Away, away, from man and towns, To the wild wood and the downs, - To the silent wilderness, Where the soul need not repress its music. – Percy Bysshe Shelley
Day 6 of this journey though Kruger puts the trip at roughly the half way mark, and instinctively, thoughts gravitate to wondering just how many days are left before this fascinating adventure ends. The primary purpose of visiting Kruger Read on...
Avant de vous parler de ma journe, je voudrais vous faire part dun constat entre la Roumanie, surtout de lest, avec ces 3 jours circuler en Bulgarie. Ici jai retrouv la civilisation, que ce soit, surtout, au volant et dans les rues. Fini ce climat, agressifs de la Roumanie. Fini la mendicit belliqueuse, qui est chia. la longue. Jy ai rflchi, et fait le constat, qui nest quune hypothse, et a na p Read on...
A few years ago I purchased a book on 1891 New Birmingham, Texas. I got pics from that book before I lost the book. The book documents the third year (of five years) that New Birmingham was a national boom town before it went bust in 1893.
In 1888 Anderson Blevins and a group of investors aquired the Cherokee Land and Iron Company and 20,000 acres of land with plenty of iron ore to be mined or pi Read on...
On our way to New Zealand we had quick stop over in Hawaii. It was actually cheaper to fly via Mauii and Honululu than flying straight from LA to Auckland.
Someone to stay at the Banana Bungalow Hostel in Mauii, so we thought we check it out. Best decision ever. The hostel was so chilled and for around 30$ a night all the day tours were included as well. We stayed in a 6 bed dorm, but we got the Read on...
Today was supposed to be a travelling day as Googley Maps said it was 4 hours and 47 minutes to Gretna. Were only staying in Gretna to break up the journey home and, with the problems with getting to any of the Small Islands, we decided to fill the day by taking the opportunity to get to Eigg. Muck will just have to wait!
We had to be at the ferry port by 09:50 and get everything packed up and in Read on...
This is what my mum used to say to me in order to persuade me that I had limited choices in life. My mums interpretation is far from what Rousseau meant by this quote, but if we hold my mums dark interpretation of this view that we have limited possibilities in life, then we will create a life of limited possibilities.
I judge from this period of travelling after having endured both short and lon Read on...
When people think of the Second World War, most have images of Germany, France or Britain. Most people wanting to visit historical sites will go to the beaches or concentration camps which is understandable.
I had four uncles who fought in WWII; two each from my mothers and fathers family. My maternal uncle, Harry, served in northern Italy. Uncle Harry was 23 years 19 days old when he died. A sn 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...
Breakfast this morning was to be provided by Wyndham Resorts at our sales pitch. When we got there we were told no coffee because of Covid. Now anyone who knows Terry Wilson knows he needs a cup of coffee to get started each day. I must say he behaved very nicely on only juice. I was hoping this would be short.
As soon as we sat down I told the salesman we really werent interested in making any k Read on...
Today weve hired a car and plan to drive to Bilbao to see the Guggenheim Museum, and then onto the apparently iconic clifftop chapel at Gaztelugatxe on the coast north of Bilbao. The motorway is excellent and runs through spectacular terrain of steep lush green hills dotted with cute small farmhouses. The speed limit‘s 120 km/h most of the way, and theres no shortage of fiends keen to test it an Read on...