Our first and biggest piece of advice the GR11 and to still be smiling at the end is to: REST! We know not everyone has the luxury of time, but if you can, take days off the walking / walk shorter days. If you consider these extra days when planning, it also gives you some buffer time for things to go wrong, from injury&sickness to trail section closures and storms.
Youll need time for general tr Read on...
Everyone seems to have a list of best beer drinking cities. A case can be made for even the smallest town having a great craft beer or specialty brewery. But I am thinking more of cities where you can roam around, find bars all over the city, and making it impossible not to find a good beer or a good beer establishment. Here is the list from Frommers, some of which I agree with, some rather margin Read on...
When I mentioned that my feet were itching again, I already said the destination wouldnt be far. In Europe, luckily, you neednt go far to see loads of interesting things. Its what I love about the continent. Its so diverse! And a lot of it I havent explored, always concentrating on the far away. Jenni and I had various plans when we first started talking about a trip together. Morocco was mentione Read on...
The weather looks great for some outdoor activities today and its not so cold. We set off to Larnach Castle which should be on everyones list as its a rare sight indeed in New Zealand. The drive with great views over the harbour took a winding and steep road across the hilltops many kilometres out of Dunedin. What a magnificent location! The original owner and builder of the castle was portrayed a Read on...
Here we are, next stop...back to Cairo. Not a first neither for Tanya, nor for me. Imagine, last time I was here, back in February 2011, just 4 days after the famous demonstrations on the square. That was one of those moment in history, I must have been one of the very few foreigners in the capital that day. A very different time too that would not only see the fall of Mubarak, but a full blow Ara Read on...
Die Fhre von Patras ging 11.59, also hatte ich einen ruhigen Vormittag im Kokoni Beach Hotel. Ich lernte dort eine Missionarsfamilie kennen, die griechischen Ursprungs sind, in Uganda missionieren. 4 leibliche Kinder, zwei schwarze Mdchen aus Uganda adoptiert. Er Arzt.
Sie war eine interessante Frau, aber fr mein Gefhl war Gott zu viel im Gesprch. Es gab kein Thema, bei dem sie sich nicht sicher Read on...
This is our first river cruise – my mom was always a big fan – and we thought we would give this travel mode a chance. Weve been on lots of cruises, mostly in the Caribbean, and a couple of bus tours of Spain, Portugal, and Italy, so this time we thought we would try to see how the river We looked around for and decided Viking is probably the best, and a 15 day tour from Amsterdam to Budapest Read on...
WED, 03 AUG 2022 – Day 4: An Irish Fjord, Connemara National Park and picturesque Westport - We will ‘arise and go now through Yeats country before heading for Westport, nestled between the Carrowbeg river and in the shadow of Croagh Patrick. Connemara National Park is calling and The Lost Valley, a deserted famine village where the road literally runs out. As we plough through rugged Connemar Read on...
Avery House. Built in 1879 by Franklin and Sarah Avery. Franklin to Fort Collins in 1873 as a surveyor and platted the town. He was later a banker. Members of the Avery family lived in the house until 1962. 328 West Mountain Avenue. National Register of Historic Places 72000274 DSC_0018
Saturday began by meeting Drew downtown for brunch at Snooze. It was one of several restaurants in the historic Read on...
Ogromne, drewniane koło młyńskie. Wytworzoną pracę wykorzystywano do odwadniania kopali i zasilania innych urządzeń. Wodę potrzebną do napędzania dostarczano akweduktem z pobliskich wzgrz.
Od kopalni lazurytu w Afganistanie 8000 lat temu po złoża ziem rzadkich w dzisiejszych Chinach, monopol na wydobycie surowcw naturalnych był kołem zamachowym i źrdłem bogactwa całych regionw. W Read on...