Sunday: After getting settled here in Georgia the afternoon was an adventure time out to Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island. Unfortunately I had a technology issue and took 0 pictures. The fort was established by the British in 1736 to protect from the Spanish in Florida. There was a cool going on and the weather was sunny and 75*. Gorgeous day on the island near the water and Read on...
Prachtige camperplaats, ruim, alles automatisch. Enkel een kredietkaart nodig. Wel gratis traag internet.
Buiten alle verwachting om, nog plaats zat. We zitten tenslotte in volle hoogseizoen. Coronaeffect waarschijnlijk. Terrassen in de omgeving blijven meestal ook leeg. Wel wandelaars en fietsers.
Gisteren donderdag, prachtig weer. We namen een rustdag, niksen en lazen ons dik boek in de schadu Read on...
Today we headed back to Broome and civilization. It was actually great not to have internet or phone coverage for a few days.
After a night at Bell Gorge, we made our way to the town of Derby. The town fell into disrepair some years ago with the flourishing of Broome. Derby has long had a busy port with supplies loaded on the famous jetty. However, today, the only transport by ship from the jett Read on...
We arrive at Santorini, probably one of the most iconic scenes in Greece. It doesnt seem right since it has only been popular for 60 years. Considering the Acropolis and Zeus temple and other ancient ruins have been in existence for over 2,000 years.
We start with a bus tour and a stop at a winery for a tasting. Wine was ok. Drove around the island and then embarked for our hike thru the town.
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We had passes to the Tower with an entry of 10 am. We have walked there before but this time we took the tube, a quick ride to Tower Hill where people were executed back in the day.
I wanted Zaya to see King Henry VIIIs armor and where the kings and queens lived. We checked out the Crown Jewels first, which are always impressive. Crowns so large and heavy as to make a person lose inches in height Read on...
The Aussie East Coast bushfires of 2019 and 2020 were not only the most devastating and destructive in documented history with over 5,900 buildings destroyed including over 2,800 homes and 33 lives lost...but the estimation of loss of wildlife was in the billions.
The images of blackened singed koalas and wallabies in burnt, scorched, smoking wastelands circled the World in 2019 like the soundwav Read on...
The last place we stayed was another Heritance hotel, located south of Colombo in Ahungalla, after another beautiful drive through the mountains and jungle. This was intended to be more of a beach location and the least expensive hotel of our trip. It showed, but it was still nice! It seems mostly like it is probably a party place in normal times. They were trying to get us to join beach volleybal Read on...
It was a sublime sleep in our room at the Sahara Hotel which was rudely interrupted by a 4.30pm alarm, reminding us of our 7am flight. Such a shame to leave a wonderfully cosy bed.
We returned the car, flew from Vegas to Portland and then Portland to Vancouver. We were anxious about the flights because our original itinerary was to fly direct from Vegas to Vancouver with Air Canada, but they canc Read on...
During my 2012 visit to Albanias Cursed Mountains, imposing Maja Jezerc stood out in the distance viewed from the summit of Zla Kolata situated on the border with Montenegro and that countrys highest point. On this recent trip the Queen of the Accursed (2694 m ASL and the highest peak entirely within Albania as Mt Korab is higher but shared on the border with Macedonia) was definitely the number o 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...