Our original plan was to stay in southern Italy for a couple of weeks then northern Italy for a couple of weeks. Id wanted to say a month in each place but on 2 weeks for each. Since we were planning our whole trip around the opera in Verona, we thought wed stay in Verona and make day trips from there. So, Verona would be our last place to stay in Italy.
The trip to Verona was a quick train ride Read on...
What started off as wet, overcast day for a road trip, turned out to be an interesting day with unexpected bonuss.
Rain belted down from Invercargill to Riverton, but despite that, we stopped at the Information Centre and Museum at Riverton to get some better information on the West Southland area. The lady there was very chatty and I soon found some information on geology and gemstones of the ar Read on...
Andrews parents met us in Montrose this morning to drop off the kids, and they continued on to their home in Montana. We planned a night here so the kids could get a break from long trips on the road. Montrose isnt the nicest town, from what I can see. Were staying at the KOA here, which is very nice, but its in the middle of a fairly sketchy area. We drove by some empty lots and storage units bef Read on...
It was a late rise the morning after the rush trip back from Africa but the sleep was really needed. Back at the flat at Hammersmith again, we had a really civilised breakfast of porridge, followed by bacon and eggs. I rang Ruth and made arrangements for Joan and I to drop up to Hatfield in the afternoon to catch up with them again before I flew home. We reached Hatfield by and just relaxed and c Read on...
Situated on the high Burren limestone plateau, Poulnabrone Dolmen is one of Irelands most iconic archaeological monuments.
Poulnabrine is classified as a portal tomb. Portal tombs have two large portal stones standing on either side of an entrance capped with a massive sloping capstone. A second stone which lies on the ground at the rear of the monument was likely a second capstone which would ha Read on...
The walk from Xianhu Road subway station to the entrance to Fairy Lake Botanical Garden was about ten minutes. There wasnt much to see as it was through a residential area. I had already bought my ticket online through their WeChat account, and it looks like this is the way to go as the ticket offices are closed due to Covid. The ticket was 15 RMB. I made my way through the large gate and scanned Read on...
Maggie was actually in Scotland from March 23 - March 27, but we just got the photos so this post is a bit delayed. She loved Edinburgh, and claims Todd and I would as well. She puts it as one of her top 3 ports, including Lisbon, Portugal, and Croatia. She enjoyed walking around the Royal Mile and seeing the cafe where J.K. Rowling began the Harry Potter series. It was closed due to a recent fire Read on...
Take a small step towards a goal . This week has been that sort of a week - small steps. England have started to remove all restrictions. Life is slowly returning to normal. Wales will follow albeit slower. Perhaps by the end of the month we will see the end of Covid passes . Another month will be needed before we ditch masks.
So what small step did we take today? It was a cold day . Far colder t Read on...
We arrived Friday at the family home of our friend to stay for a couple of days. A really break after 7 straight days of riding, between 60 and 80 km a day!
The first few days we rode through rolling farm country, often passing through villages with old stone houses. We spent a night in Vitr, where the old centre is full of mediaeval houses, surmounted by a truly imposing castle.
We reached th Read on...
2e pisode des avances Alors. Dpart de Belleville, direction Royal Botanical Garden. Genevive a fait ses devoirs. Il y a plusieurs restos autour dudit jardin. Pas besoin de se faire de lunch. On se tape un s***load de trafic en chemin alors quand on arrive, les filles sont affames. Surtout quon a goss pour trouver la bonne entre et quon a d arrter dans un parking Delphine avait trop envie (On a t Read on...