Week 15 - the start of another week . I think it is week 15. Days 107 and 108 are upon us. I read my quote off the calendar this morning and it was one I had read before . A walk of a thousand miles starts with one step . I guess when you produce a calendar every year eventually you run out of new things to write . It is a good one though and I really did not mind reading it again. My walk starts Read on...
The second half of the river tour was equally fun. On Monday morning, I took the wine and chocolate tour and John and Janet took the hiking and wine tasting tour.
For wine and chocolate, we walked down to the local palace and went into the wine cellar of the church. We had two guides, a sommelier and a chocolatier. The sommelier selected one white and two red wines and then the chocolatier invent Read on...
About three days ago a tropical system was supposed to make landfall near the area as a mild Category 1 hurricane (no big deal). About thirty hours ago Hurricane Laura was projected to make landfall as a major Category 3 (cat 3) hurricane on the Scale (a big deal). The people had no time to prepare and a massive mandatory costal evacuation was ordered wisely by the governors of Texas and Louisia Read on...
Uman entwickelte sich seit dem 18. Jahrhundert bis zum Holocaust zu einem bedeutenden jdischen Zentrum. Aus konomischen Grnden siedelten sich viele Juden aus dem heutigen Polen und Litauen an. So waren um 1900 rund 60 %!d(MISSING)er Einwohner Juden.
Im Jahr 1963 erreichte der in New York lebende Rabbiner Gedaliah Fleer auf der Suche nach dem Grab des Rabbi Nachman die eigentlich gesperrte Stadt U Read on...
First thing today we made our way down to the Tourist Info Centre and had a very entertaining guide tell us all about the Greater Bilby. Charleville is home to the largest bilby breeding program in Queensland. There was a nocturnal viewing area where we could see 1 male and 2 female bilbies running around their very well simulated desert environment. Currawinya National Park (south of Cunnamulla) Read on...
Do you dream of seeing the Northern Lights? I do. While visiting Alaska last summer (Aug 2020), I found out that the aurora borealis begins dancing in the sky from August 21 to April 21. You guessed it. I plan a trip in to make my true. Since Covid continues, airfare is reasonable. Lucky me steals a deal on 1st class with American Airlines, my carrier of choice. Then I proceed to reserve a room a Read on...
I departed from my camp at Bears Ears and continued driving West on Utah Hwy 95 in White Canyon (named after the hard white sandstone at the top of the canyon inner gorge). This is BLM land (Bureau of Land Management) with lots of free legal dispersed camping. I followed Utah Hwy 95 and explored the dirt San Yuan County roads, and roads (trails still open) that overlook the White Canyon inner gor Read on...
I thought the lady who was giving the tour was a quilter but she is an author who has an interest in the She lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Some say Amish wives invented the whoopie pie from remnants of cake batter and frosting. According to the story, the name originated from the Amish men who, when they found these treats in their lunch boxes, would exclaim, Whoopie!
There was heavy snow outs Read on...
I really had to look back to see when I last posted a blog and it was 21st March in the early stages of COVID lockdown in Spain. Despite my good intentions I have not made much progress on the writing front. Its odd as I almost feel like I shouldnt be spending time sitting at writing etc when I could be outside enjoying the great outdoors.
I dont want to revisit the whole lockdown, easing, new no Read on...
Its going to be quite difficult to write this blog without it seeming like marketing from the Maldives Tourism Board. But these islands really are magical. Where it will probably differ is the advice and extremely strong encouragement to stick to the inhabited islands. While we didnt actually visit any of the resort islands – despite getting an offer of a mates rates deal on a few of them throug Read on...