WED, 20 JUL 2022 TRAIN TO BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: My only experience with the rail system in Europe thus far has been with the trains (save that hop aboard before it departs fiasco) and not with the local trains. All of those trains have been staged at the platform awaiting its passengers well before the departure time – in a couple of cases, over thirty minutes early. Retrospectively, all of those Read on...
Poet, novelist, and travel writer William Graham resides in Stowe, Vermont. Many of his works of fiction have been inspired by his trips to the southern hemisphere. See his South American Novels series on Amazon.
Several feet above the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean flew millions of birds called skimmers that were flying to spend summer in the North American continent. From horizon to horizo Read on...
Here we go again or more correctly here I go again as today I ‘tourist solo. Tagging on with random English speaking tour groups doesnt really count as ‘doing a tour although I do pick up random facts and details that add to the experience.
Had brekkie (you should know what that means) and even bypassed my favourite cafe (excellent espresso and nata that are just as good) and went to the ‘H Read on...
Today we had a big rainstorm in the morning so I finally got to wear the sweater I brought! We worked from home in the morning knowing the roads would be a mess. I sat on the front porch watching the rain while I did some work from home and created lesson plans for tomorrows tailoring class. In the afternoon we met with our older group of women. One by one they went over their homework of a S.W.O. Read on...
Today we head across the strait to Maltas second most populous island, Gozo. I should probably put that in a bit of context; according to the ever reliable Wikipedia the permanent population of the countrys third most populous island, the mighty Comino, is two; no, not two thousand, two people. In fairness, Gozos population is a respectable 30,000 out of the countrys total of just over half a mill Read on...
As usual Im awake at 4am but Ian is still snoring loudly. We still have low cloud but its looking a bit brighter than yesterday. I fall back asleep.
By the time I next wake its 8am. We had planned an earlier start but never mind. Last night Ian was concerned we might not get the van out as people were parked nose to tail, now its not a problem as everybody has left!
Theres a huge queue of vehicl Read on...
Flashback to last December 2017, one of the bravest thing I did was to booked a plane ticket and celebrated my 29th birthday in Georgia. Many might think that I was referring for the state in America. But nope, It is somewhere between Europe and Asia (EurAsia) along with the Caucasus Mountain. So, for us working in the Middle East, Georgia has been the famous getaway place in any of the 4 seasons. Read on...
Did you see this? There are more Rues Victor Hugo and Places Charles de Gaulle than you can shake a (French) stick at, but whilst over 60%!o(MISSING)f the countrys road names celebrate famous French men, only 6%!n(MISSING)ationwide honor the countrys women. In Paris, the figure is even more paltry at 2%! (MISSING)One place where the gender imbalance is being addressed, albeit slowly, is in Lyon, F Read on...
Kulikalon Lake (2980m) to Alovaddin Lake (2180m). High point for day 3780 m- elevation gain 800m, loss 1240m as we drive back down to Iskanderkul (famous) and ultimately Kahramon (not even slightly famous, I cant find it on google maps or any search function).
Got to start early in order to meet our pickup at 1200. Im awake at 5 anyway. Lie in my trusty S2S Trek 3 bag and soak in the whole surrea Read on...
Mom and I were leveling up our morning routine by taking our breakfast to the outside patio. We would now eat while listening to the waves and breathing in the Atlantic air. The harsh New York winter was melting away from our memories with every absorbed ray of sunshine. Our St. Augustine itinerary for the day was Castillo de San Marcos, historic downtown, and finally a ride out to the mythic Foun Read on...