In our big (for 7 people) bus, we began our tour with a visit to a nearby fruit and vegetable market. Suppliers were still hauling in bananas, papayas, tomatoes, green peppers, pineapples and more. Bustling shoppers moved quickly through the crowded aisles, making their purchases with practiced efficiency. For a few items, short slowed the pace, especially for the vendor selling plastic shopping Read on...
The weather is getting better and better with a good forecast for all this week. We were born lucky. At least we werent hampered by the hordes of people today that were in Ardara yesterday to attend the graveyard mass in the nearby churchyard.
The Atlantic guest house can be for a self catering stay in Ardara in plush rooms and modern kitchen.
The hill heading north straight out of town was a ro Read on...
Yesterday was a travel day so we tried to get up early, but weve been staying up much too late. Plus, down with a cold. Yesterday we drove 4 hours with a to eat. Arriving at the campground we found a steep into the entrance of the campground into a bridge that you had to line up almost perfect to get clearance through the turn. We could see why the size limit for an RV here was 35 feet. The entir Read on...
Napoleon said A picture is worth a thousand words so this blog will be mostly pictures with just little bit of background. After finishing the live aboard snorkel cruise of the Maldives, we went to an resort called Sun Island (#sunisland). As with many places there are many good things and a few not so good things. Amongst the good things were our room. We especially liked the bathroom with its i Read on...
So, were on our way to Havana, and anticipation is rife, as the Cuban capital was riding on the back of a few expectations, the question which would arise being - will Havana fulfil those expected charms? Well, in reality, the answer might well depend on your set of standards or indeed what you are trying to achieve in the context of your stay there, but Havana is best described as a Caribbean cap Read on...
This virtual tour with Heygo took us to A Communist A vibrant local market & The second oldest cafe in Saigon.
The once inhabited by the Vietnamese military is now given back to local people who enjoy a great community.
The highlight of the tour was in Saigons District 3, the caf at 287/72 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street used to be a weapons vault. It is decorated with memorabilia of soldiers in the Vi Read on...
The trip from Mammoth Lake to Death Valley was only 3.5 hours so we werent in any real hurry. We always love the scenery when we are driving and are often in awe that its a story of two side of the road. It seems there can be a vast difference between the left side and right side of the vehicle.
We made a stop in Lone Pine, CA tongas up (cheaper prices). As we continued on I spied a museum of wes Read on...
Some sunny spells this morning but also a cold brisk headwind on the way home. Today we headed through Chatburn, Rimington, Gisburn, Bolton by Bowland, Sawley, Chatburn and Worston.
Our virtual journey would be leaving and continuing on flattish roads. We stay to the south of the huge city of Montpellier but the roads are still busy with traffic. We see lots more Camargue horses and get our firs Read on...
The canal was built between 1793 and 1816, it runs for 25.5 miles in total, and consists of two sections. Following acquisition by a in 1856, it gradually declined, the southern section being by 1945, and the northern section little better.
The southern section was restored by the National Trust between 1961 and 1964, after an attempt to close it was thwarted. The revived canal was by HM Queen Read on...