Last year the Halloween decorations around Cusco were impressive. This year only a few shops, like this polleria, put up a few decorations. Throughout the pandemic, Cusco has been robbed of its usual enthusiasm for any excuse for a party.
Tourism is back! After over seven months of being shut down, Machu Picchu will open in one week! Even better, for the first two weeks, it will be free! Unfortun Read on...
Nothing much to do today. The van has to be back at 3pm and the place were staying is not that scenic.
We have a late get up. Its apparent that this campsite is the one most people are using for their final night before a flight home as its only eight minutes drive to Kefvalik airport and all the car and van rental places are nearby. Suitcases are strewn all over the grass and people are madly cl Read on...
We zijn nu echt in de Champagne streek beland. Op de achtergrond ligt Cormicy. We have now definitely arrived in the Champagne region. In the background is Cormicy.
Today was luckily a shorter day: 20.3 kms. But because we stayed at a hotel last night and it is Sunday, breakfast wasnt served until 8:30. That meant that we were only away at 9:05 and still walked till about 1:15pm. It wasnt an unpl Read on...
Today we split up and did different things. Don got up at 4:30 am and drove 1.5 hours to Saint Andrews to try to play the old course. Unfortunately, only the people who basically spent the night in the queue were able to get a spot so about noon, he headed back.
Im the meantime, I packed up our laundry and went to a local laundrette. It was a nice relaxing morning with my book.
When Don got back Read on...
notebook, hey, this is the one I took to Costa Rica last summer. The Bible verses are from I Corinthians
After landing in Miami,our next flight had already started boarding. This flight should take close to
three hours. And we shall change two time zones. The juice / cola cart came by first. In a little while,
Steve gave us a tour of the facility. The bedrooms all have bunk beds. There is a kit Read on...
This morning we woke up and prepared breakfast - fried eggs on brioche toast with Swiss cheese. Shelley made her tea, and I brewed up some Chock Full ‘O Nuts coffee that I had bought at Walmart the night before.
With breakfast done, we turned our attention to getting the RV ready for our trip from our campsite to park it up at the Ferry Terminal in Hingham, Massachusetts. The parking lot was hu Read on...
If anyone has ever been to Brighton you know that its not the most beautiful beach in the world. Sure it makes for a nice day trip from London on a warm summer day, which we only get a few of a year, but would you ever consider to spent the night sleeping on this pebble beach?
This is exactly what my friend talked me into a couple of years ago. We both were broke Au Pairs working in London and we Read on...
After travelling up the Danube throughout the night and going through several more locks, we arrived in Passau around 8.30am.
After another wonderful breakfast we left on our bus and walking tour around the old town of Passau at around 9.30am.
Located between three rivers and heaven, Passau is a city of natural beauty and religious pilgrimage. Founded over 2,000 years ago, this is one of the old Read on...
Think back to your childhood. What sort of toys did you play with? What sort of games did you play? Today was one of those days where we were taken back to childhood games with a vengence. Hopscotch - a bit of pavement and some chalk to mark out the squares and a pebble to throw . Bat and Ball. A ball thrown constantly at a wall much to my parents frustration who got fed up of the thud thud of the Read on...
Day 1 of our next adventure to the USA. This trip was planned in 2020 but was delayed a little for some reason ! Kerry & I will be away for 7 weeks this time with the primary goal ticking off the final 6 states so we can achieve the target of visiting all 50 states in the USA.
Well we picked up the Kia Stonic (small SUV) rental car from Hertz and left home @ 5.20pm for the drive to Brisbane Airpo Read on...