Wednesday 26th June 2019My second half of the day was spent onboard the Nozomi N700 Shinkansen services to the city of Himeji some 455km away on the island of Honshu. It was amazing that the journey only took slightly less than two hours to co

It was quite an early start as a I retraced my steps from the previous day to Serdika Bus Station. As I got there far too early I headed over to the other bus terminal for a bit of a mooch around. This one was much better and had shops places to get food

Day 23 Gabby the motorhome is still on furlough . We keep checking on her . To make sure she is Ok . That she is not missing us as much as we are missing her.Walking makes you stop and think . Instead of a mind racing on important things it goes i

Now that we have checked out all the areas of Tropical Palms together it time to leave the premises to see what lies beyond. Hold on....dont get your knickers all in a twist. This excursion was done while we could still go out in the fresh air as long

I love walking on my own. It is never a lonely experience. There is too much to see and too much to take in . Even on Day 24 of the lockdown I am still finding nooks and a cranny or two in our village that I have never investigated before . Yes I am coveri

I take a sharp intake of breath as I test what the air temperature is outside . The chill of the frosty night has not yet been burned away that frosty morning feeling. My breath comes out like a thick wisp of smoke. I need my gilet on today to keep me warm

If Dogs make you all warm and fuzzy inside Bangkok is the closest to heaven youll ever get. Add free Cheesecake Coffee and all the puppies you can carry and chances are youve transcended beyond heaven right into the pearly gates of Thailands Do

The bus ride from Skopje to Lake Ohrid took about 3 and a bit hours. I enjoyed the views from the bus window as we made our way through Macedonia. I was a bit disorientated when I got out of the bus station but soon got myself sorted on the right path to

Sometimes you have to try something different . Chesterfield area is not all Peak District pretty . Nor is full to the brim with pretty stone cottages . Stone walls fields and Bluebell Woods . There is another side . The A61 divides the two halves . The P

With sadness weve left the South Georgia Islands behind. We can imagine that many a passenger have felt similar emotions and in an effort to buoy our spirits Quark threw a BBQ on the aft deck What kind of craziness is this A bit frigid but stimulati

I wrote this back in 2013. I am reposting in the hopes that you might donate to City Lights Bookstore as they struggle through the quarantine in San Francisco. It is by far the most historic and unusual bookstore I have ever visited. They have been r

The brain this morning does not want to function . One side is saying get up get moving get out . The other side replies in a negative fashion . Let me stay in bed a bit longer. My foot aches . Underneath and on top. Shoes are rubbing toes from so much

Are you getting up The navigator woke early this morning . I never heard him getting up . He was standing at the bottom of the bed What about your walk Are you bothering this morning I had made plans yesterday for todays walk . On the way home

It is Sunday. The shine is shining . It is a day of rest . But each day feels like a day of rest . Everyday feels like a Sunday. I could turn over fall asleep and have a late breakfast . Somehow along the way over the last 30 days walking has become an

From Mostars mountainous hills we drove to Sarajevo where snowcovered high mountains showed why it was host to the

Morning all I guess you will all be up and greeting the dawn . Sleep did not come easy last night . Tossing and turning . You get nights like that at times . Hoping that once your head hits the pillow you will fall asleep . Some nights you do. Others the

The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough Rabindranath Tagore one of my favourites. I saw the first butterfly of the season today . A Cabbage White the scourge of gardeners who love their cabbages . The pretty white things lays

So have you received your stimulus check or deposit yet On tax day April 15 we received ours tax free. And I promised to donate to Joe Biden which a check that has Orange man's name on it. Remember in 20082009 when Obama p

We had arrived in the city of Ouarzazate the name meaning without noise in late afternoon the previous day. We spent our one and only night here at the lovely Ksar Ighnda which had been a memorable experience for me the beautiful architecture of

I won't lie to you. My brain was Ok this morning accepting the fact that a walk was on the way after breakfast . It also knew that today was shopping day . The day of a telekit from work. It was my feet that were complaining . Complaining loudly at that

For a celebration which I will not go into we thought we would treat ourselves to a couple of days in Cornwall. We left work early and headed down the evening before but we had completely underestimated how far away Cornwall is and it was well past midn

Would you believe there are 231 references to wine in the Bible Wine is an element of the JudeoChristian concept of the Eucharist or Holy Communion during Mass when wine is offered as representing the blood of Christ or the presence of Jesus on Earth

After one week in Belize I left San Ignacio by bus towards the border with Guatemala. The crossing and procedures at the migration went smooth and without any issues. Guatemala is the second largest country of Central America after Nicaragua but has the m

Hi everyone.hows life during COVID19I'm now in Brisbane visiting Archie. I know this is a challenging time for us. Many people have to stay away from family some people have to work from home and some might lose their jobs. I have

The early morning dawn light was streaming in through the window . The time seemed irrelevant . It was still not quite light enough to rise . Looking at my watch I hoped the green luminous fingers would give me a clue to the time . It felt like 5am. The fi

