I really had to look back to see when I last posted a blog and it was 21st March in the early stages of COVID lockdown in Spain. Despite my good intentions I have not made much progress on the writing front. Its odd as I almost feel like I shouldnt be spending time sitting at writing etc when I could be outside enjoying the great outdoors.
I dont want to revisit the whole lockdown, easing, new no Read on...
Its going to be quite difficult to write this blog without it seeming like marketing from the Maldives Tourism Board. But these islands really are magical. Where it will probably differ is the advice and extremely strong encouragement to stick to the inhabited islands. While we didnt actually visit any of the resort islands – despite getting an offer of a mates rates deal on a few of them throug Read on...
MSN and the Points Guy often collaborate on travel on the MSN website. I find the Points Guy to be quite informative, though I have some strong opinions about using my travel miles and points. But he provides a great perspective, particularly if you have never played the points and miles game. After all, I am a graduate of the Samurai School of Discount Travel, with a Ph.D. that I earned back in t Read on...
27 July: Covid19 and the slump in the tourist industry meant cheap deals on campervans so Lyn and I booked one through Maui campervans. Picked it up in Auckland on July 27 and set off for the Coromandel Peninsula which neither of us were familiar with. We had been to Waihi with the kids 31 years ago and visited Hahei for a day at that time but apart from that - ignorance.
On the road we headed do Read on...
After a very short visit to Canada to celebrate mom, Aunt Emmy and Heathers birthdays, I headed out for my trip.
The bus from London to Toronto airport was uneventful, other than a very smelly (BO) bus driver that I had the misfortune of sitting behind. I tried putting some of my coconut lipbalm above my upper lip to mask the smell, but it didnt help.
The bus got me to Terminal 1 almost 3 hours Read on...
We arrived in Cairns after having visited Brisbane. Cairns, then a small city on the northeast coast of Queensland, had many interesting things going on. The group visited sugar cane farms out from the town. We saw sugar cane being harvested and then transported by narrow gauge railway to the mills. The sugar cane trains were called trams, but were hauled, using steam or diesel engines with the ca Read on...
Day 125 - yes you read it right . Nottinghamshire rather than Derbyshire . Underwood instead of Chesterfield . We are out and about . It is Friday . Non working day. Walk done and coffee drunk . It is time to get out on the road and do something . After yet another abortive viewing yesterday we need a change . When the viewers came they seemed less than interested . A fleeting five minute viewing Read on...
The best way to start the day is with a foot massage. I cant it more! Right across the alley from our hotel is a small massage parlor, run by a very sweet woman.
I have to note here that so far we find the Thai people to be very friendly, open and helpful. Especially with the aid of Google Translate!
Anyway, back to our foot massage. It started with a foot scrub with fresh limes, included workou Read on...
Castillo de Los Tres Reyes del Morro (Morro Castle) at the entrance to Havana Harbour. At the tip is Faro del Morro lighthouse, built in 1844. On the opposite side of the channel is the more imposing Morro Castle (Castillo del Morro), which was constructed in 1597 and is partly hewn out of the living rock. It played and important part in the siege of 1908. Part of Old Havana and its Fortification Read on...
Pfingsten und super Wetter, was will man mehr. Wir benutzten den Pfingstsonntag fr eine kleine Wanderung zum Biotop Uehlinger, welches im Wald oberhalb von Neunkirch liegt. Die kleine Wanderung starteten wir an einem Wanderparkplatz im Wald, von dem aus das Biotop in Rund 40 Minuten zu erreichen ist. Die ersten 20 Minuten fhren ber einen schmalen Trampelpfad, der als Wanderweg markiert ist - was a Read on...