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...
It didnt take too long to reach the border and by 11am we were in the Sunshine State. No need to have our permits at the ready as there was around. Given the number of caravans from both Victoria and NSW travelling just now we were surprised there was no police presence.
We stopped for lunch and a stretch of our legs at Cunnamulla before continuing on to our free camp for the night at Wyandra. T Read on...
Frederick Law Olmsted designed Central Parks curving drives to offer beautiful vistas, best viewed from a carriage, at every turn. Soon, people without horses of their own discovered that the best way to see the park was to hire a cab for a trip past its many attractions.
Not sure how much the 25 minute ride cost this evening but all courtesy of Aaron & Patrick our New York virtual guides.
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Being Wednesday, it was Egg and Bacon breakfast day. If you know Greg, you will understand. We didnt see T in the morning as he had already left for work but Z was busy in the kitchen preparing the ‘right Wednesday breakfast as her departure gift to us. It was most enjoyable. We had been woken several times in the night to the sound of rain on the roof, so it was not surprising that the morning 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...
The way home was very long. That was partly also my own fault. When I booked the flights home (half a year ago), I thought it was a brilliant idea to add 3 more days of Athens to my trip. The cheapest flights I found were: Bali to Singapore (where I had to wait for 10 hours until my next flight), Singapore to Athens and from Athens to Eindhoven. That last flight was going either the next day or in Read on...
South Africa is one of the most beautiful countries I have ever been to. It was also here, down in Hermanus where I had my first whale encounter.
In summer 2019 I decided to go back. Since I did not just wanted to go as a tourist I joined a volunteer program in Plettenburg to observe whales and dolphins. One of the best decisions as it turned out to be an amazing summer.
In total I spent about t Read on...
Station house of 1911. Restored as the Station Historic Site & Museum. National Register of Historic Places 76000164 DSC_1192p1
North Carolina Highway 12 leads on from Bodie Island and then over the Oregon Inlet to Hatteras island, next in the chain. Cape Hatteras National Season lines both sides of the highway with occasional villages interspersed. About halfway down the island is Rodanthe. (It Read on...
La ville de Cacak, navait vraiment rien offrir de beau, mis part, lhtel o jai pass la nuit. Encore une fois jtais le seul client. Le personnel adorable, tous des jeunes, trs serviables et souriants. Il y longtemps que je navais eu a. Jai encore fait un essai de plat local hier au soir. 3 petits steaks superposs, avec et entre des tranches de jambon cru, de pure, et les immanquables et aubergines Read on...
Today was another exciting day. Were off to an elephant excursion! Were going to visit an elephant sanctuary for animals rescued from unhealthy work environments.
Our ride picked us up at the hotel right on time, and after picking up another family of four we were off to the mountains! Its quite a long ride, about an hour and a half in a songthaew (basically a pickup truck with a bench on either Read on...