I finally figured out how to get to Santorini: ferry early morning to Naxos then high speed ferry. So I scheduled my friendly taxi driver at 5 am, got up, dressed, grabbed my backpack and left my humble cave. Soon after my start down the stone stairs, I full on fell forward, with no way to stop due to being loaded down. Hard on my knee, twisted my ankle and scraped my elbow. Great start. A woman w Read on...
Here we are, the last blog of our little European trip to Belgium, Italy and Luxembourg. January in Italy is truly beautiful. But you may wonder why we came to Belgium in January in the middle of a covid surge. Well, beside seeing many friends, I had to apply for a long term visa for our next stop. The only place I could do so is actually in Belgium as Im carrying a Belgian passport. Thats one of Read on...
Singapore is famous for a lot of things; for its culture, economy, cuisine, and also for its cleanliness. This country is one of the cleanest countries in the whole world. If we take a look at Singapores history, it clear that a lot of effort has been put into its development. Despite being a small country, Singapore enjoys a very strong financial position. It is an investment hotspot in Southeast Read on...
Hua Hin was a good place to stop after six hours on a bus. Weve been there before and it wasnt our favourite destination, but even in this situation we try to make the best of it and find interesting things to do. We stayed at the Prinz Garden Villa, which was On our first night we think we were the only guests and on the second night one or two other rooms were occupied. It did mean that once aga Read on...
We are in Cabo San Lucas. This is our first time here. We chose Cabo because they do not have a problem with gangs or drug lords and they are keeping their Covid cases low. We flew here on Southwest but at the airport I see planes from every major airline. We rented a car and drove to Cabo. We took the toll road and there was very little traffic. We rented an Airbnb one block from the beach, it is Read on...
Am gestrigen Sonntag war das Wetter sehr schn, ich hatte sonst nichts zu tun und daher besuchte ich den Mnchner Westpark. Dort war 1983 die Internationale IGA, die ich damals als Kind mit meinen Eltern besichtigte. Das ist natrlich schon lange her.
Ich wohne ja nun schon seit fast 8 Jahren in Mnchen und damit fast so lange, wie in Frankfurt/M. In dieser Zeit hatte ich 3 Jahre Projekte auerhalb, Read on...
The small town of Coonabarabran was where we based ourselves to tackle the Warrumbungles, a volcanic mountain range which lies within a National Park. Plugs, dykes and domes volcanic features within the park. The area is also a dedicated Night Sky Park, hosting the renowned Siding Springs Observatory, and we visited an outdoor astronomy park on our first night to see the stars. Donna the Astronome Read on...
Although I made no notes, who could forget the fabulous shop of wood furniture, exotic carvings, and miscellaneous other things? Peggy was used to dealing with the vendor, so they went off in pursuit of whatever it was she wanted. I trailed through the aisles, marveling at the mainly Indian tables, chairs, chests and carved ornaments. Everything was almost jumbled together with space for walking a Read on...
We arrived back in Cancun and picked up our bags. The next stop was to collect the hire car. My booking confirmation advised that the car had a stand opposite the baggage claim among all the other car so it should be easy to find. It was, only our car was the only one whos stand was closed and instead presented us with a mobile number to call in place of a representative. Call the phone number and Read on...
Heute ging es meinem Verdauungstrakt schon wieder besser und nach dem Frhstck habe ich Limoges verlassen. Ich fuhr in nrdlicher Richtung zum Chteau de Chambord. Dies ist das grte und prchtigste der Schlsser an der Loire. Hier parkte ich mein Auto ohne Probleme und musste beim Ticketkauf auch kaum anstehen. Auf einen Audioguide verzichtete ich, da mir so etwas zu lange dauert. Die ganzen Informatio Read on...