I crossed over from Costa Rica to Nicaragua over the land border. Except the fact that Nicaragua needs PCR test, its an easy border crossing.
Just crossing into Nicaragua, I could see the change in the vegetation and feel the increased temperature. The soil was dry, the rainforests had given way to dry forests and the heat was intense.
I stayed near the main beach on San Juan Del Sur but visited Read on...
We were so pleased that we did manage to switch off from working one day to being on holiday the next.
There was no waking up at 5am or before thinking that we had to go to work with Gretchen on her way by 7.15am and me by 7.45am.
We get get to hear the 6am news before a Fulton Hogan street sweeper truck drove by sweeping the few leaves that had fallen from trees onto the road at the seaside and Read on...
Much like other tourist hot spots, location is often the key to meeting your tourist and sightseeing needs. Here on Santorini, the down to Oia or Fira. Stay in Fira for nightclubs, restaurants and shopping. Fira is nonstop tourists, cruise shippers, and partiers. And amazing views. Fira has cheaper places to eat. Stay in Oia for a quieter, more artistic atmosphere, that will be super crowded at su Read on...
We needed a really long sleep, as we were jet lagged, in a different time zone, +9 hours to be exact.
When we finally woke up, we needed to get down to breakfast at our scheduled time. Here, they take Covid seriously. In the breakfast room tables are separated so that guests need to schedule breakfast in order to everyone. We appreciate that they take Covid seriously.
Wed thought we would do the Read on...
Our new travel arrangements did not work well. We arrived at Yinning airport with a new agent and driver organised and deposit paid. No driver to meet us. Several frantic phone calls to agent and driver. We waited. We waited. One of our group who speaks Chinese wandered over to the nearby Government Tourist Agency. I dont know what discussions were had but ultimately it was decided to drop our cur Read on...
Mt Isa is a big mining town and has been at the cutting edge (pardon the pun) of mining technology for many decades. The area is extremely rich in silver, lead, zinc and especially copper deposits. In 1923 it was found to be the richest seam of lead zinc in the world when an itinerant prospector chanced upon some weighty rocks. He took them to nearby Cloncurry for analysis to be told they were up Read on...
Amongst other things, 2020 will be the year where international travel ceased to exist. After getting over the pandemics initial shock, I needed to regroup and figure out what to do for my holidays. I quickly determined that I have some of the prettiest scenery in the world with the Icefields Parkway, which is only cycling days from my home. I then figured out a circle route from and to my home i Read on...
Sunday: After getting settled here in Georgia the afternoon was an adventure time out to Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island. Unfortunately I had a technology issue and took 0 pictures. The fort was established by the British in 1736 to protect from the Spanish in Florida. There was a cool going on and the weather was sunny and 75*. Gorgeous day on the island near the water and Read on...
6,200 steps - that is what it took to walk from home to Millionaires row, back round the estate , past the school , up the river , through Friars Fields garden and home I set out this morning before work with the intention of not walking for an hour but waking as many steps as I could . I had read that if I walked down each and every street in the village , through every alleyway I could clock up Read on...
On the 5thday of our trip, Dennis took us to Bremerhaven. Our first stop was the Emigration and Immigration Museum. It turns out Bremerhaven is where many Europeans emigrated out of Europe and many arrived in the US via Ellis Island. There are records there from the 1600s through the late 1900s. When we bought our tickets, you were assigned a person to follow. My person was a lady named Margret an Read on...