Last trek post, I promise! It busied up a bit at the Section 7/8 stage, these sections being the most popular with day hikers/section hikers and larger tour groups with their own campsites. Prior to this Id walk for many hours without seeing anyone. It was also at this stage youd see the same faces on the trail and at camp each night. A diverse lot, all sorts, all ages; from a family of 4 with pro Read on...
Interesting information: Annual consumption has been growing steadily for decades, and last year reached about 39 pounds per person; thats about of a pound per week. But as we nibble away, concerns about calories, sodium, and fat persist. So where does cheese fit in a healthy diet? Fat and calories What is the typical nutrition profile for cheese? A typical slice (22 grams) of Swiss Cheese is 86 Read on...
Sunday July 3 – Alarm set for 5:30 but up at 5am. Made sure all was packed, did some internetting, took a tablet for (well, to prevent it) and at 6:15 I headed down to reception. When I left my room there was a guy from the hotel just there. I think he was checking to see if I owed anything from the minibar. (I didnt). They gave me a little breakfast sandwich for the journey (this is like of w Read on...
Titanic Belfast. Opened in 2012. The design of the museum recalls the bows of ships, built to the same height as Titanics hull. 1 Olympic Way, Queens Road. DSC_0017
Returning from the County Antrim coast to Belfast, the coach let us off at the Titanic Belfast museum. RMS Titanic was built in Belfast as were her sister ships Olympic and Britannic. The Harland & Wolff shipyard is still here as is t Read on...
From Winespeed: While in the Army and stationed near Fresno during WW II, Joe Heitz got a job at Italian Swiss Colony in Asti, Sonoma County. After getting bachelors and masters degrees at the University of California at Davis after the War, Joe worked under the legendary Andr Tchelistcheff at Beaulieu Vineyard.
In 1961, he left to start Heitz Cellars. Five years later, in 1966, he made the firs Read on...
Poet, novelist, and travel writer William Graham holds a BA and MA in English and a MS in Communication from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He lives in Stowe, Vermont. His most recent works of fiction are Book 1 and Book 2 of his Maine Murder Mysteries series: Moose Island and Cadillac Mountain . The author wishes to point out that on this recent trip to Maine he encountered neith Read on...
So day two or is it, that is the question as I had a really bad nights sleep. The air conditioning was so loud and coupled with that Mike decided that tonight he was going to snore like an elephant - not that I have heard an elephant snore, ha ha but I am sure Mike could have given a herd of elephants a run for their money.
So up and a cup of tea (brewed by Mike as usual he told me to add haha) l Read on...
Most people who live in Wanganui have never heard of Strachans Cave. But they are usually quick to visit it once I talk about it.
This cave is listed as an historic place. Basically, it is a privately built refuge for a family that were scared for their safety during the land conflicts of the You can read all about the history here It is on private land but you are allowed to access it which is Read on...
We started bright and early and drove to the National Park. This park is a UNESCO world heritage site, and is the place of the first parliament in Iceland more than 800 years ago. For several hundred years the delegates, their families, and would meet for about two weeks in the summer. They camped and fished in the lake. The lake happens to be in the rift valley where the American plate and the Eu Read on...
Prishtina ne me laissera pas beaucoup de souvenirs. Hier au soir la tristesse dans les rues, je nai trouv quune brasserie douverte 8h. Que des ptes au menu, pas dentre, pas de dessert, jai fait avec. Lhtel pas sordide, mais cousin, heureux de le quitter ce matin.
Au dpart ce matin je sais que je vais avoir une rude journe. Je quitte la ville sans problme, et me retrouve sur une autoroute, rapid Read on...