Heute ging es meinem Verdauungstrakt schon wieder besser und nach dem Frhstck habe ich Limoges verlassen. Ich fuhr in nrdlicher Richtung zum Chteau de Chambord. Dies ist das grte und prchtigste der Schlsser an der Loire. Hier parkte ich mein Auto ohne Probleme und musste beim Ticketkauf auch kaum anstehen. Auf einen Audioguide verzichtete ich, da mir so etwas zu lange dauert. Die ganzen Informatio Read on...
Today was our second day trip and it started at 7am with a very than yesterday, the guide was more of a driver than guide. Apparently he has been a truck driver in Coventry, they must have given a collective sigh of relief when he left. There were only five tourists, so we were in a six seater car, one guy was in the front (Oleg), plus a couple who live in Dubai, the lady, Darli is from Burma and Read on...
This is the view out of the room I was staying in. Its probably my favourite ever picture and I still use it as a phone wallpaper today!
In this blog i will go into detail about the 14 days i spent in the US. During those 14 days i spent 8 of them in San Diego, 5 days in Las Vegas and 1 day in Los Angeles.
The first blog will be about my favourite US City to date. I love San Diego and I felt lik Read on...
Ill admit that Cyprus had never been that high on my list of places to visit. I associated the island with package holidays and imagined lots of pink Brits wandering around tavernas looking for a full English at 8am with a pint of Carling. Turns out, parts of the island are like that, but a lot of it isnt.
I didnt go for long, under a week, mostly the nitrox diving course somewhere that would sti Read on...
Enfin, cest le jour du dpart! Un voyage tellement attendu aprs ces dures annes de pandmie! Mais cest nanmoins un drle de dpart. La situation est totalement cahotique depuis quelques semaines dans les aroports: annulations multiples, dlais interminables la scurit, bagages perdus, etc. Ce qui nous a amen partir avec seulement des bagages main... Et oui, cest possible mme en famille: 4 petites val Read on...
Bankhead is a ghost town which flanks Cascade Mountain and lies just south of Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park.
The Canadian Anthracite Company was the first to open a Cascade Mountain coal mine in Anthracite, Banff in 1886. The difficult slanted coal seams within Cascade Mountain led miners below the water table, causing water to flood into the mine. The Anthracite coal mine ceased operati Read on...
I think I covered this before on one of my Twelve Days of Christmas series of emails. But, perhaps with Covid, we should revisit your needs when traveling afar. Here is a basic list from Travel and Leisure:Hand sanitizer (lots of it)Hydrocortisone cream, for rashes and bug bitesPain and fever reducer, such as Tylenol, Aspirin or AdvilBandagesAntihistamines (diphenhydramine preferred) for allergic Read on...
Today we met with the first group of women again. This lesson was about savings or as we called it Pay Yourself First. We went over the road blocks to saving, opportunity cost of saving and why we save: emergencies, short term goals and long term goals. Last time the budget game went pretty well so I did another similar game. We split them into four groups. Each group had a different sized pig ban Read on...
We had to cancel trips to Key West and Chautauqua because of the pandemic and we were going stir crazy. So we decided that a road trip was in order and could be done safely. We hadnt seen my son who lives in Denver in a while so that became our destination from Houston. There were many sites along the way that Ive been wanting to go to so became my plan for an itinerary.
I thought driving no more Read on...
Seeing the Aurora Borealis is hands down one of the most amazing travel experiences someone can have. However, given the unpredictability of the phenomenon, you need to carefully plan your trip in order to maximize your chances of spotting it. But dont worry, Im here to help you with helpful information and tips on what is the best location to spot the Northern Lights in Europe.
Not many might re Read on...