WED, 03 AUG 2022 – Day 4: An Irish Fjord, Connemara National Park and picturesque Westport - We will ‘arise and go now through Yeats country before heading for Westport, nestled between the Carrowbeg river and in the shadow of Croagh Patrick. Connemara National Park is calling and The Lost Valley, a deserted famine village where the road literally runs out. As we plough through rugged Connemar Read on...
During all of our travels over the last 20 years, we have always strived to do more than sightsee, and truly experience the culture of the places we are visiting. What better way to fully emersed in the local culture than by the food they eat? Today, was a day devoted to total emersion in the food of Mexico.
But first, alarms went off at 5:30, sounds early, but I had the best night of sleep since Read on...
Airlie Beach lies in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef, and consequently, its marketing slogan is The Heart of the Reef, which is also a reference to the nearby heart shaped coral cay that is Instagram famous. The Whitsunday Islands are located just offshore from Airlie Beach and its sister town, Shute Harbour, with the most recognizable being Hook Island, Hamilton Island and Whitsunday Island. Read on...
I was only 17, when I matriculated to UC Berkeley in the Fall of 1964. The Free Speech Movement took over our campus, creating protests, sit ins, faculty strikes, and lots of tear gas. I knew I could only observe from a distance, since my parents were back home watching on TV. A guy next door to me in the dorms was arrested during the big Sproul Hall sit in. I made sure that I was always a safe di Read on...
Short km day planned for 3 main reasons7km of beach walking - not a huge deal but sometimes the sand is sinky and the gradient steep which makes it more laborious, andTorbay Inlet possibly impassable and requiring an approximately 18 km detour walk aroundI really want to have lunch at the coffee shop at Cosy Corner which is a short diversion from the track (didnt make it last time as it was at the Read on...
Cruising and ‘cruisin. With 8 days on board unpacking is a given. As such the suitcase is stowed under the bed and will not be seen for a week which just makes things so much easier and so much more civilised. Even clothing that may be a bit past its used by date look and smell better if its hanging in a wardrobe. Although the discovery of a washing machine at our last Airbnb did marvels for us Read on...
Hello everyone, this was part of a 3 month trip through Europe. We started in Venice and ended up in London. We started these blogs after we had already been to Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Canada. We couldnt upload photos very well (if at all) and mostly just wanted to be able to remember all of our trips. Everyone once in a while someone calls me and asks questions about our travels and Read on...
Riding about in the Cotswolds and ran across these folks house. Lot of thatched roof houses here, but this one is particularly lovely.
Yes, we know you have been disappointed by the lack of Roman ruins pictures. They exist, but are rather disappointing to the continent. We largely do not visit these sights or not burden you with images if we do. We have driven on a Roman road many times near Stow Read on...
Today, John did errands and I him. We needed to go to the Omani consulate for my visa to visit the Musandam Peninsula (Straits of Hurmuz) on Thursday. So, I got up at 7:00 and we dropped Peggy at work (Dubai Womens College).
Then we went to the Omani consulate. Outside, there was a little building for visas. We were apparently the first there, and no one was inside to help. After a brief wait, tw Read on...
As I scrunched my way to the Bridge to survey the height of the river I met an elderly couple . Its slippery underfoot on the bridge Indeed it was . The cobblestones took on a shiny appearance underneath the covering of snow . Snow which had been falling steadily for the last hour or so. The sky was white. It looked full of the snow . It was going to fall throughout the day . Sometimes heavy . Ot Read on...