I truly hope 2020 is treating you half decently. I have to admit, writing these blogs is somehow challenging. We are all doing the best to get the best of a super difficult year. But depending of where you are in 2020....life can be sweeter...or way more sour! So little disclaimer, I will not be able about 2020...well...there are 29 more days to go. This year was spent mainly between Seychelles an Read on...
Heygo has developed such a whether it be voyagers meeting voyagers, voyagers meeting guides or like today guide meeting guide. A beautiful morning in Quebec with Patrick and Sam
I have taken several tours with Sam and there is always something different to discover about Quebec.
Moshe Safdie designed many international museums. The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa is a glass and granite buil Read on...
One of the few remaining icons of old San Francisco, is Johns Grill. I first became familiar with it, when my waiter , John Konstin, at Jacks on Sacramento Street bought Johns in the 70s. Here is some interesting background. Nestled in a building two blocks from Union Square and not far from San Franciscos big convention center and major hotels, Johns Grill has been hosting celebrities from all ov Read on...
We then spent the next 2 nights at the Poring hot Springs- we knew what to expect. Built in WWII for Japanese soldiers, the hot springs are a series of outdoor tubs with taps dispensing sulphur water. I just dipped my feet it, and then me and Bill set off for the butterfly farm where we saw a few butterflies and enjoyed the air conditioned indoor exhibit, and then we set off for the canopy walkway Read on...
De nouveau, ce matin Prague, le soleil est revenu, mais pas la chaleur, 12*. Je vais garder le soleil toute la journe et pas bien plus de 20, mme Vienne, ce qui me va trs bien, pour mes longues marches. Ce jour encore, 9.8, et il faut que je trouve encore o souper, jai vu, cet aprs midi beaucoup de restaurants ferms.
Je vous avais dit, que je prendrais lautoroute de Prague Vienne environ 350km Read on...
The West Coast of Tasmania has always held a special place in Andrews heart, and I too fell immediately in love with it on my very first trip to Tasmania in the Ive now visited the region quite a few times, and I should be able to say I know it reasonably well; but it has a certain mysterious quality that makes me think it would take a lot more than a few trips to get under the tough skin of the Read on...
I wasnt feeling well yesterday, but 9 hours sleep and a breakfast of rice and beans (Im beginning to feel like a contestant on Im a Celebrity) and Im raring to go.
Today, we are going to Ricon de La Vieja volcano. Its a 17 mile drive, which starts on Route before we have to turn off onto a smaller road. With 6 miles to go, we run out of paved road and the bouncing around in the gravel begins. A f Read on...
We got up and got ready for breakfast. Weve stayed at this hotel in 2019 and loved the breakfast. We were hoping COVID hadnt changed all that. We had 2 eggs on bread, beans, really good bacon, chocolate croissants, coffee, toast and tea. There was also cereal, fruit, and juice available. It was excellent.
Our goal today was to get to some shops near Buckingham Palace that were closed for Good Fri Read on...
When you are out pick up a newspaper That is an unusual request these days. When I swim that is all I do. I never nip off to pick up the local rag. There is never anything worth reading in it . But today I was informed was different .
There was a whole section on the local Football team - Wrexham AFC . That is Wrexham Association Football club not Wrexham Athletic as our local MP spoke about in Read on...
Today we left for our final destination – Barcelona. Its another long bus day, theres really no way around it, its a long way from Costa Del Sol to Barcelona, and the last couple of days have been spent on the bus with a couple of one night stants in Granada and Velencia, but tonight we check in for two nights in Barcelona. This time we made a couple of interesting stops along the way.
Our stop Read on...