Look at any map of Australia, and your eye will immediately be drawn to a name in the very centre of the continent: Alice Springs. Although only a fairly small town by most standards (population: 30,000) it appears on every map of the country for the simple reason that it is the largest settlement for a very, very long way in any direction. Historically, at least as far as European settlement is c Read on...
Driving towards Dubrovnik from Split, you have to cross the / Croatian border. 10 minutes later driving the Magistrala down you cross it again reentering Croatia. For more explanation on this weird set up, see the blog on Jadranska Magistrala. Anyway 13 km after youve reentered the Croatian territory, there is the most important turn, absolutely not to be missed by oysters and mussels enthusiasts Read on...
The story of classic cars in Cuba is full of political and historical significance. This makes Cuban classic cars a beautiful addition to the urban landscape of Cuba and an important cultural artifact.
Cuba has never had a car manufacturing industry, so they relied solely on automotive imports to populate the islands roads. During the War, the first car imported into Cuba was a <em 0px; solid; Read on...
We were due to be picked up at 7.00am for our big day trip today. I set an alarm for 5.15am so that we could be in the dining room at 6.00am when it opened for breakfast. As is always the case when one has an early alarm set, I was awake at 4.45am! After laying in bed for a few minutes debating with myself the pros and cons of trying to get another half an hour of sleep I decided to bite the bulle Read on...
Camping is a wish of every nature lover. For this Pawna lake Camping is one of the best camping in pawna. Stay in Tent next to the lake. Enjoy the view of water which are spread in front of eyesight. Share your memories with your friends and family in open sky in the presence of lightning star & moon. Forget all tension and dance near lake Pawna river. Enjoy the water mirroring in open sky and big Read on...
Tropical Palms is showing an exciting change everyday. As the leaves change color and tumble to the ground up North, the sun shines brighter down here in the South each time another friend arrives on scene for their winter respite. The flight of the snowbirds has begun. The count is going up daily. More and more of our friends will land safely here in their sanctuaries as the days grow shorter. I Read on...
Its day two of the honeymoon or day 3 depending on what time zone you are in. The night spent at the Holiday Inn was acceptable, after the previous day of frustration we slept pretty well. We collect our stuff and take the hotel shuttle to terminal 2 for our flight to Tbilisi. This segment went very smoothly, easy check in, security was simple. They are checking our vaccination cert. at every at e Read on...
I generally visit Las Vegas twice a year now, once in the spring, and once in the fall. And I rarely visit or stay downtown or or the Strip. I spend most of my time with dear friends, Ken and Debbie out at TPC Summerlin. So, why am I here? Well, Debbie, an excellent golfer, is playing in a big tournament. So, I will keep during the day, play cards, and probably have some rather interesting meals. Read on...
There is a Zen saying Sometimes, simply by sitting , the soul collects wisdom Today I was doing a lot of sitting . A year ago to the day I was driving to Shrewsbury to have the car serviced . Today I was doing the same thing . Sitting in the car, driving and just thinking about life in general . Truss had gone . Two candidates now stood plus Boris who had rolled back off his holidays and put his Read on...
Lovely day today and all the more precious as last full day of the holiday. Still three full days but those will be travelling days with stops each night as we drive up France to Calais ready for the ferry on Saturday.
We had found a boat trip round this end of the lake running every couple of hours for two hours and headed down for the one just before 1pm. Miscalculated the time and we were way Read on...