We are not at Two Bridges, I dont even know where it is, but I saw 2 Bridges today so that near enough. Were in Westward Ho! Its the only place name I know that really has an exclamation mark. Ive used them for some ‘exclamable places before but this one has an official one.
Dined at the Wayfarer Inn in Instow last night and I had some delightful mussels. The sauce was garlic, a little browned Read on...
The families of Taray gathered along a road that borders their farms. Community leader Edy Pumacahua Dueas provided a list of 60 families in need. There were a few other people who came also, so it was good that we had bought a little extra food.
Today I woke up in a tent, in the middle of the Huchuy Qosqo Inca archeological site. Last night was a full moon and it really was a magical experience Read on...
Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East, situated between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Ninety five percent of this country is considered a desert or We began to feel the enormity of the country as we left Jeddah via the Haramain high speed train heading to the Holy City of Medina.
Once we were out of the Jeddah city limits there were miles and miles of barren land. Saudi Arab Read on...
The Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings were moved here from McElmo Canyon, Colorado, in 1907. The Cliff Dwellings are an imitation of such prehistoric houses as those mentioned at p. 493 [Mesa Verde] and contain a few Indian 1909 IMG_6920
Tuesday morning we returned to Manitou Springs to see the Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings. The cliff dwellings were moved to this alcove location in Manitou Spri Read on...
I had decided to do a walking tour that morning. The one I had chosen went to Lavra Hills, a part of Kiev that I hadnt visited the previous day. I headed down to Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti), which is where the tour started and was a short way away from my hostel. The square is a central point in Kiev and has undergone many names changes over the years. It used to be surrounded by th Read on...
Ohio is the state with the second highest number of covered bridges, with 140. Only Pennsylvania has more. On this visit to Athens, Susan and I wanted to seek out some of the covered bridges of Athens County. They are known locally, but not promoted here as heavily as covered bridges are in other localities.
Covered bridges are picturesque, no matter how old or how large they are or how scenic th Read on...
What is Smash Palace? And why does the name sound familiar to you? It is an auto repair business. It is a museum. It is a car graveyard. It is a place that has featured in New Zealand films: Smash Palace (I can hear it all falling into place for you now), the original Goodbye Pork Pie and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
This is an absolute must see if you are travelling through the central North Islan Read on...
Nearly a year !!!!!! It has been nearly a year since that eeejit Bojo closed down the country due to Covid . Yes Sion you are quite right . We are creeping onwards to a full year of lockdown with all those shops closed and worse still no holidays . No haircut either . But I am not sure you really should call the Prime Minister an eeejit . I shall call him what I like if I want to call hm an ee... Read on...
If you asked us two weeks ago what the meaning of luxury was, we probably would have said a Porche or dinner at a Michelin starred resturant
By the time we arrived back in Ulanbatar after our ten day Gobi Desert tour, luxury meant running water and a toilet.
This was the first time we have booked on to a tour of any sort but we didnt have much time to do research about Mongolia and had only 12 d Read on...
With Christmas 2018 spent in Copenhagen, Christmas 2019 saw us in Melbourne while Christmas 2020 saw us Home Alone in Sydney!
Since I wrote a travelblog about our wonderful Copenhagen Christmas adventures I wont repeat them here.
For Christmas 2019 Kev and I drove from Sydney to Melbourne, a journey of 880kms which we took two days to do with an overnight stay in Albury. Once in Melbourne we hea Read on...