I exited the Xtrk at 6.45am on a very, very cold clear sky morning. I hadnt walked 2m before 6 kookaburras sitting together 5m on a tree branch about 30m from me began their laugh, and laugh they did, waking anyone who was still asleep at that stage, for a full 2 minutes It was sensational. I had heard kookaburras laugh before but not that many all at once for 2 minutes. Those brave enough to tes Read on...
One Friday evening in fall 2010, Susan and I had the pleasure of dinner with Valene L. Smith, a travel friend of mine.
Valene is a very remarkable woman and traveler. An anthropologist and geographer, she has had a career as a university professor, researcher in Pakistan, Alaska, and the Southwest, documentary film maker, museum founder, travel agent, and tour leader and courier. She is one of t Read on...
From Mental Floss: Any natural body of inland water that feels bigger than a pond can constitute a lake. The lakes of the world vary greatly, with some sites closely resembling seas in many ways. This applies to Lake Baikal in southeast Siberia. The Unesco World Heritage Site is the deepest lake on Earth, measuring 5387 feetat its maximum depth.
Lake depth can be measured in two ways: By the dist Read on...
Yesterday morning, we made sure to swim and eat some malisadas from the cafe before we packed up and set out for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Id been really looking forward to going to the national park, but I found that I was sad to leave our resort. There were some pros and cons to where we were staying, but, when it came down to it, we had the best time there. We loved the pool. There were p Read on...
Slept in today, Tarragon was very happy to be in the bed between us for a bit longer this morning. While we are in Santa Fe, we will be having breakfast at the hotel every day, mainly to take advantage of our food credit with the gold level of Hilton Honors.
As we walked to the restaurant the fireplace in the lobby was a blaze, with real pinon wood. The smell was delightful. Jerry has been talkin Read on...
Promised a look at the ice sculptures in Chinatown, we gathered at Pumphouse Theatre for our gentle 10 km trek. The Bow River Pathway was cleared of snow and ice, allowing our minds to wander and conversation to flow. With the chinook developing behind us, trees and bushes were silhouetted black against the frozen white of the river.
The detour around the work near the Centre Street Bridge broug Read on...
Construction on this iconic landmark began in 1914 amidst a materials shortage during World War I, but the station didnt officially open until 1927. Since then, Union Station has waves of immigrants to Toronto, survived a major fire, and endured more than 90 years of wear and tear.
Union Station was designed in the grand manner of the cole des in Paris It was built by Canadian Pacific Railway an Read on...
Un drle dt que sera mais surtout de drles de vacances pour Pollux et donc Mais quel plaisir de vous retrouver vous.., vous qui nous avez manqu depuis notre dernier voyage...
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Ce matin, on reprend pour la deuxime fois le chemin vers Tobermory. Cette fois, pas de balade en bateau, nous ferons plutt une randonne pdestre vers la clbre Grotto, situe dans le parc national de la pninsule de Bruce. Lendroit est tellement populaire quon doit rserver plusieurs mois lavance une accder au site et se stationner. Cest dautant plus important cette anne car la capacit daccueil est r Read on...
I am feeling better today. Aylin and I finally found our guide for the tour of Tallinn, an old city in Estonia. I looked forward to learning more about the people and their customs. Our guide led us to a hill that looked over the harbor. We wandered the streets of old town looking at souvenirs and taking pictures. It seemed like we walked for hours. We had a little time to explore on our own. Then Read on...