Its another early start. We need to have the hire car back by noon and google maps says it will take an hour and a half to get from our hotel to the car hire place, plus a minor detour to fill the tank up so, according to my calculations, we need to allow four hours! OK, I dont trust Googles calculationsespecially having seen how the route past all the major holiday resorts including Marbellaso I Read on...
I woke up this morning to beautiful, bright sunshine! Ive had awesome weather during my stay here in Sechelt/Vancouver. I slept in this morning waking up around 7:30 or so. I had a shower and went downstairs to enjoy the breakfast that the hotel puts on. It was pretty decent. Scrambled eggs with turkey sausage links, some home fries; chunky potatoes with some chunks of sauted peppers and onions. C Read on...
As we awake after a good nights sleep after the Turkish Border crossing its difficult to understand why we both feel more calm, for sure the nights sleep has helped no dogs barking all night, no call to prayer (loved it, just not at 5am) but its more than that?!? I think travel (and I again reiterate we wouldnt change it) for the last 4 months our countries of travel have had their own unique chal Read on...
You may or may not recall the song by Campbell and Ledbetter: Well, when I was a young man never been kissedI got to thinkin it over how much I had missedSo I got me a girl and I kissed her and then, and thenOh, lordy, well I kissed er againBecause she had kisses sweeter than wineShe had, mmm, mmm, kisses sweeter than wine(Sweeter than wine)Well, it is time to discuss some sweet wines, perhaps you Read on...
It finally happened; the leaves turned! Weeks of waiting in anxious anticipation, Mother Nature presented a beautiful gift. I noticed the leaves in their full fall glory as I was driving North in Pennsylvania to visit the Kinzua Bridge State Park. Ive excited to see a solo ash tree turn yellow or an occasional dogwood or sumac have red tips on the top of the luscious green bounty. The rustle of gr Read on...
Het centrale plein van Arras. Met aan het eind het oude stadhuis met de klokkentoren. Oorspronkelijk van de eerste helft van de 16e eeuw. Beide werden vernield in 1914, herbouwd volgens het oorspronkelijke plan. Ze werden in 1932 heropend. The central square of Arras. At the far end are the town hall and bell tower. Originally from the first half of the 16th century. Both were destroyed in 1914, r Read on...
Roll out on the Friday morning was even more organised than the roll in. For safety reasons was allowed to leave camp before 7am. At 2minutes past there was a steady stream heading out. Once again they had volunteer marshals at the end of each road, allowing 15 vehicles at a time to join the exiting convoy. We could not believe how quickly we were able to join in – no sooner had we got in the c Read on...
Off to Tennessee, the land of Country music and fried chicken. Nathan is now 6 1/2, Rosie is 3 and turns 4 in 3 weeks, and Vivian is 21 months old. They were very excited to see their similar aged cousins Ellie (6 1/2) and Grayson (4). With the COVID pandemic happening over the last 7 months, the airports have been much less crowded than usual and the check in and security went very smooth and eas Read on...
This morning we had a guided walk thru the Bogarin Trail, a birding (and sloth) habitat virtually 2 blocks from the center of La Fortuna that was highly to us by someone we met at Magee Marsh when birding for warblers a few weeks ago. Our guide Kenneth knew his stuff about birds. He did point out a sloth to the 2 other folks in our group, but he was a birder at heart. We ended up picking up some m Read on...
I like my beer, and I like a good pub. By far my favourite in Ho Chi Minh City is the Winking Seal at 50 Đặng Thị Nhu in District 1.
I am not sure how I discovered this pub because its hidden away in a side street that I would never normally traverse. Anyway, I found it, was delighted and go there frequently.
A good pub must have decent beer, a pleasant ambience, good service and fair pric Read on...