And the driving continues! Down to Geiranger today to take the ferry along the Geirangerfjord to Hellesylt - its one of the iconic things to do here and it lived up to the hype.
First things first, need to get there! I could have done the quick and easy route but decided to add about an hour (ok maybe more, I stopped a lot lol) to my drive by heading up through the scenic mountain pass - Gamle St Read on...
We got away early around 6.30am and reached the border some 4 hours later for a late breakfast. The crossing took around 1.5 hours, but we gained 30 minutes by putting our clocks back. No hassles on either side of the border. Most of the time was spent queuing up for duty free goods, where I picked up a bottle of Scotch for USD4.
It was a long drive (over 500 kms) into Erzerum and we didnt arriv Read on...
Computer zei : Aankomst 12:15u, hoogte 422m, 22°, 74 km, verbruik 7,8 l /100km, gemiddeld 35 km/u, reisduur 2:06 uur.
Korte rit van het hooggelegen Laruns afdalend naar Lourdes. Het plaatsje in de Pyreneen dat we van in onze jeugd slechts kenden uit de verhalen en de fotoboeken van onze ouders en grootouders die hier hun allereerste reis op hotel naar het buitenland meemaakten. Voor een bedevaar Read on...
We started the day with a quick look around the back rooms of The Gris where we had breakfast that was included in our fee. The taproom where we had dinner last night has been described as the most handsome bar in America. The firearms room has items dating from the 15th century. The largest of their dining rooms is an old covered bridge that was dismantled piece by piece from its original site in Read on...
I hope this blog finds you and your loved ones well. I have started, stopped, and restarted this blog more times than I can count. At first I delayed out of normal procrastination habits; then every month since was interrupted, Ive questioned if the timing and message of this post were right. I was holding out for some glorious day when this virus would be gone, this pandemic would be over, and t Read on...
Prishtina ne me laissera pas beaucoup de souvenirs. Hier au soir la tristesse dans les rues, je nai trouv quune brasserie douverte 8h. Que des ptes au menu, pas dentre, pas de dessert, jai fait avec. Lhtel pas sordide, mais cousin, heureux de le quitter ce matin.
Au dpart ce matin je sais que je vais avoir une rude journe. Je quitte la ville sans problme, et me retrouve sur une autoroute, rapid Read on...
Well it was certainly a rollercoaster to get here!! First of all we booked a trip to IceIand 22nd – 29th June , but then the hospital phoned up and I was going to have a replacement knee on 23rd June, so the trip was cancelled. After being in the hospital on the 16th June as a standby patient, having various tests etc I was eventually declined because of a graze on my knee! The surgeon wasnt kee Read on...
It has been a while since posting on this platform. This was always my basic keep friends informed channel. The special quality of this site in particular was that it always seemed to be active and accessible in China and worked relatively well.
My Sakya Resource Guide (SRG) website from the early 1990s is gone. The internet went out of business, or changed, and dumped all websites. I had somethi Read on...
I cant remember the last time I visited Chicago. I think it was back in 2016, when I rode Amtrak from Chicago to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Why? my tour of all fifty states, an that I call the Nifty Fifty Club. My parents lived in Chicago for a brief period during WW2, having left Relocation camp in the Gila (AZ) Desert to work in factories supporting the war effort. In fact, they lived on Addison Stree Read on...
We docked at a small town just outside Cologne first thing this morning. After breakfast, we walked about a quarter mile in driving rain to three buses for a ride into the city. Cologne is Germanys fourth largest city. The rain abated just as we started a Cologne Past and Present tour led by a gregarious and knowledgeable guide named Shiva who was from the Philippines. There is a story there but w Read on...