They are building a church over there I could imagine the conversations going on in Farndon and Holt just across the river in the 14th century. The villagers would have looked across the River Dee and perhaps envy crept in .
The two villages are just a stones throw from each other separated by the river Dee and the medieval bridge that crossed between two worlds . England on one side and Wales o Read on...
Its 5.30am and the alarm is buzzing annoyingly. Oh well at least its buzzing. I have had another disturbed night dreaming that we missed the plane because I couldnt find anywhere to park our hire car? What! that was returned a week ago!
We get up for a breakfast if our left overscoco pops, choc au pain and orange juice! We are only 15 minutes walk from the bus station which has a very efficient a Read on...
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didnt do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe habour. Explore. Dream. Discover.- Mark Twain
We are now home, after a LONG trip back. But first, our last evening in Mombasa, and our journey home, involving planes, trains, and automobiles!
We had a nice last dinner at the resort, at the Read on...
On repart de bonne heure de notre htel San Luis Obispo pour continuer notre route vers Los Angeles. Comme il ny avait pas de petit djeuner, on a dcid daller le prendre Solvang, un petit village kilomtres, qui a tout lapparence dun village danois.
Solvang a, en effet, t fonde par des danois au dbut du vingtime sicle. Les maisons sont dinspiration danoise, avec des colombages et trs colores. On Read on...
This morning we are up at 6 am for our flight to Honolulu. We have already checked in, uploaded our vaccine QR codes the form to obtain our Safe Travel Hawaii QR code, so once we have dropped off the hire car, we can go straight through security to the gate. Here, we are offered the chance to show our QR codes to obtain a bracelet, thus negating the need to wait in a hour queue in Hawaii. Sounds Read on...
Today we had an earlier day that is usual. We had to be on the bus at 8 and breakfast was at 7:00. It meant getting up at 6:00, which wax no problem.
Our first goal today was the Northern Ireland town of Derry or Londonderry. Derry/Londonderry is the second biggest city of Northern Ireland, after Belfast. Its a walled city, and there is so much history within the walls. The city was originally na Read on...
Margaret Island is a of land on the Danube River in the middle of Budapest, Called in Hungarian, it is named after Margit, the beautiful daughter of a king. The island is shaped like an art nouveau teardrop, an emerald jewel set in a river bordered on either side by the bustling city.
Among the islands oaks and poplars are the ruins of a Dominican convent where the princess lived. Margit—kn Read on...
Taking Route C14 our drive towards the remotest point of our Namibia journey, actually of our entire journey in Africa. Sossusvlei is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the National Park. The name Sossusvlei is often used in an extended meaning to refer to the surrounding area, including other neighboring vleis such as Deadvlei a Read on...
I buried my head in some online courses and podcasts on the way here, as until you get close to the Netherlands , its all pretty much the same as what weve seen in France. The drive took 4 hours, including a toilet/ snacks break at a Service Station. The system with the toilets is practical. You pay 80 cents at a turnstile , receive a receipt and the green light, and when you return to the shop, y Read on...
Took the train from Montreal to Quebec City. The three hour ride was in a very rural and farm country area and included on the train was dinner and drinks. During our stay in Quebec City, we stayed at Hotel Le Priori. Nice hotel right in lower Quebec. Always amazed at people who are Found out the person who checked us in speaks 4 languages - English, French, Ukraine and Russian. Those last two mu Read on...