After a leisurely breakfast at Hotel Plecka this morning, we left Dubrovnik at 9:30 for our journey to Korcula, located off the northern end of the Peljesac Peninsula. It was a warmer morning than yesterday, and another bright and sunny day. We drove north from Dubrovnik along the spectacular coastline, winding and twisting along the coast with views of the Elaphiti Islands. These island are prote Read on...
Sad to say there was no ferry to start todays walk (though apparently quite a few people do take the ferry from Torquay to Brixham to avoid what is known as a busy and urban section of the coastal path), so we should have been able to quickly get going. However, rejoining the coast line at Torquay sea front to walk the path (which does run beside the busy road) we were soon stopped in our tracks w Read on...
Life and the various species originated by of planetary globes and the five manifestations of nature namely earth, water, fire, air, and space. Rabindranath Tagore in his book Pancha bhoota, has explained that the emotional ability of the human mind is keenly sensitive to all objects of light, colour, sound, effect of speed, sun, moon and stars.
The Human Body and the Earth have the – ¾ water Read on...
The last time I was in Sheffield in a travel blogging sense, it was an ode to Heaven 17. The Other Half was reliving her youth and we were at the O2 to see Glen Gregory et al, blasting out the the full Luxury Gap album. Temptation indeed. She was on a roll, after doing the Penthouse & Pavement tour 2 years previously. It seems only fair then that the title of this blog goes to their musical neighb Read on...
Today is effectively the last day of our holiday, although in reality its all a bit of a as we need to be at the airport by 1.00pm. I took the opportunity for one last photography outing. Unfortunately, on the one occasion I picked a location that would not include the actual sunrise, it was when there was an amazing sunrise, but the opposite direction to the cityscape that I was aiming to photog Read on...
The day dawned clear but cool but we figured we could run to shorts and sandals as it was going to reach a balmy 16 degrees!
We headed off South on the road to Balclutha, near the mouth of the mighty Clutha river than supplies much of NZs power. There, we called into the Information Centre for some good maps and guidance on the must sees.
Our first stop was to be Nugget Point via Kaka Point and Read on...
In 1963, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Skopje, then a provincial town in Yugoslavia. Over 1,000 people were killed and 80% of the buildings destroyed. Rebuilding took place throughout the 60s and 70s with the help of 78 donor countries and the result was a rather grey, utilitarian city.
Our loft apartment is about 15 minutes walk from the main square, though we could catch the number 12 red do Read on...
Despite the large amounts of beer consumed the evening before, I woke up hangover free. We headed to a nearby noodle shop for breakfast. The food must have been passable, but I cant remember what I had so definitely not amazing. I was feeling a bit dehydrated, so the quest to get some water started when we left the shop. We found a small convenience store on one of the backstreets and stocked up f Read on...
After travelling up the Danube throughout the night and going through several more locks, we arrived in Passau around 8.30am.
After another wonderful breakfast we left on our bus and walking tour around the old town of Passau at around 9.30am.
Located between three rivers and heaven, Passau is a city of natural beauty and religious pilgrimage. Founded over 2,000 years ago, this is one of the old Read on...
Our house sold in that was over a holiday weekend. Our realtor asked if we knew that it was a holiday and I replied no, our calendar isnt around so I had no idea. It didnt seem to make a difference and we went into a escrow.
We moved our RV to our oldest son Nates house. He lives on a farm and had room in the rear under a huge tree.
We had lots of loose stuff to pack or not to pack. What could Read on...