This morning was the earliest we had arisen for several days but we knew we had a good distance to cover to our next destination at Karamea.
With a full tank of petrol we headed along the fertile Takaka Valley to East Takaka which is sited at the foot of the hill road and then started the steady rise to the top of the hill and at 791 metres above sea level the road features in the website ‘Dang Read on...
Renata and I finally booked a trip after 2 years. The past two years have been crazy. With the stress of work and boredom due to the pandemic, Renata and I needed a few days to get away and enjoy life in another city. We decided with our good friend Andrea to travel to San Francisco.
I have never been to San Francisco or California in general, so it was all new and exciting to me. San Francisco Read on...
Today was a Sabbath day – only 2 hours in one park, then a short walk around the amazing campus of the U of Tx, Rio Grande Valley, when it started to drizzle in earnest, a drive through downtown Brownsville (quite modest, a few buildings of stories but blocks of mixed housing and businesses), followed by a much needed nap, and finally participating in our churchs YouTubed worship service and fa Read on...
We arrived in Broome a day early for our tour and stayed at the Mercure hotel.We had a relaxing afternoon and visited Matso‘s brewery which was just across the road. Woke up the next morning to find a huge puddle of water on the floor. Our air conditioner had malfunctioned and leaked.
Later in the morning we were collected by the Outback Spirit tour guide and driver Paul. Our first site of the Read on...
We crossed the border from Austria into Liechtenstein around 7pm and were into Vaduz soon after. We stopped long enough to take some snaps of the castle on the hill above the main street, then drove up a hill just out of town for the night, where we got a really good view of the town below, before free camping for an early night.
Next day was a special day for us as we celebrated having been on t Read on...
Start of the Praia Dos Pescadores (Fishermans Beach) walk. This is the longest section, maybe 60% of the the total length of Albufeira beaches. Strating below My Spot The end of the beach and my target are of natural and man made outcrop of rocks at the east end.
Its Tuesday the 23rd and I am bored to death staying inside drinking tea and coffee to stay warm so I am posting these pictures of my b Read on...
Like many of you, I have been impressed by the metro transit systems of cities around the world. Some of my favorites are London, Moscow, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. According to Travel Trivia, the best are: London, Seoul, Hong Kong NYC, and Tokyo (best). Moscow is missing? Here is an excerpt of what they said about Tokyo:
The Tokyo Metro system is another that is widely regarded as best in class. Perh Read on...
Today was a highlight: the Rhine Gorge. Forty miles of green hillsides and vineyards with over 40 castles. Some are ruins, some have been preserved; some are actively in use. It was a beautiful day and we were out of deck for most of it.
Late in the afternoon, we arrived in Rudesheim where we went to the Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments. This is a collection of restored music machines (wi Read on...
One question I frequently get is How do you decide where to go? I travel by choice, and I work remote so I can do this but nothing is incentivizing me to travel full time or guide me where to go So I get to choose 100% where I spend my time. My 2 large overarching goals are to see all the national parks and spend time in each region/state of the US (I probably wont spend an entire month in every Read on...
Today was earmarked to take the ferry across to Grimsey Island. It has stopped raining but the wind is still pretty wild. Its a real nuisance to have to delay the trip as there is no ferry tomorrow but we have been on enough dive boats to know that if the bay is rough, the open sea is going to be horrendous. Apparently the ferry always leaves whatever the weather. Its three hours there and three h Read on...