Well as for staying in a quiet area of the hotel as requested we woke up around 7.30 to the sounds of roadworks outside our window. They are resurfacing the road so lots of grinding sounds going on including the use of jackhammers ! The room upgrade has placed us right at the front of the building overlooking the main road where the works are taking place !
Its a beautiful and sunny day but only Read on...
We started our virtual tour today in a place I recognised from all those years ago when I used to visit Florence on business.
Although I remember the statue I remember just as much the market where I would often purchase a nice leather handbag or some beautiful gloves which I still gave today.
Il Porcellino, as the Italians call him, means the little pig. However the bronze statue sitting at the Read on...
I have to admit, we may not jump continents every quarter anymore, but Im still solid late with my blogging. Travel is a state of mind...and when its not easy to cross oceans, you always have some cool places to visit closer to home. I was fortunate enough to visit Victoria Falls area close to ten years ago...but Tanya hasnt done it yet. Last time, it was an in and out short trip mainly to the Fal Read on...
Todays drive is unbelievable scenic. We had to cross the Golden Gate National Park again, which we did not mind. You never get tired observing these majestic rock formations and the colored rock faces shining in the sun. We followed the Drakensberg mountain range in its southernly direction, passing the Sterkfontein Dam, Bergville and Winterton. The road was unfortunately a bit far inland away fro Read on...
Last week with Aaron & Patrick our guides we visited Rockefeller Centre in New York to see the Christmas Tree.
For more than eight decades, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has stood as a holiday beacon for New Yorkers and visitors alike. While the lights, decorations, and stars have changed through the years, visiting the Tree remains a quintessential New York experience & I was lucky to vi Read on...
Thursday: Back to Bikes & Riders after a night sleeping in the Sleeping under a piece of plastic a very rare if ever, previous experience for me. At the bike shop we fitted lowering links to my new bike, due to me being vertically challenged & nearly unable to reach the ground. Out of Mt Isa by around 10am on sealed roads heading East for Mckinlay.
We stopped for lunch at the Mckinlay Walkabout Read on...
A banner in front of a temple. Back when I worked for an airline in Bangkok, I encountered a fair bit of human trafficking. If an inadmissible person was sent back to Bangkok, we were stuck if they did not have their real travel documents with them because they could not reenter Thailand. The solution was to send the trafficked person to Cambodia. The syndicates who smuggled them would send a runn Read on...
At the intersection of State Highways 2 and 3 you will find Woodville. It is a great place for to stop and take a break as you will probably be on your way to different, passing through Palmerston North in one direction or the other.
I love Woodville as my ancestors were some of the early settlers in the Seventy Mile Bush, which extended along the eastern side of the Tararua and Ruahine Ranges, a Read on...
Day 500 and counting since lockdown started for us . Who would have thought we would have to suffer such restrictions on life and travel for such a long time . I got out early this morning for a constitutional walk along the riverbank. It pays to get out early. It is high Summer in the UK and the weather is sweltering. Sunny from early morn to late evening . That oppressive heat we seem to suffer Read on...
Heute Morgen ist der Himmel bedeckt, es ist aber angenehm warm, so dass wir im Freien Frhstcken konnten. Gegen 9:00 Uhr machten sich erste zaghafte Sonnenstrahlen bemerkbar und um 10:00 verschwanden die Wolken ganz und machten der Sonne Platz.
Bis zur Talstation, die oberhalb von Locarno in Orselina (395 m) liegt, nahmen wir die Funicolare, das ist eine Standseilbahn. Oben angekommen waren es nur Read on...