Cue up the church bells, for which I wasnt ready for at 8a. But we slowly made our way down to coffee and prepare us for the train to Avignon. It was hard to leave the beautiful Nice area (French Rivera), but time to start moving towards Provence, our region of choice for the next 6 days. We walked the few blocks to the train station, found our seats in the top of the train (2 floors) and settled Read on...
We had a quick breakfast at the hotel before getting on the road. The first place we wanted to stop was the Glasgow Necropolis. Its a huge Victorian era cemetery on a hill overlooking the city of Glasgow. We walked through several different areas of the cemetery imaging what life might have bee like for some of its residents.
From there, we hopped on the highway south towards England. We made two Read on...
From April 19, travelers from across the European Union and five other countries, including the UK, US, Israel, Serbia and the United Arab Emirates will no longer have to quarantine upon arrival in Greece if they can show proof that they have been fully vaccinated against vaccine, or present a negative result from a test taken no more than 72 hours before travel. The as Greece prepares to open it Read on...
Da gestern in Feiertag war, bin ich von Stuttgart zu einem Besuch nach Mannheim gefahren. Dabei habe ich die A6 zwischen Heilbronn und Walldorf benutzt und die Baustelle, die ich seit 2017 beobachte, ist nun bis auf den Bereich um die neue Neckarbrcke fertig und die Autobahn In Mannheim selber war ich ja zuletzt 2015 zu einem erfolglosen Vorstellungsgesprch. Mein erster Besuch datiert allerdings Read on...
Slept much better and woke with eyes still slightly swollen but not painful and with only light rain. After breakfast we headed back into the Slovak Paradise National Parkto hike along the Such Bel Gorge, one of the longest and most popular canyons in the park. The previous rain meant the stream was in full flow so we had to trek through water, climb over fallen trees and ascend ladders - the path Read on...
Well, it is that time of the blog for some shameless Some of you, many of you, and I soon hope all of you know I am a novelist. I have written a four, soon to be five book series of supernatural fiction novels. Now, for those of you who do not like supernatural fiction, before you skip ahead, let me say these are not FANTASY where the impossible happens. This is not horror, nor are there monsters Read on...
In the immortal word salad of George W. Bush, Fool me once, shame on shame on you. Fool me – you cant get fooled again. By which he clearly meant that the first time you do something, you can be forgiven your ignorance, but if its the second or sixth time, you have obviously failed to learn from previous experience. And yet, here we are again, moving overseas with a cat. Evidently George isnt t Read on...
Fog misted our goodbyes to the beautiful valley of Viales. We left at 8:00 for a long day of driving from the far western part of the island to Cienfuegosin the region.
Early morning was busy in the villages. Even outside the villages, small groups of people and individuals lined the road seeking transportation. In every village moved goods and people around. Other people walked steadily, makin Read on...
Omdat we tegenwoordig vroeg en zonder te ontbijten vertrekken, moeten we onderweg een plekje vinden om te ontbijten. Meestal vinden we wel een bankje in een dorp, maar vandaag waren het twee trapjes tegen een staldeur aan. Because nowadays we leave early and without breakfast, we need to find a spot on the way to have breakfast. Usually we can find a bench in a village but this morning it was two Read on...
First attraction there, is Hopewell Cape, a place where you can witness these tides, and the beautiful effect of erosion. Some of the structures are called flower pots because of a few trees on top of very high slim rock pillars. This is a must in in the region and is really impressive. You need to check the tides schedule before to make sure to be able to walk on the beach. But do stay as well as Read on...