frgate de la libert sailed from La Rochelle, France, on Apr Read on...
Over the with my love for trains, metros, and public transportation, I have been fortunate to find some of the most beautiful stations in the world. Here are a few of my favorites (with help from tripsavvy): Komsomolskaya Station, Moscow (above) With its crystal chandeliers, marble pillars, and golden mosaics, youd almost expect to waltz through Komsomolskaya Station on their way to the platform. Read on...
Dubrovnik is one of the main shooting locations for the Game of Thrones. Mainly Kings Landing with a lot of CGI added.
Basically a medieval town that had been conquered multiple times. fell and Yugoslavia fragmented there was fighting to determine who controlled the other countries which are now Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina,. They were essentially bombed by their own army. The map shows the stri Read on...
I drove South from Interstate Hwy 70 on Utah Hwy 128. The last approx. twenty five miles to Moab, the highway followed the Colorado River downstream. On the North side of the river is Arches National Park. When I reached the North Side of Moab, Utah, they had a very nice walking and bicycle bridge over Colorado River at a City of Moab (free) Park. I made my stop in Moab for supplies then drove Nor Read on...
Next stop is all about enjoy one of those special places in Egypt. Im already running pretty late on my blogging. Back at home in South Africa is actually a pretty busy and nice time!
The train ride from Cairo was a pretty smooth and clean one. Our carriage was full of foreigners, but most of them left in Luxor around 6am. We made it on time to Aswan around 9.30am.
This is my third visit o Aswan Read on...
After too many days of planning to write and finding one excuse or another, its time to catch up to today. Well fill in some of the past days later.
our longest drive of this adventure yesterday: 194 miles from Brigham City to Fillmore, Utah. Its a far cry from the days wed drive 700 miles before collapsing for some sleep before doing it all over again to report by the required date. Nevertheless Read on...
It was an early up and about at 5.30am on the Swedish ferry for another hot shower and to watch the boat approach the Polish coast at Swinoujscie. It was a smooth crossing, and we had quite adequate sleep inside the van. Customs were pretty prompt, and we even managed to persuade the young Orbis lady to give us the student exchange of $4/day required spending instead of the standard $10/day, so we Read on...
The sculpture consists of two young deer perfectly balanced one on top of another with hooves touching. Like a reflection on an lake, their mirror images sports and conversation. The base, adorned with ice skate cuts, is reminiscent of the Limoilou districts traditional stair rails.
Created by sculptor ric Lapointe pays tribute to Jean Bliveau and the As de Qubec, the professional hockey team Read on...
Ive just done some research into the median age of country populations round the world to see if there is a link between Covid and age. As is well known, elderly people are more susceptible to viral infections like Covid than younger people.
As of August 8th 2021, here is a selection of median ages (according to Worldometer) together with Covid death tolls (from The Guardian), country populations Read on...
Due to COVID19, its currently only open to guests staying at the lodge. For us, that meant it was quite empty.
We woke up to a much more promising day at Crater Lake National Park. Now that the snow has stopped and the fog has lifted, the view from our lodge room is stunning. We can see Wizard Island from our window!
Crater Lake used to be a large mountain. Actually, scratch that, it was (and is Read on...