The Kimberley region in the far north of Western Australia is rugged, beautiful, and stunningly remote. The population is sparse and the distances are vast, but there is an option to explore the East Kimberley region from a gorgeous little base, and that is the town of Kununurra. For most of my adult life I have been intrigued by this remote town close to the border of Northern Territory, and its Read on...
I am back from another great weekend exploring the country side. This time I went to the south to two different national parks. The drive was longer this time at 6 hours and through lots of small villages. The road is paved, however every time you get close to a village there are multiple kinds of speed bumps. First there are what I can best describe as small speed bumps that make the car vibrate, Read on...
We set two alarms 10 minutes apart so we would not miss rising to shower and drive to the airport to check in by 5.30am.But when you have one eye open all night to make sure you dont miss the alarm you are always going to be ready and this morning proved this.
So we had the car loaded and were on our way within 2 minutes of the target time only to get about half way there and have to turn around Read on...
Lately I have been haunted by a dystopian short story: ‘There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury. The story in itself but part of Bradburys meditation on Mars and the future of Planet Earth: ‘The Martian Chronicles. It is set during a single day in 2026, describing a lone house in Allendale, California, that stands intact in a city otherwise obliterated by a nuclear bomb. We know that a nucl Read on...
Remember how we mentioned in our last blog, we were heading to Marco Island to visit our daughter and Well, we did! True to our word. It was a pretty good haul driving down there. Big road trip! Do we all realize what a long state Florida is? Check it on a map. I wonder what Juan Ponce De Len thought when he landed in Florida. Did he say Boy, this is a long piece of land? If he did, he was right! Read on...
I have uploaded photos that should have been included in earlier blogs about Budapest. There is one picture of a bathroom sign, that explains how different cultures can be. I can remember being in a bathroom, in between flights, tired from the 4 oclock alarm, not quite sure what country/city I was in until I saw the sign that instructed people to put used toilet paper in the bin and not the toilet Read on...
THU, 04 AUG 2022 – Day 5: Mystical Aran Islands and Bohemian Galway - Fed and watered, its off to nearby Rossaveal Pier to catch the ferry to Inis Mor (literally ‘big island), the largest of the Aran Islands. Here you can explore the 6 km by 2 km island by bike or by special request, a jaunting cart with your very own driver and pony. Its off to Dn Aonghasa, a prehistoric hill fort which domin Read on...
A Franciscan Church - What a fascinating location for our tour of a working museum of traditional Umbrian textiles.
Dating back to 1212, it is the oldest Franciscan Church in Perugia and one of the first Franciscan settlements in Italy. The name Saint Francis of the Women derives from the fact that in 1252 the convent was handed over to the Benedictine nuns by the Franciscan monks. The monastery Read on...
Our last day, so sad. We got up early so that we could do the 3 hour drive to Dortmund. Dennis had bought us tickets to the soccer game. Dortmund is supposed to be the 2ndbest team in Germany and tickets are typically impossible by BUT, with Covid and the requirement of a vaccine passport to enter, tickets were available.
We got to Dortmund way before the game so we ventured into town to visit th Read on...
After the storm of last night Week 13 started up with a whimper and not a bang. It is the start of another week of lock down. Foggy. Foggy in June - never been heard of before . When I started walking way back in March I felt full of enthusiam . New places to see . New things to find . Gradually I ticked the boxes off . I walked looking into gardens . Ticked off the Spring flowers . Spring flowers Read on...