It was purely coincidental that the weekend we were passing through Roxby just happened to coincide with Fathers Day a coincidence that turned out to be a lovely relaxing celebration of a and his son and love and respect for each other. It was the time spent creating and concocting the things they know Greg loves and activities shared that truly show the loving relationship they share.
We arri Read on...
Visiting Stepantsminda means the obligatory visit to the Gergeti Trinity Church. It sits atop a mountain and stares down at anyone passing through the tiny town. While in the Khevi province, we spent our mornings, afternoons and evenings admiring it from afar as it caught the sunlight and hid behind the clouds. It only seemed fitting we make the trek to the top of the mountain to get a closer look Read on...
Another quick Trekkup trip. This was a makeup trip for the one I missed a month before with stupid Covid. I was a bit wary of this one - work was killing me, I was so tired, and the thought of a long hike in the hot mountains was a bit daunting. But since my last meeting on Friday went well I decided to suck it up and go. We met up at Terminal 2 at the airport; I had driven and parked because I ha Read on...
What time is it ? It is dark and gloomy and I have little idea what time it is . The sun has not risen and there is no finger of light punching its way through the curtains . It could be anytime between 4 am and 6 am. I lean over to try to read the time on the alarm clock . That is shrouded in darkness . . The luminous fingers of my watch are slowly moving around the dial but they are so weak that Read on...
The only way is up - apart from the song of the same title it is fair to say that we are heading in the right direction . Covid seems to be for the time being under control and Spring apart from last night when the wind howled and the rain fell heavily is on its way. We had another football match to watch and after the excitement of Tuesday night we were up for it . The game should be interesting Read on...
We stayed in Salerno for four days in a beautiful Airbnb with a view of the castle from the rooftop terrace. My was that none of the other places we stayed in But its not ideal if you are travelling by car. We had to park the car a few kilometers away in the free parking next to the train station. And paid parking (and expensive) - On our last night we managed to drive in to a ZTL zone and got a f Read on...
Greetings from the Scottish Highlands! Im really quite excited to be here. While there is much to see in the country, it seems that the Highlands are what make Scotland quintessentially Scotland. It is the region of high fells, forested hills, mountains, rushing rivers and Highland Games such as tossing the caber. It is also the wildest part of Great Britain, where wild deer and golden eagles can Read on...
This is the third and last blog entry from my trip in Australia 25 years ago. Here I will present a mix of some lesser known sites, a few somewhat more known sites and two sites that are absolutely iconic.
Alice Springs is right in the centre of Australia and is popular among tourists much thanks to its proximity to the iconic Uluru/Ayers Rock. But there are also plenty of things to see in Alice Read on...
Today was another random exploration day - theres a neighbourhood (Toyen) with a lot of street art, so I headed up there to explore.
Theres also another large sculpture park on the east side which I walked around a bit, but then the rain hit and I was in my Birks and didnt want to muddy them up so I retreated to the tram and headed back into town. The little that I did see of Ekebergparken was pr Read on...
All around Cusco solidarity in the face of a global pandemic continues. In Cusco at least, this really is bringing people together, fighting against enemy.
The rains have finally arrived! I woke up to a rainy morning in Urubamba, the kind of rainy morning that makes me hum the lyrics Im only happy when it rains by Garbage. Being born in Seattle is not the only thing that makes me love rain, the h Read on...