My tour of the Alhambra had a rough start. A stomach upset from the shrimps I thoroughly enjoyed for lunch on my last day in Morocco kept me close to the hotel for a whole day. That or something else morphed into a terrible cold overnight, when the temperature in the hotel room was far below tropical paradise levels. Feeling cheated of a portion of my holiday, I stole a toilet roll from the bathro Read on...
Started as a bit of a slow day. Anne and I got up and went to have coffee and read up on the area to get ideas. We knew we wanted to book parasailing, a boat tour in the caves and surfing for the kids but werent sure where to do it from. We wanted to go with a well so we werent disappointed.
After coffee we woke the kids and went to see the beach area where on surf lesson shop was located. It was Read on...
Take a small step towards a goal . This week has been that sort of a week - small steps. England have started to remove all restrictions. Life is slowly returning to normal. Wales will follow albeit slower. Perhaps by the end of the month we will see the end of Covid passes . Another month will be needed before we ditch masks.
So what small step did we take today? It was a cold day . Far colder t Read on...
After a pleasant night spent at the Cordoba Center Hotel we had time to organize and repack for the next leg, before leaving for a walking tour of the historic center of Cordoba. This unique city was once capital of Islamic Spain. Referred to as Spains historic cultural capital, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We found that Cordoba, like Toledo, is often a study in contrasts: a histo Read on...
Today into port on Bornholm, Denmark. Bornholm is an island that is closer to Sweden, Germany and Poland that it is to Denmark, but its part of Denmark???? Our ship docks outside of Ronne, the main city of the island. Now you can tell this is not a normal place for the ships but since they dropped St Petersburg, Finland and Tallin, they added some extra stops. Look at the pictures where I ship doc Read on...
Today was a busy day, quick breakfast in the hotel then off to our Cooking Class at the Santa Fe School of Cooking. There is also a great shop which has everything you need for New Mexican cooking.
Normally, we prefer to take a class, but there were just not much in the way of offerings that also included eating what you cooked. So, we took a Demo class entitled Traditional New Mexican I. The c Read on...
Hotellissa oli runsas aamupala. Kun kvelin asemalle, ilmeni ett oli peruttu se junavuoro, johon olin ostanut ennakkoon lipun. Kvin lipputoimistossa varmistamassa, ett psin sill lipulla matkustamaan Berliiniin toiselle junalla. Lopulta en myhstynyt paljonkaan alkupersest aikataulusta. Junassa oli hyvin tilaa, ja se juna pyshtyi mys Zoolla, joten psin nopeammin hotellille, kuin olisin pssyt alkuperi Read on...
Yesterday – March 22nd 2021 – there was a brouhaha on the Old Swinford Hospital Alumni website concerning the alleged death of former Head of Maths, Len Krukowski. He was initially reported dead, but this turned out to be false. It seems he has been admitted to a nursing home and is quite frail – not surprising for a man of 98. Chris Crookes has posted two photos of him from 2018, standing o Read on...
So after a day and a half at sea we are now in civilisation as the Captain said to me on the bridge (hey, look I know the lingo). We arrive in Rhodes at the tourist jetty and it is the old part of Rhodes which I remember is beautiful. We decide that we would leave the ship - it did not take that long for us to decide that and walk into the old town.
Once in town we see shops, yes shops with nice Read on...
Leading up to this trip there was one big question, would it even happen? The pandemic has been going on since early 2020 and the recent Delta variant has caused a surge in cases. I booked this trip at the end of October 2020 using a out of Anchorage. The advantage to me was having one point of contact if I needed to cancel and travel protection to be able to get a full refund. Fortunately, Alask Read on...