Letztes Wochenende habe ich wieder einmal meine Mutter im Raum Nrnberg besucht. Am Freitagabend sind mein Bruder und meine Schwgerin dazu gestoen und wir haben gegrillt und den Universittsabschluss und vielleicht baldigen Beginn der Promotion der Frau meines Bruders gefeiert. Am Samstag, den 3. Oktober, sind meine Mutter nach Weiden gefahren, durch die Stadt spaziert und haben in einer traditionel Read on...
Dan gingen we ons omkleden, ontbijten aan de auto, de laatste dingen inpakken, stapschoenen aan en off we go!
Na enkele honderd meter waren we al helemaal bezweet, maar de moeite werd continu beloond met prachtige uitzichten!
Nore sliep en zong vredig in de draagzak en liet ons op tijd weten als ze dorst had, moe was, of als we langer dan 5 seconden bleven stilstaan.
Ze kreeg onderweg ook veel Read on...
Despite the large amounts of beer consumed the evening before, I woke up hangover free. We headed to a nearby noodle shop for breakfast. The food must have been passable, but I cant remember what I had so definitely not amazing. I was feeling a bit dehydrated, so the quest to get some water started when we left the shop. We found a small convenience store on one of the backstreets and stocked up f Read on...
No Rose Parade this year. But I have great memories. My only remaining wish, or should I say dream, is for my Cal Golden Bears to actually play in the Rose Bowl game on January 1. I last went to the famous Rose Parade when I was a kid, 1959, to be exact. How is it that I can remember so well? Because that was the last time my Alma Mater, the University of California, Berkeley, played in the Rose B Read on...
England finally decided to end the 3.5 months strict lockdown due to coronavirus and I jumped at the idea of travel. I even went to eat fish and chips in a nice, local restaurant so that I could refresh my table manners 😊
My friend at texted a horrible weather forecast of wind and rain weather. Dressed for the worst of weathers in my easily dryable trousers and wind cheater (both Chinese made Read on...
Lundi 26 octobre : cest aujourdhui quofficiellement mes a ne sera pas facile. Entre 6 :00 et 8 :00 du matin. Cest le chaos a laroport de Bangui. Jai fait mon test pour le virus chinois le vendredi matin, pour avoir le rsultat le samedi matin, or le samedi matin ce ntait pas prt. Je me pointe quand mme le lundi matin laroport. que je peux faire ? Ils refusent que je fasse le sans le certificat d Read on...
We had our typical morningup at 6, luggage to the bus at 6:45, breakfast at 7, load the bus and depart at 8. Today was mostly a travel day we had to get from the Highlands at Strathpeffer to our home for the next 2 days in Edinburgh.
Our first stop was a little Victorian town called Pitlochry which is a cute town with lots of shops and restaurants. It is located close to the Cairngorms; the large Read on...
This is how you know people are serious about recycling. Look hard inside the back of the truck. Guys on the street toss in the bags, and theres a guy knee deep in the trash sorting through it to pull out the recyclables. Thats dedication.
MORNING: Woke up a little early today after a great, uninterrupted night of sleep. yesterdays workout exhausting and Im feeling it now. Everything is really so Read on...
St Lucia is one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean. While I have been here a few times already, at the beginning of this year I finally got the chance to explore beyond the port area and learned a bit more about the customs and culture of the island. I signed up for a tour to that gave us the opportunity to try ourselves in the art of chocolate making. From the port in Castries it was Read on...
The West Highland Way is a trail from Milngavie north of Glasgow to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. There are loads of suggested itineraries online and its pretty easy to get caught up in what some perceive to be the proper way to walk it, but we decided to begin partway through, spend two nights in one place when possible, and take day hikes to get off the beaten path.
The train from G Read on...