Herefordshire. The masses on the M5 plough on regardless. To the perfect stone villages of Cotswolds. To the rugged beauty of Devon and Cornwall. To other places far and wide. Herefordshire is largely overlooked by the masses, which is part of the appeal. A patchwork of small towns criss crosses the big sky landscapes and hidden within lie some of the prettiest villages to be found anywhere in Eng Read on...
Google maps has been invaluable at helping us find our way between destinations and also providing some ‘enrichment in the routes chosen. Todays adventure started off well with another delicious breakfast in the courtyard, but things went somewhat downhill from there.
First descent was when child #1 noticed in an absolute panic that she had left her favourite toy in the bed at the hotel, precis Read on...
Well, Hello Again. After about 5 months of no blog I feel it is time to outline some big changes in our life. There have been some exciting happenings over the last half year.
But at the present time the most exciting news is that we are going to leave NZ for a few weeks to travel to Norway once again, to see our family after not being able to travel since October 2019 due to Govid. So excited to Read on...
Its been a long time again. Even though I did have plenty of time to write and catch up, I didnt do it. This whole situation and the lockdown in Curaao was difficult for me and I wasnt motivated at all. Luckily Im doing much better again...and ready to write more often.
After leaving Semuc Champey I continued towards Antigua. The city of about 50.000 people is a major tourist magnet in Guatemala Read on...
As a schoolboy during the 1950s and 60s, I was constantly eating mince pies and currant cake. These were baked by my mother in the oven of our Reading kitchen. We were a poor family, and Mum was a consummate housewife who saved money by baking all manner of things: apple tarts (using windfall apples from our back garden), apple crumbles, rhubarb tarts, jam tarts, treacle tarts, lemon meringue (wh Read on...
I have been so careful about always wearing my mask, since March! How I let my guard down in January is perhaps all If people didnt make my exact same mistake, the global pandemic would be over by now.
After writing for almost a year about other people having Covid, I now have the opportunity to give a first person account of having Covid in Cusco. Thankfully, I had a very mild case. I had a feve Read on...
Jolie petite boucle en bordure de la zone borale qubcoise pour terminer cet t particulier. Cap lOuest vers la Mauricie, Lanaudire, les Laurentides et lOutaouais. De leau, beaucoup deau sur ce territoire, plusieurs grands cours deau y prennent ici leurs sources. Pas mal de belles baignades tout au long du priple, avec quelques belles randonnes en prime. Rservoir Taureau (source de la Mattawin), Pa Read on...
Pas de chance pour moi hier, tout le texte que javais crit a disparu Journe bien remplie aujourdhui, donc je vais essayer de retrouver mon inspiration
Nous voil bien rentrs on se demande pourquoi ??? Le bleu du ciel de et le gris de celui dici ne font certainement pas bon mnage Nous avons donc choisi de favoriser le bleu et de le retrouver trs prochainement Ce sera pour une autre histoire.
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PERSEPOLIS WAS ONCE THE RICHEST city on earth - the glittering capital of the Achaemenid Empire. At the heart of the city lay the royal palace - a wonder of gold and silver, ivory, and precious stones. From there, Xerxes planned his war against Greece - and the treasure of a vast empire piled up in the
In 330 BCE, Persepolis was captured by Alexander the Great. Before he left the city, he ordere Read on...
This morning we were packed and ready to go to the airport and home. Glyn ordered a Bolt to get us to the airport with no hassle. Sadly I was unable to see Kiki the cat to say goodbye, but instead met with the cat she fights with.
I had no idea what to expect when I arrived in Georgia and it has been very good. Theres never been a dull moment and I never ran out of things to do and see. Theres be Read on...