It rained in the night. A lot. We went to bed in a cabin surrounded by gardens and woke up surrounded by a moat. As I get older I find it harder to deal with the change in time zones so I am awake (and hungry) by 5 am. Luckily, there is some leftover pizza bread in the fridge and I sit and watch the visitors on the tree outside our room as the sun rises – so far today there have been squirrels a Read on...
This morning we set out along the Flinders Highway heading northwest. Our first stop was at Mount Dutton Bay which had seemed like a good idea when we were leaving Port Vincent. Unfortunately, the weather started to deteriorate and it began to drizzle enroute. When we turned off onto (unsealed) Farm Beach Road we encountered a sign warning us to watch for the grader. Ahem, we didnt see the grader Read on...
In January and February 2021, Dubai became in a way our new home before being able back home. Not that I really wanted to flight out of South Africa...but let say after 90 days, no real other option for me. At the time of booking we were not speaking much of the South African variant...than came New Year! Well....we were in Dubai on the 6th of January...and less than 10 days later, people from SA Read on...
We are now in upper Gaspesie region. There are cliffs, deep valleys, secluded bays, villages, fishing boats and the ever deep blue sea. Its a very scenic road. I might have stopped a dozen of times that day to admire the landscapes! Region has a couple of very beautiful light houses, especially the all red at La Martre! In Mont mountains seem to drop directly into the sea. Its a place renowned fo Read on...
Being peak summer holiday season, I booked for a one night weekend stay instead of two. Devon and Cornwall have officially declared drought. Adapt and progress is the mantra of recession in England.
Excitedly, I finished last minute packing like putting my toothbrush into the bag. I caught the local bus to Heathrow airport bus station and Flixbus coach to Exeter. In all the confusion, I noticed m Read on...
Today, my story is not so much a tourist story, as it is a story of the wonderful, kind, generous people in the world. I decided to take a cab down to the famous Varvakios Agora, the central market here in Athens for fish, meat, and produce. It is a market where locals and restaurateurs buy their food. Few tourists find their way here. But of course, I love the fresh markets ar ound the world, whe Read on...
We started our tour today with Andrea outside the church that was is local church and the one he has attended since a child.
The Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari was built between 1236 and 1338 by the Franciscan Conventual Friars, the structure was thoroughly in the XIV century and given its present most magnificent form of central nave, two side aisles and seven apsidal chapels after Read on...
Actually, from the time I first set foot on the UC Berkeley campus as a sophomore in high school, I fell in love with the UC Berkeley campus. It became both my dream and a goal through my high school years to matriculate to Berkeley. The day I received the letter in the mail, during my senior year of high school was one of the happiest days of my young life. Most people here in the Valley consider Read on...
Well we finally made it to Michigan, set off early Saturday 9th July, United Business, flight was over one and a half hours late, they made up some time but we missed our connection in San Francisco, downgraded to coach on the next two legs, San Fran to Chicago, Chicago to Detroit. Our gorgeous friends Tim and Deb picked us up and it was such a relief to see them. Spent the night with Tim and Deb Read on...
Moustiers turned out to be a pretty village clinging to the side of a tall limestone cliff. A rushing stream runs right through the middle of the village, dividing it into two parts that are joined by two or three bridges. Above there are two tokens of religious fervour: a chapel perched on a rock perhaps 100 m above the village, and a gold metal star hung from a chain that spans the gap the strea Read on...