Monday - in the morning, after the previous evenings the setting of the hotel looked positively idyllic. What a shame that the hotel breakfast was the worst of the trip - fried eggs which had been fried some time earlier and then just left out on a cold plate anyone? (OK, yes there were other things too but nothing appetising).
Dropping down the mountain side we stopped at the coastal town of Vl Read on...
Early dawn we drove to Pretoria about 50 km North of Johannesburg. Pretoria, is one of the three capital cities in modern South Africa. The other two are Bloemfontein and Cape Town. Pretoria was founded in 1855 by the Boer leader Marthinus Pretorius, (his people also called Voortrekkers) and named it after his father, Andries Pretorius. Pretorius father had a national hero of the Voortrekkers afte Read on...
The families of Tastayoc had walked down the valley to where we could drive the pickup. They are a very and most people wore their traditional ponchos and hats.
Like last week, Im at a loss as to what exactly I am counting down to. With case numbers surging around the world and a vaccine still a distant dream, whats the point of counting down? Should I be counting up?
Once quarantine is over, Im Read on...
Today I had booked a 3 hour guided hike with Walk Denali, a local And then I decided that wasnt enough and did another hike in the afternoon. I think Im all hiked out now.
I grabbed breakfast from the lodge because thats basically the only option for food. Pickup for the hike was to be between 7:45 and 8 so I headed up to the parking lot to wait for the guide to arrive. There were two couples on Read on...
Super Bowl 47 will start this afternoon. I will be there to watch the Forty Niners. I became a fan in the Fifties, when two players from my hometown, offensive tackle Monte Clark, and all pro defensive back, Jimmy Johnson were drafted by the Forty Niners.
Back then, it would have been difficult to envision the concept of the Super Bowl, or the greatness ahead for these two players. My Dad would h Read on...
Most who read this have probably never heard of the town Trollhttan. It is a medium sized city, population of about 60,000, in the southwest of Sweden. Trollhttan may not be famous or spectacular. But there are several things there that we found interesting and thats why we went there this summer. One of the things that draw us there was actually a dairy store that doesnt even exist anymore. Well Read on...
We awoke early and headed out to explore. It was another beautiful day weather wise. We did a lot of walking in the old part of the city. We had been to Croatia before, visiting Dubrovnik, and we really liked the country. The people are very friendly and My wife preferred Dubrovnik, but I was really liking the vibe of Split.
In the afternoon, we walked over to the beach at Jezinac. We sat close t Read on...
The alarm had been set for 7am. We took the box with all our clothes to the post office when it opened at 8am. Friends had told us a courier would be cheaper but after the frustration of last night we just went with the US postal service. AND it turned out to be about $50 cheaper.
Back to the hotel for a big breakfast and then check out. Got a Lyft down to the car rental place and it was packed. Read on...
One question I frequently get is How do you decide where to go? I travel by choice, and I work remote so I can do this but nothing is incentivizing me to travel full time or guide me where to go So I get to choose 100% where I spend my time. My 2 large overarching goals are to see all the national parks and spend time in each region/state of the US (I probably wont spend an entire month in every Read on...
When we first got married in 2009, we vowed to go away to somewhere different every year. Covid, however had different ideas....?
Full of optimism, we booked a motorhome holiday to go around the 500 in the Highlands of Scotland in 2021.....again Covid had different ideas...?
Thankfully we were able to put back our motorhome holiday until 2022 without losing our deposit ?. Sadly in September 2021 Read on...