The Cycle Bridge: As someone who hasnt ridden a bicycle for several decades, it feels strange to blog about a cycle bridge. But this is far more than just a bridge for cyclists to use.
The bridge is part of the Mountains to the Sea cycleway. It has already proven very popular with locals but there are also plenty of keen cyclists, many of whom stay just up the road at the Holiday Park.
I love t Read on...
Many countries have closed their airspace to airlines and aircraft from Russia, barring them from landing, taking off or flying through their territories. This includes all of Europe, the UK and Canada. Its possible more countries will do the same days.Russia has closed its airspace to airlines from multiple countries, preventing them from landing in or flying over its territory.The airspace above Read on...
Gosh, have we been so lucky on this holiday as except for the overcast days in Golden Bay it has virtually been sunny every day and we are now well into week 3 of the trip.
You would think that with the sun shining the way it is outside that we would be up and about early and getting in a couple of planned forest walks.
But with everything we wanted to do close by we indulged with a little bit m Read on...
We woke this morning to a cold and blustery day. It was 56 degrees and, although the weather app on my phone said the wind was 8 MPH, due to my experience from my flying days, you could not convince me that it was anything but a 25 knot wind. At one point I could not open the car door, the wind kept pushing it shut on me. And even many of the locals were wearing parkas and winter headgear. So afte Read on...
Up early and repack from my big backpack into my small backpack for an overnighter in a home stay in Jizeu/Gizeiv Village in the Bartang Valley. The courtyard by day is even prettier than last night. Breakfast arrives- a rice porridge with salty milk, cherries, bread, biscuits, sweets and condensed milk and apricot tea. I love this stuff! M and B rock down 20 mins later and out of there by 0830. B Read on...
I am excited to have chosen my next exploratory location for international womens enterprises...Bolivia!
With the initial success that the micro lending has had with Resilient Women Organization in Uganda, I wanted to look for additional locations that could benefit from a similar program. I thought it could be beneficial to learn about issues facing women in countries outside of Africa. After so Read on...
Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a elsewhere. - Isabelle Eberhardt
We have had such a fabulous, full day today in Dubrovnik! We walked and walked, along old city walls, admired amazing views, climbed up and down about a million stairs (over 23,000 steps on my Fitbit today), and just had such a great d Read on...
Today was another Travel Day. Taking mostly backroads again today was great, until I had to jump on 95 on my way to Williamsburg! My enjoyment today consisted of the rest stops with the beautiful flowers and trees. South Carolina had tons of moss covered tree canopies which you tend to see in any southern location movies. North Carolina is famous for a few places I have visited in the past: The Bi Read on...
Were woken at what feels like the crack of dawn by yet more fireworks, the noise from which would wake the dead. Midday we could understand, but a quick check of our watches confirms that its only 9am. We drift back into dreamland only to be reawoken a few minutes later by a noisy parade passing slowly, oh so slowly, down the narrow street in front of our apartment. Were not quite sure exactly whi Read on...
Were not quite sure what were going to do today, but after a day of doing absolutely nothing yesterday were both keen that it include at least some form of exercise. The church and archaeological museum in Naxos Castle were both closed when I made the steep climb up there a few days ago, so I decide to get my quota of exercise by trying again. Issy says shes going to leave me to it and get her quo Read on...