Today we walked for a small part on Queen Brunhilds way. Queen Brunhild lived around the year 600, as ruler of Austrasia, which covered parts of France, Germany and even the Netherlands. She was known for building roads through Europe and this will have been part of the original road the pelgrims used. Today it is too busy to be used by us. Vandaag liepen we voor een klein deel over koningin Brunh Read on...
Well today started out good for me. I woke up in my separate room, they didnt want me in the room with Susan. I do miss her though. My room is only a couple of rooms away from Susan and we can wave to each other on the balcony. I first headed to medical for my PCR test, then took off. I masked up and headed to the bus for the waterfall and catamaran excursion that we paid for. Susans excursion is Read on...
Hello everyone, this was part of a 3 month trip through Europe. We started in Venice and ended up in London. We started these blogs after we had already been to Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Canada. We couldnt upload photos very well (if at all) and mostly just wanted to be able to remember all of our trips. Everyone once in a while someone calls me and asks questions about our travels and Read on...
The more I think about traveling, the more its purpose unravels in my mind. I spend a day sitting in airports and airplanes. I struggle with foreign languages, customs, and railroad schedules. I overeat. I cast my eyes on yet another castle or cathedral, home with photos and stories to make my friends jealous, even though they often have seen the same castles and cathedrals. So I dont know if trav Read on...
Winter walks - they have a certain feeling to them. The leaves have all fallen from the trees and they are skeletal across the sky. The sky itself has little colour. Grey and almost white . No clouds just a blanket of whiteness above me. It is December and the last month of the year. The wind whistles through the branches and I am going to try to walk the railway line. An old disused lane so there Read on...
Tourist time again and we are in Warwickshire. Managing to stay out of Stratford during the day and then visit in the late afternoon and evening for the performances. Last night we saw Richard III. It was excellent. The Royal Shakespeare Company do things so well. The theatre was packed and Id estimate about 750 would attend and every time we have been youd be lucky to find a dozen spare seats. So Read on...
This year for vacation, I had originally planned on walking the Camino again, this time with my wife! Unfortunately, Spain and most of the places along the Camino were not fully open, nor were military space available flights... available. Pardon the seeming redundancy. Instead, my wife had expressed a desire to either visit Alaska or the United States Northwest. We opted for the Northwest, and I Read on...
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. - Bertrand Russell
is now off the front pages and the media is not nearly as fixated with this pesky virus as was the case in recent months. are on hold, South Africa is on Level 1 and there is this far more relaxed mode and mind set suggesting the worst is done a Read on...
Waking up to the view we woke up to is a treat! And we had breakfast at the hotel today too. Not a very good breakfast, true, but it included coffee and tea, mandarin juice, and fried egg and toast, so better than nothing. Besides, we ate on the main balcony overlooking the view! And once we left the B&B our first stop of the day was hour long Thai massage in Nan. Just what the doctor ordered! We Read on...
The end of the Intrepid trip was nigh – we would return back to Sandakan in a few days to fly out but for now we had a quick in Sandakan. After a delicious roti lunch, we explored the city and escaped the afternoon heat in the towns mall! Later that evening we met the Intrepid crew at a rooftop bar for drinks, dinner and a glorious sunset. After dinner, a few of us hit the town and went to the Read on...