Je vous le dis de suite hier au soir je nai pas arros le 500me blog. Je pense quavec ce que javais consomm, le midi a aurait t un peu excessif. La Terre de feu est situe la confluence des ocans Atlantique et Pacifique, lextrme sud du continent amricain, divis entre le Chili et lArgentine. Le Cap Horn nest qu quelques dizaines de kilomtres. Lexcursion du jour est la Parque Nacional Tierra del f Read on...
The plane rides were easy. This is the first time we had flown in First Class. In Starling tradition since there is a global pandemic there is no service in First Class unless you ask. We were up at 4am to catch our 7am flight out of Tallahassee so all we wanted to do was on the plane so we werent worried about drinks or snacks on the plane ride. I did want a water and I thought that was kind of Read on...
The school and university years had ended so we set off for a two week jaunt in Thailand. We landed in Phuket and were driven an hour or so north to the small beachside town of Khao Lak. The coastal area around the town had been hit harder than any other parts of Thailand in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. The official death toll was around 4,000, but the ever reliable Wikipedia reports that due to l Read on...
Todays trip was supposed to be yesterday and then tomorrow and was now today. After not getting home until nearly midnight last night (and then still having to upload blogs), the important thing was an early start today. So 7am it was. Off to our usual office of Gamarjoba tours (the best) booked through Get Your Guide. Todays guide has been Sally who has been great, full of excitement with intere Read on...
After a short, chilly set of stretches on our rooms balcony and the typical ham and bread breakfast, we drove to the other end of Bohinj Laketo walk back via the woodland and lakeside path. Equipped with hiking boots and poles to ensure our safety, our energetic friends blazed along, and we photographers strolled along, captured by the morning light reflecting the distant snowy mountains in the la Read on...
Hotel Mission de Oro was built and opened in 1974 by Jesus Monroy, who was inspired to recreate the mission in his fathers hometown of Tepoztlan in Morelos, Mexico. We said a fond goodbye to Val and Garth on Saturday morning, after a run and swim (me) and a pancake breakfast fixed by Val... We drove on dozens of small roads and minor highways to get from Chico to Walnut Creek where we charged up Read on...
Lachung is a small village near Tibetan border situated at 9,000 ft. It is a very scenic place – for that matter, entire Sikkim is a scenic beauty. On 5th May, day time temperature forecast was 6°C and night temperature forecast was 1°C. We were told that taxi will arrive anytime between 9 and 11! This is a major problem in Sikkim. Taxi operators have formed a cartel and they dictate the term Read on...
It was founded in 1808 by John, prince regent of the United Kingdom of Brazil and Portugal (later King John VI, for introducing and acclimatizing economically beneficial plants brought from other tropical regions of the world. Originally intended for the acclimatization of spices like nutmeg,pepper and cinnamon imported from the West Indies. The garden was opened to the public in 1822. The park i Read on...
The man credited with the idea for creating a Walk of Fame, was E. M. Stuart, who served in 1953 as the volunteer president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, he proposed the Walk as a means to maintain the glory of whose name means glamour and excitement in the four corners of the world. On February 9, 1960, The first star to be dedicated on the historic walkway belonged to the actress Joanne Read on...
Today was highly anticipated by Nathan of the day that Uncle Mike and Auntie Jenn would get their camper out of storage. After an easy cereal breakfast, Ellie, Rosie, Vivian and Steve played a little soccer outside before Mike, Jenn, Nathan, and Ellie needed to go get the camper. The day was supposed to be cold but the sun was out and it was a perfect warm temperature. While they were gone getting Read on...