This morning weve booked a half day tour to the Cuevas de San Jose which are about forty kilometres north of Valencia. Our guide introduces himself as Joaquin, and one of the first things he tells us is that we shouldnt drink the water out of the taps here. He doesnt explain why. Weve been here for five days now, and weve been drinking tap water constantly. We both feel fine for now, so we assume Read on...
The bus journey to the hotel took about an hour to an hour and a half. Im glad that there was only eight of us on the bus as it meant we got to spread out. The driver was in full hazmat gear and roped off from us. It was weird leaving the airport and driving along the empty roads. Traffic must have really dropped off now there are so few international flights and I presume domestic flights still a Read on...
We have water! Finally! Remember how we told you about our broken water system? Well, its not broken anymore. We have water.yes, water..Im repeating myself. Tom, from RV Force, came and fixed our problem. Yay for Tom! Cory had ordered the needed parts from Tiffin so Tom could fix everything right then and there. Hooray! We tend to take so much for granted. Once its not there (like H2O)..woweeeeyou Read on...
My ancestral visitations of Scotland began with Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, and Ayrshire; recounted in the previous blog at Scottish Ancestral Visitations in Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, and Ayrshire. I suggest that you read that blog first. This blog covers my travels in Sterlingshire, Fife, Perth and and Aberdeenshire.
I had reservations for Sterling Castle at 10 AM so drove th Read on...
Sunday, 17 July 2022, Fort William to Spean Bridge. Day 1 on the Great Glen Way which entails 77 miles to Inverness. Today 12.5 miles, 260 feet elevation gain 5 hours 52 minutes walking.
Our two rest days in Fort William were most relaxing. The lovely ladies; Dora, Jean and Margareta at the Myrtle Bank Guest House B&B were the of hospitality, great food, and wonderful friendliness. Fort William i Read on...
Greetings from England! I have decided, after much contemplation, to continue to write my travel blogs this summer, and to try to travel as best as I can. Having read a number of encouraging and inspiring blogs on here from my fellow travel bloggers doing the same (thank you guys!), I shall be writing about the more local travel plans I have made for this summer 2020, during these turbulent and t Read on...
From UNESCO: The Acropolis of Athens is the most striking ancient Greek still existing in our times. It is situated on a hill of average height (156m) that rises in the basin of Athens. Its overall dimensions are approximately 170 by 350m. The hill is rocky and steep on all sides except for the western side, and has an extensive, nearly flat top. Strong fortification walls have surrounded the summ Read on...
Nathan here, reflecting on the way to Hue about the miraculous time we had in Tam Coc, a suburb of Ninh Binh, stopover with some really cool things to do that one can crunch into a single day, or spread them out and soak up some of the last northern hospitality youll get before heading further south and linking up with the features on Vietnams tourist trail.
We stayed at this incredible place, ru Read on...
After leaving Khartoum, we made our way north to head to the true purpose of our trip: Meroe. We had to go through multiple checkpoints, where they checked our exit visa for leaving the city of Khartoum (expensive). Along the way, we stopped at a couple of roadside areas, and met our cooking crew who prepared all our meals from this point forward: lunch on the road and our camping meals. We had lu Read on...
There are 2 sections to our safari - the first 4 days in the public Kruger National Park - guided by Jason and in their safari vehicles. The days start with an early alarm - 5am - for a cup of tea and biscuit and then we all get in one of the two safari vehicles to be driven around the tar and dirt roads in search of the huge variety of bird, animal and reptiles living in the park. Its a massive Read on...