This is a special day. Nuis birthday, so Nenad to have dinner with her with the sun setting into the Indian Ocean. What is 650 km driving, when the reward will be a happy smile from Nui !!! As destination we chose the area of St Francis Bay, about an hour South of Port Elisabeth. This is a holiday destination at the Southern end of the Eastern Cape, known for surfing, biking fishing and hiking. Fa Read on...
No Rose Parade this year. But I have great memories. My only remaining wish, or should I say dream, is for my Cal Golden Bears to actually play in the Rose Bowl game on January 1. I last went to the famous Rose Parade when I was a kid, 1959, to be exact. How is it that I can remember so well? Because that was the last time my Alma Mater, the University of California, Berkeley, played in the Rose B Read on...
Today was a travel day so this will be a fairly short entry. Slept in until in until about 6:30 and took our time packing and getting ready to leave. Went downstairs to the breakfast room, nothing to report there. We were on the road by 10:30. The route was 285 through Roswell until in intersected with then right to Albuquerque.
We stopped for lunch in Roswell, yes that Roswell home of the UFO f Read on...
What a day If youve traveled anywhere in the pandemic, you know its challenging to say the least. Claire had scored this fabulous deal and booked our trip a while back and here we were at a point where Covid Delta cases were on the rise. Masked nearly the entire long day and attempting to stay as far away from others was the order of the day. We all had to travel several hours to the airport in Ra Read on...
Last night after dinner, Tim and I took a short night walk around the Old Town to check out the scene and see if how the place looks under lights. Our ambitions exceeded our energy levels, so it was cut back, trimmed, and we were back home in 40 minutes. Theres a few pictures up but its worth noting that on Wednesday night, the Plaza was buzzing. Tonight is our last in Tours so well join the crowd Read on...
Ajaccio is the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte and you are constantly reminded of this with the numerous statues not to mention bars and restaurants which are so named. It is a pleasant place to walk around despite a down turn in the weather. At least it only showered a short while we were on the coast. The main product of Corsica is coral but we didnt buy any as it seems unenvironmental to do so Read on...
As we have spent a fair number of days in all the other Scandinavian countries, we thought it was about time to add to the one day that we spent in Finland (which was back in 2008).
Having secured ourselves a reasonable deal at a chain hotel, we will be setting off towards the end of May to spend five days and nights in the Finnish capital, Helsinki.
The evenings will be light until 11pm, the l Read on...
No, this blog wont be about a Korean called K.S.A. I dont in fact know, if there is a Korean named like that. It wouldnt surprise me. The K.S.A. I am referring to is the abbreviation for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A long time dream. One that seemed unattainable until three years ago, when suddenly this closed to tourist country went from unable to get a visa, to press a button on the internet Read on...
I started the morning with another one of my sad, early photography outings. About three miles from Sidmouth, along the costal path, is Ladram Bay, apparently one of the jewels of the Jurassic Coast. Needless to say, I cant read something like that and let it pass.
Looking at my map that showed roads even more narrow and winding than those on the way to Wellington, I figured it would be just as e Read on...
First stop for today is Gantheaume Point, which is near the southern end of the peninsula that Broome sits on. Theres a lighthouse here, but it looks more like someones plonked a large lantern on a water tank stand than the sort of lighthouses were used to seeing. The red rock formations are spectacular. There are supposed to be dinosaur footprints here, but were struggling to spot them. Maybe the Read on...