After a few unsuccessful attempts at trying to persuade the sat nav that there was such a place as Criccieth the only thing left to do was input it manually. Hopefully once in it would remember Criccieth for the future and recognise our attempts at saying the name . The sat nav took us back the way we . This surprised me as I could see the coast road up to Maentwrog which seemed a faster option an Read on...
I was exploring NE Cherokee County and I found on the county map two historic Markers to visit. North of New Summerfield on State Hwy 110 I turned East on county road 4713. I did not know that the intersection is the center of the of Blackjack. (The current Blackjack Baptist Church is by that intersection.) The name Blackjack came from the many Blackjack Oak trees there; and the early settlers cut Read on...
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...