Today sees the first leg of our journey home. There are no direct flights from Panama to London, so this afternoon we fly back to Costa Rica.
After the obligatory trip to the breakfast buffet, I blow the last of the Balboas on fridge magnets before packing and heading for the airport.
A tactical error; I finished my book this morning. An by the fact that the airport wifi is limited to 30 minutes Read on...
Following on from my previous theme of walks around Cairns, I decided to return to one local to me called Earl Hill. This was a track I had used many years ago when training to tackle the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea. At that time, the track was quite steep, with high step ups, which I needed to train for Kokoda. I would go up and down it about 3 times, with my back pack, to strenghten my legs Read on...
Charles IV. Monument has a sword in one hand and a foundation charter of the university in the other hand.
The Monument was revealed in 1849, because there were fights around it in 1848 and the statue had to be encased to be protected from damage.
According to the royal astronomers, construction of the at the suitable, lucky time of 5:31am on July 9th 1357. In palindromic terms this time can be Read on...
We left the albergue before 6:30, but there was so much fog we had to work to see the yellow arrows, much less any scenery. At about 8:30 we entered Gonzar and spotted the Hosteria de Gonzar, so we stopped for breakfast. Manoli and I both ordered plate with eggs and fries. I think hers had ham and mine had sausage, but my sausage was more like chorizo, so it was sort of tough. After breakfast, we Read on...
Greetings! This is my fourth and final blog entry on my summer trip 2020, travelling in the of England from Newcastle to Hull. I had so far visited some really quite amazing and special places, and on the second Saturday of my trip, I was once more heading with my backpack, and sword in hand, to explore another undiscovered part of this country for me – the northern city of or simply just Hull Read on...
Ma nuit bord, finalement trs bien. Il est dommage que cette pniche soit amarre si prs du pont, car les vieux tramways, circulent toutes la nuit, et sont vraiment bruyants. Mais il ny a pas besoin de dormir sur une pniche pour tre gner par ces trams. Jai souvenir Cracovie, o le tram faisait pratiquement un virage angle droit, juste en bas de lhtel, et javais eu les grincements des roues une gran Read on...
There is no such thing as race. None. There is just the human race – scientifically, anthropologically. – Toni Morrison.
A martyr is defined as someone who suffers persecution or death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, or refusing to advocate a religious belief or cause as demanded by an external party. Accordingly, the status of the martyr can be considered a posthumous title Read on...
Our ship docked at 9am, with easy access to the recently restored Old Town of Malaga. Malaga, we are told, is the main city of coastal Andalucia, along the Costa del Sol, and, like many of the towns we have encountered, retains a distinctly Spanish flavor, with twisting, narrow streets and a lovely waterfront promenade. Tall palm and plane trees, bougainvillea, aloes, and geraniums all made for vi Read on...
I had been wanting to visit Qufu for a while as it is only a couple of hours or so by High Speed Rail from Beijing. The train journey was uneventful and the smog outside got progressively worse the further we got from the capital. I alighted at Qufu East Station and headed over to the bus station next door as that is where both the long distance buses and the local city buses depart from. I think Read on...
The day started early, first alarm when off at 6 the second at 6:30. But we were both awake before then, not because we couldnt sleep, as the bed was just because we thought it was much later when we did wake. Also, once Tarragon senses any chance you might be a wake, it all about him and needing to be paid attention to. Not that he did not spend most of the night stretched out between us at the e Read on...