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...
Contrairement ce quavait annonc la mto, le ciel est trs nuageux ce matin. Nous avions prvu de prendre la voiture et daller voir le Golden Gate Bridge, puis ensuite de monter Twin Peaks et daller se promener le long du pacifique. On inverse donc le programme, en gnral le temps sclaircit en fin de matine.
Twin Peaks est la colline la plus leve de San Francisco, prt de trois cent mtres. De l, on Read on...
Every morning the ships events coordinator Garry reminded us of the days program over the PA system. The printed program which is placed on our bed by the cabin staff, with our tour tickets to ensure everyone is ready for and that we are on time to catch the bus for the right tour. He also reminded us to bring our ‘silent box which we wear over our ear so the tour guides can talk about the local Read on...
We are down to the last day of our stay at Lake Tekapo and as we had hoped the dip in the hot tub on the deck at night has made our stay here very relaxing. We are pinching ourselves because we had found such a restful accommodation.
There had been a bit more rain overnight but the prospects for a reasonable day without any further rain was on the cards which will ensure we get around the three c Read on...
Yesterday we spent the entire day driving so I got a nice 8 hours into work. We had another issue with the truck, and we had to stop off at an AutoZone to replace one of the coils. We got in late to Leeman Field RV Park and Campground, VA. It is a Passport America park, so our rate is only $15 a night. The RV Park is next to a park with a swimming pool, basketball, bike trail, etc.
Today we tried Read on...
On dit que la nuit porte conseil, lavenir me dira, si il tait bon. Je me suis lev ce matin, dcision prise, je me tiens mon programme initial, je passe en Albanie. Jembarque Bari ce mardi 23h. Dure de la traverse 8h. Par contre je nai pas pu avoir de cabine disponible, je suis encore jeune je devrais pouvoir supporter une nuit en fauteuil. Mais avant tout, jai consult le site des affaires trangr Read on...
And the driving continues! Down to Geiranger today to take the ferry along the Geirangerfjord to Hellesylt - its one of the iconic things to do here and it lived up to the hype.
First things first, need to get there! I could have done the quick and easy route but decided to add about an hour (ok maybe more, I stopped a lot lol) to my drive by heading up through the scenic mountain pass - Gamle St Read on...
Green Knob Overlook and Catawba River Valley, Blue Ridge Parkway. Milepost 350.8. 4761 feet (1451 m). NC105
We wanted to drive a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway while visiting Asheville. The scenic Parkway runs along the mountain ridges from Virginia, where it connects with Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park, through North Carolina to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We started at t Read on...
One thinks of a pedigree as a sanctioned stamp of good breeding. Thoroughbred racehorses. Edwardian landed gentry. books? These arent just but specimens from the Golden Age of including some purchased in a U.S. concentration camp. book pedigree is the rare designation applied to a collection of vintage material gathered by a single collector at the time of publishing. There are currently 61 pedig Read on...