It seems a bit unusual to be travelling on your birthday as it is normally time to sit back, kick your shoes off and be waited on rather than being the chief pilot of the rented Toyota Corolla with a few hundred kilometres of highway and scenery ahead.
One fortunate feature of being independent travellers is that you can choose the time to get up, have breakfast and get on the road rather than be Read on...
This is how you know people are serious about recycling. Look hard inside the back of the truck. Guys on the street toss in the bags, and theres a guy knee deep in the trash sorting through it to pull out the recyclables. Thats dedication.
MORNING: Woke up a little early today after a great, uninterrupted night of sleep. yesterdays workout exhausting and Im feeling it now. Everything is really so Read on...
This virtual road trip was a great idea by Patrick Twomey, he set off with his van & bicycle from where the prairie meets the mountains.
Part 1 - As the journey started everyone was listening intently about the significance of the landscape of Buffalo Jump, with its historical, archaeological and scientific interest. The deep, undisturbed layers of animal bones (largely American Bison) represent Read on...
Heute musste ich relativ frh bis gegen 09:30 frhstcken (wurde offiziell nicht spter angeboten) und machte mich dann auf den Weg weiter nach Westen. Erster Halt war dabei die fr den Jakobsweg wichtige Stadt Burgos. Dort lief ich etwas im Stadtzentrum herum und die wichtigsten Sehenswrdigkeiten waren hier die Kathedrale, die Iglesia de San Esteban, das Castillo aber auch der Arco de Santa Maria. Ich Read on...
Kunming was my first stop on a tour of Yunnan Province. I chose to go with a tour group to ensure that I was with foreigners and an English speaking tour guide. To be honest I was reluctant to book this trip. I am not sure why. I was also considering simply booking a flight to Sanya and having a beach holiday. I ended up in Yunnan and with hindsight it was a very good decision to avoid Sanya as an Read on...
Lanne 2020... toute une anne, lanne de la dfaut den voir tous les cts sombres et dsagrables, cest pour nous loccasion de partir la dcouverte de notre propre pays, la Canada. On voulait dabord faire un tour du ct des provinces atlantiques... deux mois du dpart, il a fallu nous faire lide que ce ne serait pas possible, les frontires interprovinciales tant fermes du ct du Il nous restait donc 2 Read on...
Nothing much to do today. The van has to be back at 3pm and the place were staying is not that scenic.
We have a late get up. Its apparent that this campsite is the one most people are using for their final night before a flight home as its only eight minutes drive to Kefvalik airport and all the car and van rental places are nearby. Suitcases are strewn all over the grass and people are madly cl Read on...
Filled up with fuel as we left Blanes at a fully automated garage. Goodness knows what you do if it eats your card.
Motorway all the way and we have been down some of these same stretches of busy motorway before when weve visited Barcelona and Tarragona. At least 10 years ago though but probably busier now than before. Lots of trucks sharing the road and sometimes our lane. Delighted to find all Read on...
Well another day in paradise (Phil Collins eat your heart out). It has been a quiet day today mainly by the beach. However, we did venture out for brunch which was a really nice meal. We also managed to change our PCR test to over the road instead of being over 30 miles away slo that was a win win for us to be honest.
When we got back to the room Sue and our key card did not work to get into the Read on...
Today, John did errands and I him. We needed to go to the Omani consulate for my visa to visit the Musandam Peninsula (Straits of Hurmuz) on Thursday. So, I got up at 7:00 and we dropped Peggy at work (Dubai Womens College).
Then we went to the Omani consulate. Outside, there was a little building for visas. We were apparently the first there, and no one was inside to help. After a brief wait, tw Read on...