Breakfast today was very ordinary at the hotel with the options very limited, but no real drama as I was not really hungry anyway so I just had the cream cheese on some stale bread and a raspberry yoghurt.
The drive to Manhattan looked pretty clear of traffic and was scheduled to take us a tick under 2 hours being a Saturday on the road) and we went via the Parkway which was a lovely drive throug Read on...
Monday, 18 July 2022, Day 2 GGW Spean Bridge to Glengarry Castle Hotel. 16.95 miles, 6 hours 35 minutes walking, 2059 elevation gain.
Today is one of the longest distances on the Great Glen Way (GGW). Jo and I are walking while Norma, Sandy and Karen are taking the bus. Simon and Morven at the Coire Glas B&B are most They book tickets online for the bus. We have to wait until after the last break Read on...
The fine and sunny weather keeps on keeping on and is not spoiling our plans to get to a new location for us or back to places we have been to before.
You might think we would lie in bed a bit longer and enjoy the views over to Kelvin Heights because it is Sunday.But,no,with a planned trip to Glenorchy, some 50km north of Queenstown at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu, we need to be a bit more o Read on...
I cant change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. Jimmy Dean . I rather like that saying . It has a sort of resonance that I find charming and challenging . We dont always like change . It can disconcert us . It can make us feel inwardly frightened . Worried about how the change will affect us . We can be accept the changes or reject them . WE have Read on...
The tiny village of Coporaque is a great way to take in the stunning region & enjoy glorious views of the distant volcanoes, including the active Sabancaya which spews ash into the sky, gorgeous terrace views, flowering cacti, and crumbling stone ruins. We walked through pastures, visited the church which was badly damaged in the 2016 earthquake.
This is a small town located on the right side of Read on...
The woods are so pristine. No naked swathes of harvested trees, the gravel roads so good, no traffic, no people. What is the secret to these mid Pennsylvania forests ? I wondered as I wandered North. What goes on to make these roads so much better than those in Virginia, or West Virginia? I came across the secret soon enough -- the pipelines. For the first time the clusters of pipes and valves beg Read on...
No problems at all. Passport stamped by the French, waved through by the British. Nobody looked even inside the motorhome, never mind checked if the gas was off, if we were carrying anything we shouldnt. Managed to get a lane number this time so headed through the docks and we were only in the queue for a few minutes before driving up the ramp. Right at the back of the ferry so we could just keep Read on...
Emerald is a thriving outback town, thanks to its abundant rich soils and flat plains which support a variety of agriculture. The hinterland surrounding Emerald contains the largest sapphire gemfields in the world. In recent decades, coal has a major contributor to the wealth of the district.
After being off grid in Carnarvon Gorge and enjoying long walks, our stay in Emerald was a bit more relax Read on...
When I first visited China many, many years ago, one of the places I really enjoyed in Beijing was the Summer Palace. It was definitely somewhere I wanted to revisit and finally the opportunity arose. I took the subway to Beigongmen Station. That was a bit of a novelty as when Id visited previously there had been no subway and wed been at the mercy of taxi drivers, who werent exactly legit. I head Read on...
Greetings! I thought Id write a blog entry about a lovely day trip I did from London. I had not long arrived home after an amazing trip to New England USA, when my travel feet continued to itch and I was ready to do a bit more exploring again. This time I planned a little trip Id been thinking about for a while now, ever since I watched the film Pocahontas when it came out in the 1990s really, but Read on...