All around Cusco solidarity in the face of a global pandemic continues. In Cusco at least, this really is bringing people together, fighting against enemy.
The rains have finally arrived! I woke up to a rainy morning in Urubamba, the kind of rainy morning that makes me hum the lyrics Im only happy when it rains by Garbage. Being born in Seattle is not the only thing that makes me love rain, the h Read on...
Leaving Paihia, we dawdled down the beautiful coast back to Auckland. All along the coast are wonderful vistas either at. sea level or from the heights above, and the coast is replete with wide sandy beaches and waters. As in all places in New Zealand, tramping trails abound. We took some time working our way back to Auckland, since we had little desire to do anything there other than see the won Read on...
Day 148 Sunday - Week 33 of the year. Week 22 of Covid 19. 229 days gone done and dusted and another 137 left to go. We left Hay and decided to head for the tiny towns of Knighton and Presteigne. We ended up at Presteigne first and parked up on a small car park just behind the police station . The lovely town offered us free parking for 2 hours . Just enough to explore this small border town . Pre Read on...
Isafjordur la mot thanh pho nho cua Iceland. Co 3,000 song tai day, 1 post office, 2 tram xang, 1 tiem ban banh mi. Day la vung dat co tu 50 trieu nam ve truoc. Isafjordur la capital cua Westfjords region va la thanh pho lon nhat mien can tay nhat cua Au Chau. O Day mat troi bien mat 3 thang va xuat hien lien tuc trong 3 thang khac.
7 nuoc nam tren Arctic circle la Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Nor Read on...
Butte du Lion - Lions Mound on the battlefield of Waterloo. Installed in 1826 and inscribed XVIII JUNI MDCCCXV - 18 June 1815, the date of the battle. The mound is 141 ft. (43 m) in height. About 1/4 M. to the right rises the Mound of the Belgian Lion, 200 ft. in height, thrown up on the spot where the Prince of Orange was wounded in the battle. The lion was cast by Cockerill of Lige, with the met Read on...
Mama, can I have a salted cod fritter with oozy cheese for breakfast? Instinctually I grimaced, with a reflexive, no. Then I remembered that while on vacation, one should be more lenient. And so 5 Euro later, Asha was munching her way through a crispy, very pungent pastel de bacalhau. She smiled. And so it begins
It has been over three years since our last international vacation and travel has si Read on...
We have long looked forward to the Athens portion of this trip as we would have the opportunity meet up with Daves sister Susan and her husband Jeff. We knew this would be a special travel treat. Susan and Jeff have worked hard over the years, plus they raised and home schooled six children. They intended to go to Greece on their anniversary many years ago. Life events kept postponing the trip—b Read on...
In this fine article, George Monbiot argues that a growing world population and economic expansionism mean we are heading for disaster:
Ive been saying for some time - years now? - that its all much too late. We had one planet and we have indeed (your word) fucked it up. Were past the tipping point to disaster. And in any case human population and pollution is still increasing. It isnt reducing. Read on...
Got your attention there. Today was spent in the very capable hands of Captain Kaylee and First Mate Tammy on board the Viewfinder, a small vessel that is part of Major Marine Tours. Our destination today was Northwestern Glacier and all the sites along the way during our 8.5 hour tour. I chose to sit outside so I didnt have to wear a mask the entire trip (although the mask did double as a way to Read on...
Bibury is a picturesque village, as so many are, so we walked around and saw the trout stream, row cottages, and flower gardens. Then we went off into a river valley, which sounds tame, but the walking was a series of ups and down, woods, vales, and a few fields. Villages and groups of houses with gardens were scattered along the trail. The ColnRiver is tiny - narrow enough to step across in place Read on...