We woke up pretty early at around 5:30, and I finally forced myself out of bed by 6. Meanwhile, my sweet wife had gone to the nearby gas station to get us some fresh coffee. When Id gone to bed, I felt except for my My Pillow travel pillow which was a bit too small for use in the bed. Sometime a bit later, I got so cold that I had major chills and shakes, waking up my wife. I put on extra clothes Read on...
Time to leave Townsville and the Coral Sea, and head just over one hour north to the tiny hamlet of Crystal Creek, the region containing some of Queenslands best waterfalls. First stop was Big Crystal Creek, which features Big Crystal Rock Slides and Paradise Pool. The water is literally crystal clear (and croc free), and after enjoying a swim in the falls and sliding down the rock slides, we drov Read on...
Green Knob Overlook and Catawba River Valley, Blue Ridge Parkway. Milepost 350.8. 4761 feet (1451 m). NC105
We wanted to drive a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway while visiting Asheville. The scenic Parkway runs along the mountain ridges from Virginia, where it connects with Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park, through North Carolina to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We started at t Read on...
When the explorer Hiram Bingham III encountered Machu Picchu in 1911, he was looking for a different city, known as Vilcabamba. This was a hidden capital to which the Inca had escaped after the Spanish conquistadors arrived in 1532. Over time it became famous as the legendary Lost City of the Inca. Bingham spent most of his life arguing that Machu Picchu and Vilcabamba were one and the same, a the Read on...
Sunday: Back to Shenandoah National park for another day trip. This time I explored the middle section of skyline drive. The lower section will have to wait for another trip- its a little too far for a day trip from where Im staying and is also the least visited portion of the park (many people day trip from DC lol). This time instead of doing one of the few summit/mountain style hikes I picked a Read on...
Widok na wschd z przełęczy na wysokości ok. 2700 m n.p.m. jest wprost fantastyczny. Widoczna czerwona linia skał to Wielka Rafa, natomiast gry w tle to Mt. Ellen. To zdjęcie jest akurat z 15 lipca 2018 roku, czyli poprzedniej wycieczki w tamte okolice.
Wzdłuż południowej granicy Utah z Arizoną rozciąga się jeden z największych chronionych obszarw w Stanach: Grand National Monument. N Read on...
Today we explored the temples in the old capital of Angkor Thom. After Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom is probably the best known and most visited area amongst the temples and ruins of Siem Reap. This city, surrounded by a large wall with enormous gates and a crocodile infested moat was once home to as many as one million people. It is worth noting that this was at a time when the population of London was Read on...
Perhaps because of my love of travel, I also love maps. My favorite retail store in Seattle now is a place near Pike Market called Metskers Maps on First Avenue. Not a trip goes by that I do not visit Pike, and Metskers. Over the years, I must have touched every country in the world, in some fashion. I also enjoy looking at a real map, not google maps when I am headed to a new place. But this arti Read on...
After breakfast Don planned to investigate Alma Cave. This is north of Safed, about 20km from the spa. He expected to be gone for several hours. Meanwhile Lesley was free to lounge around the hotel, read her book, enjoy a facial treatment in the spa, to do whatever she fancied.
Despite the hot weather (33C and above) I dressed in classic denim bluejeans and a thick cotton shirt. I also removed m Read on...
Today we enjoyed breakfast outside on the patio at our Holiday Inn Express in Chadron, Nebraska. I had fun showing Ed the pancake machine. Its one that you just push a button and it makes your pancake and shoots them out on your plate! It doesnt take much to entertain me!! I am starting to get my taste back but just certain things. Today I ate a piece of bacon that tasted like bacon. I still cant Read on...