Tuesday. We were rousted from our sleep a little after 5:00 a.m. at the campsite where we had slept onshore. When I pulled my boots on (they had been outside the tent overnight) and stood up, my back went out. It was so painful I could barely walk but I managed to help break the tent down and repack it. Back on board I immediately took a couple of ibuprofen. A special breakfast had been prepared f Read on...
Like Robert Frosts road less traveled, your travel costs can be reduced by three simple ways. I always try to book direct, use alternative travel, and use my reward points and miles whenever possible. Booking direct often yields a few nice surprises. One would be better availability of room choices, discounts, and upgrades. For instance, if you join Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott sends periodic upgrade Read on...
Tuttles restaurant is prominent on the Wells River main street. I found it at 7:30 the next morning, open and ready for breakfast, the best meal of the day. It took me twenty minutes to cover the mile from the hotel, however, due to the the need to stop and take pictures. The Connecticut, which separates Woodsville from Wells River (and NH from VT) was covered with low, fast disappearing mist, cre Read on...
Away from the usual city tours - A walk around Glencoe Loch, close to the scene of the infamous Glencoe Massacre of 1692.
It really felt as if I was walking with Craig our guide, the landscape full of rhododendron, lichen, moss & fir trees reaching high into the sky. We passed babbling brooks, and the views across the loch were amazing with beautiful reflections.
The trails were planted with Nor Read on...
If you asked us two weeks ago what the meaning of luxury was, we probably would have said a Porche or dinner at a Michelin starred resturant
By the time we arrived back in Ulanbatar after our ten day Gobi Desert tour, luxury meant running water and a toilet.
This was the first time we have booked on to a tour of any sort but we didnt have much time to do research about Mongolia and had only 12 d Read on...
Day 305 - Rain in biblical proportions . It started yesterday morning .It feel heavily. The deluge from the sky came on the back of Storm Christoph. We knew it . The sky blackened and the rain fell in sheets . Not what we wanted living by a river which up to now had been benign . It rained until lunchtime . It continued through the afternoon . Our phone rang and a message came - we had moved from Read on...
Took advantage of the free travel for Seniors on the light rail & buses. About a 1km walk to the closest station. The light rail network is only 12 months old & further expansion is planned. Buses are what they call rapid services & everything runs on time or close to it.
The light rail trip to the CBD is around mins. We then took the bus to the Woden Westfield south of the CBD. It is strange ho Read on...
Morgenstund hat Wasser im Mund. So, oder so hnlich ist das Motto des Tages, denn es steht Canyoning auf dem Programm! Was das ist? Man nimmt sich ein Flussbett in den Bergen zur Brust und wandert, rutscht, watet, klettert, springt oder was auch immer das Flussbett hinunter.
Unser Ziel beschreibt der Veranstalter wie folgt: Johanna Full - die lange Version dieser wunderschnen Schlucht gehrt sicher Read on...
On such a beautiful sunny day, the C hikers of Skrastins Outdoor Club were happy to meet up for a walk through Glenbow Park Ranch. The rolling prairie landscape opened up before us, wafting the scents of Wolf Willowand new grasses on a light breeze. Sylvia led us down the path towards the river; unfortunately, we couldnt reach the river itself because of the segregation of the cows pasture to thei Read on...
Jai quitt la Bulgarie ce matin, en y laissant les aprioris, avec lesquels jtais arriv. Les habitants de ce pays, ceux, un peux plus au nord, ce ne sont pas les plus souriants, ni les plus avenants de la terre, mais ils sont courtois. En sortant de lest de la Roumanie, il est ais de trouver les gens courtois.
Depuis lescroc de Constanta (Roumanie) je surveille encore plus bancaires, et ce matin, a Read on...