My next camp location was in the Carson National Forest in New Mexico. I do not like driving the USA Interstate Highways, so I drove North Of Flagstaff, Arizona to US Hwy 160 in the Navajo Nation. This is an unique area with interesting rock formations, and Native American ruins and rock art. (Maybe next summer I will contact the Navajo Nation to get information about the areas open to the public, Read on...
There were a number of choices today but we went for a visit to a local castle called Weikersheim Palace. A castle was built on this site in the 1200s but a local Count rebuilt it in Renaissance style in the late 1500s. It was rebuilt again in the 1700s by Counts grandson in a Baroque style. Unfortunately for the title, the line then died out and the palace was unoccupied for 250 years. What was b Read on...
Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first. – Steve Irwin
Slipping off into slumberland in Kruger is easy. Waking up is a bit more frenetic and chances are high you wont sleep late. The gentle lullaby at night of the Scops Owl is replaced, in the very early morning, by the loud shrieking calls of the different Francolin s Read on...
Got up early and packed up our bags since we had to bring our rental car back this morning. We also wanted to drop off our bags at the new hotel while we have a car and try the hotel to see if the room was ready early. Turns out we got lucky and a room was clean and ready for us. Anne and Camille went up to the room and got settled in and Cameron and I went to bring back our rental car. When we go Read on...
I started the day with yet another sad, photography outing, this time back to Beer for the boats that are supposed to be quite photogenic. They werent as this had got to be one of the most cluttered beaches, making it impossible to get the kind of romantic, golden shots on the postcards. It was also not helped by a tractor moving things about - honestly these working people getting in the way of Read on...
Ce matin, je suis encore debout 5:00. Cette fois, cest gracieuset des singes hurleurs, qui nous donnent tout un concert dans les arbres pas trs loin de nous. Personnellement, a me rend de bien bonne humeur pour la journe venir! Aprs un en famille, nous partons pour une vingtaine de minutes de voiture en direction du clbre Rio bleue. Bien que perdu au milieu des champs, lendroit est plus touris Read on...
After a bumpy voyage from Stavanger on the North Sea we arrived in the early hours of the morning to the calm waters of the Aurlandsfjord. I set the alarm early to enjoy the scenery but it was pouring with rain and the mist was low over the mountains so it was back under the covers.
We arrived in Flam around 10am, we were booked on the first tour for the journey on the famous Flam Railway which w Read on...
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This years winner was no stranger to the podium. The newly crowned Qatar Airways has won the top prize a total of seven times since the awards were introduced in 1999. The Qatari Read on...
When people think of Australia they think of dryness and deserts. Well in the the eastern part of the Kimberley there is water aplenty.
The morning started with a beautiful cruise along the Ord River. The river and its banks are filled with a plethora of wildlife including crocodiles, bats, pelicans as well as plants of all kinds.
The Ord River was dammed in 1963 creating a huge lake named Argyl Read on...
We are continuing our around the island tour and heading west to Borgarfjorour. This is area was voted as one of the destinations bu Lonely Planet on 2016. First stop was Deildartunguhver Hot Springs, situated on a beautiful farm, its the most powerful hot spring in Europe with a flow rate of 180 liters (50 gallons) of water per second at a piping hot 97°C (200°F). The scalding water rushes out Read on...