It was afternoon before I started driving up the steep grade on Interstate Hwy. 25 from Raton, New Mexico to Raton Pass at the Colorado State line. Just a short distance (about 100 meters) into Colorado was a nice scenic overlook with a good view of Colorado on the main trail of the Santa Fe Trail connecting Independence, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. The settlers from Missouri would see the Read on...
We have made it a habit to have breakfast at 7.30 and to get on the road by 8.00. Why 7.30? Because that is the time kitchens seem to open here. Fortunately for me, kitchens do not open earlier!!
The day proved to be a heavy one with a lot of climbing. In total, we climbed almost 1.300 m. As I explained in previous notes, climbing generally requires more battery usage. Today that certainly was tr Read on...
Actually, we wanted to sleep in a bit, but by 6:30 the birds were in full crescendo, and then a francolin sitting on our roof was very noisy. Its about the size of a partridge. Between him and the wild turkeys, no one sleeps in.
So, after our usual toasted English muffin and guava jam, we started off at the seashore just down the mountain road, near the airport. The sea didnt look too rough until Read on...
Costa del London as the temperature in London was higher than Ibiza @ 22 degree Celsius). Easter holidays- I took the bite to promote domestic tourism and spend a day outdoors.
I prepared fresh cucumber sandwiches with carrot finger food.Train from Hayes and Harlington to Windsor and Eton via Slough for 6.20 GBP return. By the way, there was no ticket checking at Windsor and Eton train platform. Read on...
This blog is not as much about Panama City as it about my experience getting there. Sometimes travel throws up interesting situations and I thought its an experience I should share. The travel bit of Panama City will follow in Part 2.
I flew into Panama City from San Jose. On the flight I met a traveler who was going to Cuba and I asked her to keep me posted on how she finds it so that I can eval Read on...
Its now been 4 weeks since weve been away which is hard to digest and I dont fancy jumping on the scales anytime soon. Alarm was set for 8.00 am so we could have breakfast downstairs and be on the road by 9.00 am for the 60km drive to the ski resort town of Stowe.
No traffic issues encountered so it was an easy drive to the Von Trapp Family Lodge. You may find that name familiar and you would be Read on...
Again, I apologize for being late in posting this, but this KOAs internet was up most of the time, but had extremely limited bandwidth last night.
We left the Spokane KOA just before 8am, with no plans to stop anywhere along the way, except for lunch and gas, since the trip was over 6 and 1/2 hours. When we got to the Columbia River canyon, and saw they had an overlook, we couldnt resist. Such aw Read on...
So, dinner last night was rather yummy. I had a Zebu dish cooked with cassava leaves and of course some rice. Gee was with us to make sure we didnt get up to any mischief and hed brought Isan with him as a side kick. Isan is one of the drivers, and has been ferrying me, Jessica and Jason around. Hes a lovely young man, and a very patient driver. My goodness hes been working hard this week. I did f Read on...
This morning we got coffee and pastries at a local bake shop downtown, then we headed to Acadia National Park. We have travelled together to many national parks but here the workers were the most unfriendly, rude people weve ever encountered. It seemed they were very put out when we asked a question or needed help. It did not start out as a good experience.
We drove through the park and got to vi Read on...
TOUR 3 – La France – SAT, 02 JUL 2022 – Day 8: BORDEAUX–ARCACHON–DUNE DU PILAT–BIARRITZ - ARCACHON Free time to browse; DUNE DU PILAT See the tallest sand dune in Europe; BIARRITZ Free time this afternoon and evening. (B); 174 mi / 280 km
Uncle Larrys note: During my free time, I wandered the area near the hotel looking for an interesting dining venue. The pub next to the hotel offere Read on...