Our cute little apartment has a washing machine so we decide on a morning of domestics well that was the plan until we couldnt find the detergent or the clothes pegs. So its off to the supermarket. The detergent is easy, but the pegs, well .. I think briefly about asking, but surprising as it may seem, clothes pegs didnt make the top 50 or so on my list of important phrases to learn in Spanish. S Read on...
The massive estate was the home of former President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled the country during the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.
Of all the pieces of opulence found onthe golden loaf became the most famous token of the corruption that fueled the rebellion, key chains and fridge magnets of the loaf were sold on Kievs Independent Square as mementoes of the revolution and its promise to make polit Read on...
Having spent the morning exploring Bangkoks khlongs (canals) in a long wooden boat and ambling through the serene but crowded Wat Pho we returned to Siam Unique Hotel to prepare for our overnight train to Chiang Mai. We settled on thick wooden chairs in hotel alcove and worked on our travel notes, only venturing into the searing afternoon heat to pick up some snacks from a nearby store. It was a Read on...
Tsinandali is a tiny little village in Kakheti, Georgia surrounded by vineyards and peach orchards. The village has popular because of the historic vineyards that continue to work to ensure the preservation of Tsinandalis legacy as the cradle of Georgias classical winemaking. This and its beauty is why we to add it to our itinerary.
Historians assert that in the early 19th century, Prince Alexand Read on...
Weve gathered a list of airlines that were once prominent names in the sky, of which are gone now but not forgotten.
Mohawk Airlines (not that I can recall, and no, I never got the haircut either)Why it died: Labor issues and strikes forced a merger with Allegheny Airlines. Fact: Hired the first flight attendant in the U.S.
Allegheny Airlines (I recall a puddle jumper on US Scair that connect Read on...
Greetings from London! Since I wrote my last entry on my explorations of the Peak District whilst spending the first two weeks of my holidays in Sheffield, I have returned to London and have enjoyed the subsequent three weeks of my holidays here, hosting my wonderful family for visits. This has been a wonderful time, and having been able to spend time with them has certainly been one of the positi Read on...
Baranof Warm Springs Bay. The river emptying into the bay is a rushing rapid, not snow or ice. Alaska004p1
After calling at Wrangell and Sitka, Maana II docked at Warm Springs Bay. Warm Springs Bay is on the opposite side of Baranof Island from Sitka. It would be called off the grid today. The were rustic wooden bunkhouses. There was no electricity. At night, we had to light kerosene lamps for il Read on...
With lots of fresh grated ginger, craisins and not nuts. Thats how I love it!! Super sunny day on the new Swiss Bistro outdoor patio!
Even during a pandemic I managed to enjoy my bday! The day before (which is always Valentines Day) fell on a Sunday so I arranged for an outdoor luncheon with 10 friends. The best restaurant in Baos, Swiss Bistro, had just in their new location -- the gardens of a Read on...
A leisurely start as not expected at our next campsite, Dans Meadow at at Martlesham, near Woodbridge until early afternoon and really not too far to travel.
Ideal site to practice loading Smart Arse onto the back of Chaussy as spacious and flat. Have discovered it is very easy to unhitch, hitch up again as needed to when emptying grey waste. We have been instructed under no circumstances to reve Read on...
A short and only slightly delayed train ride found us in York by lunchtime. The purpose of this visit was to have afternoon tea at Bettys, which is a Yorkshire institution and somewhere I have wanted to visit for years, but havent got round to it on previous trips to York, and I havent been to any of the places that have Bettys either. The original Bettys was opened in 1919 in Harrogate and no one Read on...