Today was THE most exciting and bestest day we had. I guess it was the climax of such an epic trip. Today, we swam with Whale Sharks.
We chose Ocean Eco Adventures, they seemed more eco friendly and onboard they had reusable everything and reef friendly sunscreen, They also used a flylite plane to ‘spot the whale sharks and this was handy in being able to have multiple swims with them.
The mor Read on...
As the door closes on the cacophony of the street, there is the sound of tinkling water and the smell of lemongrass. A smiling lady with kind eyes wais (bows) and hands me a thick menu. On the first several pages are soothing images of gold masks, aroma oil rubs, body scrubs, and head and foot massage packages. It isnt until page 4 that the human spatchcocking is finally pictured – suspiciously Read on...
The distance between Hillston and Cobar is 255kms – not a great deal in the grand scheme of things really. The topography changed from flat sparse country to heavily vegetated hills, most of them not tall enough to be called mountains but they were steep at times and stretched out in long climbs. We dont know why but we both thought we would be travelling along flat roads all the way.
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After a stack of Vegemite on rye bread for dinner last night, preceded throughout the day with sweet pastries and a Club sandwich for lunch - I suspect the Club was Collingwood, judging from the taste - I was pleased to have covered the five main food groups ; coffee, sugar, salt, butter, and carbohydrates. I feel Olympic. Is that even a thing.
Dont even ask why dinner was Vegemite on toast but i Read on...
It is unclear if James Cook ever lived in Cooks Cottage. It was build in England by his parents when James Cook was already an adult. The house was dismantled in the brought to Australia, and rebuilt in a park in Melbourne.
We travelled also before we joined TravelBlog. We have started to digitalise photos from those trips and we are planning to write about some of them. Now the turn to a trip Read on...
I DO remember the last time I was in Sweden, but as it was (I think) in 1978 I dont remember everything about it. It was our last family holiday and we spent 2 weeks camping in southern Sweden. Some of this holiday has legend in Risby family history.
The main thing I recall about the trip is that we had been told that bread was incredibly expensive to buy in Sweden. We therefore decided that we w Read on...
I went on a solo trip to Cuba for a few days in spring 2016. After spending a couple of days in Havana I thought I should see some other places of the island as well. My plan was to take the bus to Cienfuegos, but didnt seem as easy as it sounded. I was usually relying on the internet to find places, but here I was not able to find any Wifi so I had to rely on a simple map the hotel staff gave me Read on...
Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a elsewhere. - Isabelle Eberhardt
We have had such a fabulous, full day today in Dubrovnik! We walked and walked, along old city walls, admired amazing views, climbed up and down about a million stairs (over 23,000 steps on my Fitbit today), and just had such a great d Read on...
No tourist attractions exist along the eastern flanks of Laramie. Everything youd want to see as a tourist ends once you get to on Grand Avenue on your way out of town. The interstate is only about a mile past but as I pass by, trepidation fills my chest. Am I really doing this? Am I actually going to see the site where Matthew Shepard was murdered on a cold night in October 1998?
That seems li Read on...
Woke up to a cloudy morning and reflected on how the Pink Jeep tour experience yesterday would easily rate in the top 10 experiences of our USA travels to date without doubt. We just had a yoghurt on our balcony with some OJ and then hit the road at 9.20am for the first leg to Flagstaff.
But just before we jumped in the car we had a quick game of Cornhole next to the. carpark. We both eventually Read on...