Sometimes - that is a funny old word . Sometimes we do something different . It was Wednesday - work day, walk day and shopping day. I did none of those things . Work, shopping and the walk would have to wait until Thursday . Sometimes is one of those random thoughts that creep into your head. from somewhere but from nowhere. You dont really know how you got to sometimes but you have got there. So Read on...
After a sheltered night in the barn, we woke feeling grateful of the protection it was still providing, as, not only was the wind still going for it, the rain had returned. Wed also got the two chairs and table from the filed last night, so enjoyed some breakfast watching the weather safely from inside, before smugly packing away our dry tent.
We didnt stay dry for long though, stepping out strai Read on...
This was the description by Silvia on the heygo location page ! Who doesnt enjoy a walk along a beautiful beach.
The area of The South West Coast is the most uncontaminated part of the island, characterized by a wild and enchanting charm, where the Mediterranean vegetation on the rugged rocks creates a play of unique and surprising shades.
Sardinian by adoption, thanks to my husbands Sardinian o Read on...
Two last days in Verona and the plan was go to go up to Bolzano for Sunday. Id heard about the Ice Man Museum and we had to go. Id read about the Ice Man when he was found and read everything I could but nothing is like seeing him, his clothing and artifacts for ourselves.
We were going to get the bus, go to the train station and take the train from Verona to Bolzano. As we walked to the bus stop Read on...
Whilst the exact date of St. Francis birth is unknown, he was born around He died at the age of 44 in 1226
In 1182, Pietro Bernardone returned home from a trip to France to find his wife had given birth to a son. Far from being excited he was furious because shed had his new son baptized Giovanni after John the Baptist. The last thing he wanted in his son was a man if God, he wanted a man of bus Read on...
Last night we traveled through numerous mountain tunnels to gt to our hotel in Akureyri. This sophisticated and thriving city is called the Second City and is much warmer and drier than Reykjavik. We have definitely lucked out in the weather department on this trip. The first known settler was Helgi the lean who arrived here around year 890. We dined with others from our group, including Renees ne Read on...
Jeff and I started consuming our takeout meals in local parks. We discovered quite a few new parks this way. Nowadays, we are frequently on the lookout for picnic tables as we drive around. In this photo, which was taken in Kahala, I am eating a mushroom pizza from Angelo Pietro, while Jeff holds up a slice of cheesecake from Otto Cake.
I started writing this as an intro paragraph on my New York Read on...
We travelled also before we joined TravelBlog. We have started to digitise photos from those trips and we are planning to write about some of them. Since Ake has had some time on his hands lately he has written about a trip he made in Indonesia in 2002.
I arrived in Bali but went directly to the neighbouring island Lombok. There I spent three days hiking and exploring small villages, temples and Read on...
We continued to head south towards Pimba, after which we would leave the Stuart Highway and head past Woomera and then get to Roxby Downs. Before leaving the main highway, we stopped in at Lake Hart for a coffee break – like many others. The Ghan train skirts this beautiful spot on its way north or south so we crossed the line and walked down to the waters edge to inspect the ruins of what appe Read on...
Due to this terrible pandemic which has changed the world so drastically, I, along with everyone else, have had the joy of the freedom to travel taken away.
A small price to to the misery inflected on so many people throughout the world due to this pandemic.
So during the last 17 months I have often relied on my memories of travels past, or the dreams of where, when and how, my travel could take Read on...