It was a bright sunny day and a new destination was on the horizon. After breakfast we took the metro to the airport and rented a car for the remainder of the trip. Oslo was our destination and we had all the time in the world to get there before sunset, after all it was the land of the midnight sun! Driving wasnt an issue as it was a left hand drive system and google maps our friend! Highway E20 Read on...
As I first began my research for visiting Santorini, one feature sang out to me. It was the fabulous wines of Santorini. Most of us drank some cheap retsina in college. And I had the benefit of learning about Mavrodaphne from my friends at Lola in Seattle. In fact, I have a few bottles of Mavro here at home. But I am learning that Santorini is perhaps one of the best wine growing regions in Greece Read on...
I set off early the next morning, wanting to have the other BDR riders behind me in case I fell. Found the village breakfast cafe ( the one the locals frequent is always the best ) and left well fed and warm. The route wandered West past a big lake and across into New Hampshire before the final Northward push to the Border. The gravel road was lined by low trees now taking on rich fall color. I wa Read on...
Sunday walk around the Thean Hou Temple, although opened now for a couple of years I had never visited.... followed by a bit of a road trip to some new signs in Langkawi. Nice Sunday out.
Thean Hou Temple is a major Chinese temple in Langkawi. This is the newest and biggest Chinese temple on the island. The temple was in late 2017. It was built for the veneration of Mazu, the Chinese sea goddess, Read on...
Im writing this post to mark the anniversary of the event which has transformed all of our lives, mostly for the worse. Of course, Im talking about the pandemic.
In the first part below, Im going to tell the story of how my family and I moved around the world (from Taiwan to Canada) just before COVID started, and what happened to me and my business, a successful travel website, as a result (spo Read on...
When I was on the Railway in 2014, I was offered a free trip to Kiev, Ukraine. I met several Americans on the first part of my journey. We drank bad vodka, warm beer, and bad food each evening. A lady from Michigan was kind enough to share her car and driver from my hotel in downtown Vladivostok to the train station. After four or five days, we arrived in Irkutsk, the gateway to Lake Baikal. It t Read on...
For those of you interested, our next ride, which we are in the planning stage of now, starts in Houston Texas around 1st September. Our bikes have been stored there for 3 years courtesy of Tejas Motorsports. Tejas service centre are prepping them now ready for our arrival (Long storage because of Covid) We firstly head North for 700kms to join up with part of the Trans America Trail near Fort Smi Read on...
Evelyn, our host from last night had a route around the coast road towards our next venue, which we decided to follow. We both agreed that Evelyn is an amazing host, the best weve met so far on this trip. The annex we stayed in was spotlessly clean, the and the fridge was really well stocked with an excellent choice of food for a DIY breakfast. We took advantage of her generosity, and had sausage, Read on...
Travelling from Phetchaburi to Bangkok isnt too difficult by bus or by minibus, but when there is something you want to see along the way, your options are limited. We came across Thailand Taxi Transfer and were quite happy with the price they quoted us to bring our plan to fruition. It was a bit of a damp and drizzly morning when we were collected from our hotel and the weather didnt really impro Read on...
Thursday July 7 – Maybe I spoke too soon about how to have the perfect sleep. The earplugs worked again this morning but overall I woke up a lot last night. Its just me, no noise to speak of. I got out of bed at 6:30 and went to breakfast at 7am.
After breakfast, I stayed in for a bit catching up with email and planning to do some more work for the Camino when I read an email from the airline t Read on...