Fueled by my blue pancakes, I was ready to get the day under way. Our next excursion was the town of Pinhao. This is the first year of doing the Duoro River cruise, so they are still fine tuning the activities. We walked up to a train station were given vouchers for free gifts at various shops throughout the town. I spent most of the day with Alex, a Tauck tour guide from Ecuador who was on this t Read on...
I have spent most of 2021 working Northwest Saudi Arabia on various projects. Its been exhausting, but the scenery gorgeous. Without going into detail, here are some highlights:
We previously worked here back in 2019 for a mapping campaign. It was impressive and amazing to see the progress they had done since we were here. We were staying in Tabuk, but while waiting between projects, we decided t Read on...
Gabby the motorhome is parked up on a free aire near to Caerlaverock Castle . This is a bit of a novelty . As a country we are far behind Europe providing facilities for cheap or free overnight stops for motorhomes. We are still a caravan nation and campsites seem to be the order of the day . Not for us . We dont need the electricity nor do we need the facilities . This site with its hardstanding Read on...
Hier je pensais avoir battu le record de photos publies, 50, non il y eu le lac Powell dans lUtah en 2016 avec 56.
Depuis que je suis en Argentine, jai d passer une bonne nuit. De partout, et hier a t le pire, des chiens aboient toute la nuit, A 1H lorsque a se calme, se sont les gens qui rentrent, videmment ils sortent souper aprs 10 heure. Cest aussi pour a que ce matin jtais seul au petit dj. Read on...
We crossed the border from Nicaragua by foot as the sun was going down. We had a brief discussion with the sleepy border guards and then waited for the public bus.
Immediately it was evident we were no longer in Nicaragua. The buses were more modern the roads were smoothly paved, people had to wear masks in indoor spaces. When we got to the small village not far from our auberge, the Cabaas Casti Read on...
La par un absolument gargantuesque servi dans des sacs de papiers bruns, la mode a nous cale lestomac pour les prochaines heures et peu aprs, nous quittons Revelstoke en direction de la valle de lOkanagan. Aprs un petit 25 minutes de route, nous parvenons notre premire activit de la journe, le Skytrek. Plusieurs parcours sont disponibles: pour adultes, tyroliennes, murs descalade, etc. Nous, Read on...
As Armenia isnt that far from Tbilisi, we decided to go on a day trip there, as neither of us had visited it before. Our guide/driver, Irakli picked us up at around 9am, which goes to show how close it is because of the late start!
Irakli explained that theres a lot of animosity between Georgians and Armenians due to culture clashes and nationalism. People love their own country so much, they bel Read on...
You cannot go anywhere these days without talking about Wrexham . Well at least that is what it seems. We are all the news in the USA. We are a global concern with over a million followers on one platform . And our own goalscoring machine Paul Mullin was on American TV this morning . All thanks to our new owners. Today it became even more surreal for us .
Picture the scene . We have parked up in Read on...
Well! Here we are again on our first adventure this year following the horrendous world wide bout of COVID 19 coronovirus which has brought the world to its knees. The UK has been under restrictions since March 2020 with limits on mixing and travel both within the UK and abroad. Restrictions still apply but we can go to hotels if we dont mix too much and mask wearing obligatory areas, so off we go Read on...
So, this was a trip after a year long break from travelling. Anywhere if this sounds poetic , please excuse 😊 I have tried to control my feelings as much as possible 😊
After a break of more than a year from traveling, I stepped out of the house and flew to Sikkim. 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone and the only realization i had in 2020 was, the importance of Freedom.This was more Read on...