After breakfast Don planned to investigate Alma Cave. This is north of Safed, about 20km from the spa. He expected to be gone for several hours. Meanwhile Lesley was free to lounge around the hotel, read her book, enjoy a facial treatment in the spa, to do whatever she fancied.
Despite the hot weather (33C and above) I dressed in classic denim bluejeans and a thick cotton shirt. I also removed m Read on...
Having just returned from a trip to Chicago, I have some thoughts on travel food. But I must tell you that Chicago itself is a great foodie city. I enjoyed several great meals, at Joes Stone Crabs, Portillos, Eataly, and a Wrigley dog. But when I am sitting on a plane or train, without any decent food options, I carry my own food. Aside from the usual, I bring food like mixed nuts, cup of noodles, Read on...
A day of sunshine and beautiful views. We left Quinault Lodge and drove around the southern and eastern part of Olympic National Park to Port Townsend Ferry Terminal. We stopped in Aberdeen, WA to get the oil changed in our rental car because it kept giving us a warning that oil life was low. The guy at the shop told us that it only had 1 ½ quarts of oil and it holds 8 quarts. All we would need i Read on...
On this bright (almost) spring morning, a large group of walkers met at the Weaselhead . Divided into two groups of nine, we headed off towards the Elbow River.
The morning light transformed twisted oxbow bends into sculptures of ice and water defined by the marsh. The Weaselhead Flats to the west shone more brightly than the hazy mountains. Poplar trees in North Glenmore Park reflected the ligh Read on...
As I first began my research for visiting Santorini, one feature sang out to me. It was the fabulous wines of Santorini. Most of us drank some cheap retsina in college. And I had the benefit of learning about Mavrodaphne from my friends at Lola in Seattle. In fact, I have a few bottles of Mavro here at home. But I am learning that Santorini is perhaps one of the best wine growing regions in Greece Read on...
Christmas Day and gone . Today is Boxing Day. Boxing Day or St Stephens day goes back a long time . Dated to the Middle Ages it was the time when the alms boxes were opened and money distributed to the poor . For us Boxing Day meant sales. It meant trips to the markets and cattle markets , fox hunting and the to town .
The weather has settled down and walking has been a pleasure . My explorations Read on...
MY APOLOGIES- I have stalled on writing this up- I did finish! 49 days this time. Just as speccie as the first time- hope to finish writing up at some point!
Breakfast prep in the Caravan parks camp kitchen is unhurried, luckily, as it takes about 15 minutes to work out how to get the induction stove turned on for my egg boiling fiesta. Very nice to have a toaster and kettle too although I dont m Read on...
La par un absolument gargantuesque servi dans des sacs de papiers bruns, la mode a nous cale lestomac pour les prochaines heures et peu aprs, nous quittons Revelstoke en direction de la valle de lOkanagan. Aprs un petit 25 minutes de route, nous parvenons notre premire activit de la journe, le Skytrek. Plusieurs parcours sont disponibles: pour adultes, tyroliennes, murs descalade, etc. Nous, Read on...
So after spending a short time in Los Angeles, in March 2019, I flew from LA to Osaka with Japan Airlines. As I had decided to try and do self guided hikes, so again booked with World Expeditions for a Kumano Kodo, Coast to Coast Self Guided trip. It was for 10 days and included luggage transfer and most meals.
Having landed in Osaka, I had booked a hotel in Wakayame so I had easy access to the s Read on...
Day 148 Sunday - Week 33 of the year. Week 22 of Covid 19. 229 days gone done and dusted and another 137 left to go. We left Hay and decided to head for the tiny towns of Knighton and Presteigne. We ended up at Presteigne first and parked up on a small car park just behind the police station . The lovely town offered us free parking for 2 hours . Just enough to explore this small border town . Pre Read on...