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...
Another early morning, as we had to drive into Queenstown to board the West Coast Wilderness Railway, which was scheduled to leave at 9am. We headed out on the road at The sun was up and we had to drive straight into it, but the trip was uneventful and took about 40 minutes. We found a park and walked across to the station where we quickly were given our tickets and then made our way to Tracks Ca Read on...
Hotel Mission de Oro was built and opened in 1974 by Jesus Monroy, who was inspired to recreate the mission in his fathers hometown of Tepoztlan in Morelos, Mexico.
We said a fond goodbye to Val and Garth on Saturday morning, after a run and swim (me) and a pancake breakfast fixed by Val...
We drove on dozens of small roads and minor highways to get from Chico to Walnut Creek where we charged up Read on...