After waiting for two years (thanks covid!), my parents and I finally got to restart our favorite tradition: taking my nieces and nephews (their grandchildren) for their first Disney trip. We had planned to take all three of each of my sisters kids in April and August 2020, respectively, but.... Covid. When the April trip was cancelled, I was bummed - my flight and park tickets were already paid f 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...
Sadly the UooUoo trail had to an end and Alex kindly managed to get a ticket to the auction event so we could be part of the action !
This virtual experience has been so popular that heygo added more spaces so that as many people as possible could enjoy the final journeys of the Uoo Uoos that they had been hunting over the past months.
Alex managed to find a good position so that we could see th Read on...
The end of three relaxing and summery days in Dalyan. Well, they were relaxing for all but one of us - Im so amused by Beebs interpretation of her forced bathroom incarceration that I cant let it pass. She got stuck in a bathroom at a restaurantit was very traumatic, pliers were involved in the rescue, there were tears etc etc, but every time she brings it up (which is a LOT, even more than the vo Read on...
This is my third attempt to cycle in Croatia, maybe the fourth? Previous trips were scuttled due to Covid, or the reluctance of the tour operator. No matter, here we are, ready to go, despite the war in the Ukraine, and the chaos in the Balkans. I land in Frankfurt, and immediately head to Athens for a few days, to acclimate (jet lag mostly), see my friends (my Greek brothers), and move south to n Read on...
Kunming was my first stop on a tour of Yunnan Province. I chose to go with a tour group to ensure that I was with foreigners and an English speaking tour guide. To be honest I was reluctant to book this trip. I am not sure why. I was also considering simply booking a flight to Sanya and having a beach holiday. I ended up in Yunnan and with hindsight it was a very good decision to avoid Sanya as an Read on...
It turns out two of the three places the Digital Nomad is are places I have visited. Here they are: Medelln, Colombia
Colombia has been squarely on my RETA beat for nearly a decade. And livable, internationalized cities like Medelln are drawing in mobile, creative, and productive remote workers untethered by the Zoom Boom.
Today, the old cartel and bad reputation that dogged this beautiful city Read on...
If one corrects a mistake doing the right thing, things better. If one corrects a mistake doing the wrong thing, things wronger. It is better to do the right thing wrong than doing the wrong thing right – Russell Ackhoffs (born 1920, he was a pioneer in the field of operations research, systems thinking and management science).
Here we are into month eight of the pandemic, not forgetting it r Read on...
Well, I hope it is the last train I took on this journey. Currently I am in hotel at the airport and I just got email that my flight is canceled tomorrow morning. Cross your fingers for me that I get a later flight. The rail strike is tomorrow so I cannot leave.
I came to the hotel early and dropped my luggage off, then took the train to Brighten for the afternoon. I used to live there starting w Read on...
started in 1162 with the celebration of the victory over Ulrich II of Treven, the Patriarch of Aquileia (an ancient Roman city in Italy). Urich II was taken prisoner together with his 12 vassals and eventually released on one specific condition. Every year on Holy Thursday the Patriarch was obliged to pay a tribute to Venice that included a bull and 12 pigs which than were slaughtered in the Piazz Read on...