Its been a long time again. Even though I did have plenty of time to write and catch up, I didnt do it. This whole situation and the lockdown in Curaao was difficult for me and I wasnt motivated at all. Luckily Im doing much better again...and ready to write more often.
After leaving Semuc Champey I continued towards Antigua. The city of about 50.000 people is a major tourist magnet in Guatemala Read on...
August 4, 2018. Koblenz, Germany. As we approached Koblenz cruising down the Rhine past the impressive Stolzenfels Castle and through beautiful hilly scenery, a bridge came into sight, above which sits the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. We sailed around the Memorial of German Unity and up the Moselle River to dock. After a brief walking tour we were bused to a vineyard in the nearby Mosel Valley then r Read on...
Shopping can be exhausting, and nothing recharges you faster than a buttery pastry with a heavenly cup of coffee. Le Panier serves authentic French ptisserie, fresh bread, and offerings like sandwiches and feuillets, which are puff pastries with savory fillings like cheese, chicken, vegetables, or mushrooms. Dont let long lines deter you — Le Panier is busy because its one of the best bakeries i Read on...
(I have now finished the group tour but had no time to write a blog & no signal to send it anyway so I am trying to bring them up to date in the next few days, so apologies if thick & fast! On the other hand, they may not go at all, so fingers crossed)
Daniel, the wildlife expert ( mainly herpetology, the little things), and Harry, (Hery), the Malagasy tour guide/director met me at the airport. T Read on...
Seldom do I get so excited about a place that I dont want back home, but Laramie, Wyoming, certainly that. While I was walking down Grand Avenue on Monday, I stumbled across some houses for rent and seriously considered calling the numbers listed, just to see what kind of prices I could expect. Simply put, Laramie has everything I could ask for in a place to live, including a lack of crowds. This Read on...
I hired Khun Thorh (Khun literally means person and it is prefix in Thailand; Thorh is his given nickname and it is the closest transliteration I can make of his name) to bring me to and from the historical park in this samlor (pedicab powered by a motorbike) on both days. We fell into silence after I exhausted his English vocabulary and he exhausted my Thai.
Thailand was one of the easiest spe Read on...
I had a remarkably good final nights sleep at the Rangoon YMCA, given that I was assigned the table for the night. We spent the morning sending the last of our Burma postcards and visiting the markets. I missed out on sending a birthday telegram to Dad – they wanted 25 Kyat for that pleasure, which was over budget. Sorry, Dad! We had some minor hassles getting to the airport, but at least when Read on...
Villa Schmidt. Mansion built in 1914 on the foundations of the Kehl fortress constructed by Vauban in 1683. It was the home of the Schmidt family who owned a cellulose processing plant in Kehl. Between 1945 and 1992 Villa Schmidt housed the headquarters of the French military administration. Adaptive reuse as a restaurant and events centre. 12. DSC_0888
After returning form Strasbourg, there was Read on...
Google maps has been invaluable at helping us find our way between destinations and also providing some ‘enrichment in the routes chosen. Todays adventure started off well with another delicious breakfast in the courtyard, but things went somewhat downhill from there.
First descent was when child #1 noticed in an absolute panic that she had left her favourite toy in the bed at the hotel, precis Read on...
Well, Hello Again. After about 5 months of no blog I feel it is time to outline some big changes in our life. There have been some exciting happenings over the last half year.
But at the present time the most exciting news is that we are going to leave NZ for a few weeks to travel to Norway once again, to see our family after not being able to travel since October 2019 due to Govid. So excited to Read on...