On Friday morning we set off for a tour in the jungle around Mount Kinabalu. The mountain is, with an altitude of over 4,000 metres, the tallest mountain in Borneo. It is surrounded by jungle, and one can take various tours. Amongst them is a tour up the mountain. On day two, one can watch the sunrise from the peak of the mountain. However, Mizzi and I had deliberately decided against it. We bo Read on...
Aujourdhui, premier de 4 matchs de baseball. Cest vraiment intressant de vivre ces expriences dune gigantesque foule motive car leurs quipes sont #1! Les 2 clubs ont de trs bonnes saisons, et les matchs ne sont jamais ennuyants. Les Yankees ont gagns Leur fiche est de domicile). Le stade peut contenir 55 000 fans, et il est presque plein. Lambiance vaut vraiment le dtour et le 24$.
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Bun. The first photo is for you. Pub and defibrillator in one location, does it get any better? We were here 3 days and I know my way around, know the beers and ciders pretty well, know the menu and order with confidence (easy mussels and something else), know the staff and really know the schedule but I never saw the defibrillator! But I didnt need it either.
More mussels last night, enjoyed as Read on...
Overnight at Pinchoa, I think the spelling is correct but it doesnt matter because Portuguese pronunciation is full of hard sounds, eow, tricks and traps. As long as I have my 2 words and then expresso and nata (those delicious Portuguese custard tarts) I will be OK.
Again the Burcher muesli was absent at breakfast so I had to make do with orange juice and sparkling wine. Well after 2 of those I Read on...
Feeling refreshed from our rest day, we were up early and rejoined the trail, via part of the ‘viaduct walk, ready for the 20km ahead of us. The trail, naturally it seems, starts by climbing upand up and up. I thought wed done the steep hills but this mornings walk was definitely a couple hours more of uphill (thankfully it was then all
Downhill). Reaching the Nine Standards (9 old random pilla Read on...
We have enjoyed our journey around North Norfolk and have returned to several of the nature reserves as each time you visit you spot something different. There are so many reserves to see but we really enjoyed both Cley Marshes (NWT)and Titchwell Marsh (RSPB) so visited these sites on more than one occasion.
On our second visit to Cley we also walked around Walsey Hills NOA. This small reserve is Read on...
This is the beginning our 2ndEuropean road trip. From an initial concept of driving to Norway North Cape, we soon realise that we cant easily reach Norway and as we have only 3 weeks for our trip we quickly adjust our goal and decide that Stockholm will be our goal. Ive been to Sweden before (but a long time ago), but not to Stockholm. J hasnt been to Sweden at all.
These days the only way to dri Read on...
The 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta by King John at Runnymeade will be celebrated in 2015. To reflect on the importance of this landmark legal document in the constitutional history of the United Kingdom and the United States, the Library of Congress held an exhibit from November 2011 to January 2015 entitled Magna Carta: Muse & Mentor. Susan and I went to see it on January 2.
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Damaraland is our next stop. 300 pls km of dusty gravel road driving is giving us first impressions what to expect. It is fun driving on gravel, it feels like on snow at times and seeing the huge dust trail one leaves behind, gives a kind of Dakar rally feeling... Our car is a 4X4 Ford Ranger which was customized for off road driving. Special all terrain tires, suspension, and front and rear tow Read on...
We woke up as the sun shone through the verandah door into our room. After the 400 km North to South drive along the Drakensberg mountain range, we were quite happy to have a day off driving. We also woke up hearing a strange for us unusual noise. Walking out of the room we got a big surprise. A male peacock was courting a female with all his beauty, showing off his wonderful colorful tail and mak Read on...