Day 344 - It is Friday and we are hurtling through February . We are into the second month of 2021 and still in lockdown . Nearly a year has passed by . Like water under a bridge it has floated away. Next month we will reach a milestone . A whole year since Boris first locked us down warning us not to go out . Shops closed . Panic buying and quiet . What has changed I wondered as I walked .? Not a Read on...
Ill make this the final blog for this trip. Tomorrow will be another at sea day, and we will be packing. We arrive in to Sydney on Thursday morning and will catch the trains home.
Seeing that we had nowhere to go today, nowhere to be, we decided to order breakfast from room service, which could have been delightful. It turned out that toast for one person was one slice of toast. Luckily I also ha Read on...
Firstly, I apologise to those who tried the link to previous Dubai trip found in the last blog. They didnt work. Hopefully, the links are now fixed so please feel free to revisit our previous trips to Dubai. I guarantee something different each time. From a surreal Halloween party that we unknowingly gate crashed in 2011 to wondering what would happen if I drop a penny off the top of the Burj Khal Read on...
At the beginning of the 20th century, the bustle on the street of the Dapperbuurt increased. Hawkers, in particular, determined the street scene and overran each other trying to sell their wares. This even led to fights to get the best spots with more customer traffic. The hawkers also hindered traffic with their carts and the municipality didnt like that.
In 1910, the Dapperstraat was officially Read on...
Par contre le soir, je me suis gt, dans un super resto, classe. Au menu , une belle assiette de Sea Bass patagonian loup de mer avec une garniture de pomme de terre la crme citronne dun big verre de sauvignon blanc chilien. Le tout savoureusement bon. Avec un dsert, service de classe, le tout dpassant peine 20e.
Un petit retour sur la route Panamrican, qui relie lAlaska la Terre de Feu, 17848 Read on...
Todays heygo virtual tour explored the riverside area of Porto known as Ribeira - heart of the UNESCO world heritage site.
Portos riverside quarter, known as the Ribeira, is one of the citys oldest neighbourhoods and certainly one of its highlights. The area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 and it does not disappoint.
Historically the quayside here was one of the busiest point Read on...
I went on a solo trip to Cuba for a few days in spring 2016. After spending a couple of days in Havana I thought I should see some other places of the island as well. My plan was to take the bus to Cienfuegos, but didnt seem as easy as it sounded. I was usually relying on the internet to find places, but here I was not able to find any Wifi so I had to rely on a simple map the hotel staff gave me Read on...
Une explication sur le change. Il y a une telle inflation ici en Argentine + de 50% en 2021, que 100 pesos le 1 janvier ne valent plus que 50 le 31 dcembre. En euros ou dollars 100 font toujours 100. Les argentins prfrent avoir des conomies en devises trangres donc pas de pertes. Et cas de besoin, des bureaux de changes plus ou moins clandestins rachtent ces devises. Ils doivent probablement y per Read on...
Home to the theatres, the cafs and the oldest bookstore still active in the world, Chiado is the location for todays tour with Ines our guide.
The district is named after, Antnio Ribeiro, a Franciscan monk who left the order to a satirical poet and actor. Antnios distinctive style was his shrill and high voice, which gave him the nickname Screech (Chiado in Portuguese). The statue of Fernando Pes Read on...
Two of Europes biggest rail operators are merging to create network that serves the UK, France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. rail service, Eurostar, is joining forces with the rail operator Thalys to expand services across Europe. For travelers, this merger gives them a greater choice of simplified journeys on a single ticket.
Thalys already serves France, the Netherlands, Germany, Read on...