Ok, after a great trip in Morocco we arrived to a cold Madrid, which put a damper on our intended section of the camino. Cold and rainy did not sound like alot of fun. So, instead we headed south to Seville looking for warmer weather and sun.
We also knew Easter week would be starting on Apr 10th and had heard it was quite the event. And it was !!! It occurs most days and/or nights with elaborate Read on...
Our flight landed early in the morning and within two hours we were seeing the amazing African wildlife! So, there were about 14 of us on this weekend to Kenya. I knew a few from other trips, but the rest I had never met before. We landed and got through customs .... well, not so quickly. But we got outside to meet our guides. Instead of the planned breakfast we had expected, they said we would b Read on...
Kirsten and I vonder down to breakfast and the dining room is full. We find our table, were happy but sad knowing our getaway to an end.
Last night as Kirsten was slipping away, I started checking the flights. Yeah, were doing the buddy pass shuffle.
Its Friday and the flights Saturday looked pretty good, its raining so l suggest.... lets go home and get out of this rain.
Kirsten agreed, so aft Read on...
Une excellente nuit dans cet crin tropical. Ce matin 5h1/2, rveill par le chant des oiseaux entre autre les toucans. Je vais oser dire que a fait du boucan. Cest un chant, cri, que je ne connaissais pas, je les frquente pas assez au quotidien. Trs bel oiseau.
Le rendez vous tait prvu 7h30. Un pickup 4X4, vient me chercher, un chauffeur et mon guide, parlant franais, pour la journe et que pour Read on...
From Inside Hook: Set to be held in person in 2022, the District celebrates the blooming of our cherry trees with a the gift from the mayor of Tokyo to Washington, DC. in 1912. The festival includes formal events all around DC, including the Blossom Kite Festival, Petalpalooza, the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, the Pink Tie Party and more. And, of course, lots of cherry tree peeping no Read on...
After a leisurely breakfast at Hotel Plecka this morning, we left Dubrovnik at 9:30 for our journey to Korcula, located off the northern end of the Peljesac Peninsula. It was a warmer morning than yesterday, and another bright and sunny day. We drove north from Dubrovnik along the spectacular coastline, winding and twisting along the coast with views of the Elaphiti Islands. These island are prote Read on...
My first tour with Jane and found it so interesting I wanted to learn more about the various art pieces.
I hope that parts 1 & 2 are repeated, in the meantime look forward to the next,part of Torontos to discover.
The striking sculpture — Zhangs first public in Canada peace pigeons moving up the buildings facade and twisted tree branches that are meant to resemble the body of a dragon
The Pas Read on...
If there is a Heaven on Earth, it is in Kashmir. I realised the proverb the Kashmir Great Lakes Trek.
When I was young, my dream was to be a wanderlust and travelling to Himalayas. Like many Bengalis I was influenced by the epic travelogue written by Parimal Dey and Umaprasad, the legendary of Bengal.
But now I am 60 plus and around six months back, when our family friend Mr Basu offered for p Read on...
Our day 4 was filled with stunning North Iceland highlights. First thing we did was stop at a most magnificent waterfall, Rjukandafoss. It was one of the loveliest waterfalls in all of Iceland. We drove from Egilsstadir through some very wild and remote landscape. There was an mostly barren, area where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin came to simulate walking on the moon before they actually did. W Read on...
Victoria Falls is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and the major waterfall on the Zambezi River. The African people who live around the falls call it which means smoke that thunders. The water makes a roaring noise as it falls over the cliff and down into the Zambezi River below. A cloud of water vapor is always seen around the falls.
Dr David Livingstone was the first European to s Read on...