There are so many names for different kinds of corn in Quechua, but in general, its called sara. Dried white corn like this is paraqay. If you take the kernels off the cob and boil them until the outside skin starts to split, thats mote. (See the blog from week 17).
Today I really gave in to taking a day off. I sat in the sun on the roof, read Amy Schumers book The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo Read on...
Yesterdays diving was good, exploring a couple of coral gardens. The first one was called Fucilleri after the fish that tend to congregate there. Well, we werent disappointed, there were thousands of the bright yellow fish swimming around on top of a small shelf. There were the most beautiful corals too, and we were lucky enough to spot a trumpetfish, puffer fish, butterfly fish, and an octopus.
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Pucketts grocery and restaurant is a hallmark of Tennessee and actually was a restaurant that Steve and Tory went while visiting Nashville 7 years earlier after Jenn and Mikes wedding. On the drive out to Franklin to have breakfast at Pucketts, we were able to see some of the local places like the Parish Presbyterian Church and the Franklyn Classical Christian Academy. Parish Pres is where Jenn an 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...
I started planning this trip to find Linda and my Scottish ancestors in October 2019, but due to the Covid pandemic the trip had to be postponed from June 2020 to June 2021 to August 2021 to August 2022. Many changes were made to my original planning blog as I found out more about our Scottish ancestors. Consequently, I cancelled that planning blog and am now publishing what I hope is the final ve Read on...
Free day from tour today but still up early for breakfast must say best breakfast of the week so far, met up with new tour guide Mohammad as previous one Zaher had to leave tour due to family bereavement ?
Walked into Petra town, quite hard work as very steep uphill walk, called for coffee at little cafe where the owner Rateb was lovely & so friendly and welcoming.
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Our spring trip this year was a cruise on the Carnival Sunshine to the Southern Caribbean, visiting Curaao, Aruba and Grand Turk. I had not visited the ABC islands before or the Turks & Caicos, so this was all new territory! We arrived in Cape Canaveral , Florida, the day before our cruise was to sail. As is our usual custom, we drove from Springfield, Virginia, over two days, spending a night at Read on...
Tout dabord mes excuses pour les habitus de la lecture du matin. Ce qui sest pass, hier au soir jai fini trs tard, pour envoyer le blog il y a une procdure, que jai bien suivi, cest arriv peut tre 10 fois sur plus de 500 blogs, ils ne partent pas, pourquoi?. Habituellement je vrifie toujours, hier au soir, fatigu, je suis all au lit direct, sans contrler. Je ne lai vu que ce matin.
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This morning we were packed and ready to go to the airport and home. Glyn ordered a Bolt to get us to the airport with no hassle. Sadly I was unable to see Kiki the cat to say goodbye, but instead met with the cat she fights with.
I had no idea what to expect when I arrived in Georgia and it has been very good. Theres never been a dull moment and I never ran out of things to do and see. Theres be Read on...
PERSEPOLIS WAS ONCE THE RICHEST city on earth - the glittering capital of the Achaemenid Empire. At the heart of the city lay the royal palace - a wonder of gold and silver, ivory, and precious stones. From there, Xerxes planned his war against Greece - and the treasure of a vast empire piled up in the
In 330 BCE, Persepolis was captured by Alexander the Great. Before he left the city, he ordere Read on...