After a good night's sleep in the lovely warm room I headed down to the breakfast room to get breakfast. I love that this guesthousehostel is in a traditional old building and is full of character. The breakfast room is no exception as it has the origina

Yesterday it was horses birds coots on the pond rabbits and squirrels . Today chickens. Guinea Fowl a bit of an odd sight around the village as they walked alongside me. My plan was to head out into the countryside . Luckily living on the spine of Eng

Rock the Cat BaHalong Citys out Catba Islands in The words echo all throughout Vietnam. Since the cameo of Cat Ba island in King Kong Skull Island Travellers far and wide have flocked to the Island to witness first hand the beaut

When I visited China for the first time many many years ago. I remember going to a place that I really liked but couldn't remember what it was called. I remember me and one of the guys I travelled with sat at an outside bar by a lake and it was really nic

The work of fiction known as the weather forecast has been giving us a sandwich message the last few days. The good news the bread of the sandwich has been that April has been a lovely month . No April showers. Wall to wall sunshine. Then came the fillin

Russia's first Tsar Ivan the Terrible had 7 wives...3 died resulting in his remarriage following their demise and 3 were sent to a monastery.G. Manaev in an Article The madness of 3 Russian Tsars and the truth behind it says 3 wives that die

We had a leisurely breakfast this morning cold cuts cheese fresh bread banana although I left early to write sketchy travel notes. This tour is so full I cant record it all before the next day. Not a bad thing.Our guide Boris met us at our

Thankyou to my travelblog friend you know who you are for introducing the colour Borage Blue to my collection of colours . She told me that the plant I struggled finding a name for yesterday was Borage . An electric blue and a stunning plant .Anothe

Laotian food is really something special sure in most countries you could go out for dinner and a show. However when you step into Laos the Dinner is the show. Performance plays a big role in Laotian cuisine. Youll likely find a spectacle in e

31st December 2019It has been a while since I last wrote 30th August actually. We were just back from Bali and waiting for the mango season to start. Well we never did get any work but that was OK. Danie has done a lot of

Shall I let you into a little secret oh go on then . I am quite enjoying this walking . Lying in bed unable to drop off to sleep I sorted out in my mind where I was walking to in the morning . The weather whas a let down . Over the past few weeks someone

As day three Dawn's upon our souls. We start the journey to the capital. Present in the moment as only Iceland can teach you to do. We follow the highway upon what I expected to be an ordinary drive filled with the same scenery as the days before. Be warn

It was not the aching feet that were stopping me in my tracks . To be fair they were burning . This walking plays havoc with the arches of your feet . It was not my brain working overtime thinking of reasons not to go out . Although it would have been easy

Today should have been the day. It is going to be a day of would have could have and should have again. We would have been waking up on the park and ride paid our fee to exit and driven the M2 down to the tunnel . We should have been sitting in the car

Goedemorgen to you all . We would have probably woken up in Belgium this morning having dined on waffles or frites last night . I am sure that the sun would be shining as we rose . The sun has arrived here so the chances are Belgium would have been just as

Did you know that there was a connection between our large 7000 inhabitant village of Wingerworth Randolph Hearst and the a museum across the pond in St Louis No neither did I until I treated our village as if I were a visitor on a first visit . As a v

Leaving Mostar was almost sad because we had enjoyed the compact city as a group and on our own. We headed into the hills where towns or villages lined the road for a considerable distance. Rain was falling for the whole drive. I noticed none of the unr

Yesterday was Day 45 Our five o'clock briefing was delivered by the less than charismatic Mr Gove who told us more of the same . He spelled out the numbers of deaths the numbers of tests that had been undertaken. The numbers rolled off his tongue . Traf

Shhhhhhhh. What can we say Nothing The question of the day is whats new Answer nothing. The next question of the day is what are you going to do today Answer nothing. Last question of the day is what did you do today Answer not

Kedarkantha the Prominent winter trek in Garhwal Himalayas Uttarakhand INDIAKedarkantha Trekheight is around 3800 meters. And the Kedarkantha trek offers 6 days vacation

Kedarkantha the Prominent winter trek in Garhwal Himalayas Uttarakhand INDIAKedarkantha Trek height is around 3800 meters. And the Kedarkantha trek offers 6 days vacation

I will try a few jokes to entertain you as well as lighten the mood. I hate being cooped up during the shelter in place but at least I can go to work a few days a week. Thanks to my dear friend Barry the V I once knew a grape which could have been

Surfacing this morning was difficult . It is a work day today . Last night we had a frost . Not a heavy one . Not the sort of frost you get in the Winter . Not the sort of frost that you have to scrape off the car windscreen. But a frost nevertheless . The

It is dark when I wake . It is Day 48 of the lockdown . The sun has not risen and the birds have not woken. It is Thursday . Sage are meeting today with our government . Sage used to be that herb that you stuffed up a chicken together with onion . Now it i

I woke early again . The bedroom was still in darkness . Tossing about I found I could not get back to sleep. My mind was going round and round . Odd thoughts . Day 49 how many hours have we been locked down. 1176 hours or thereabouts. I could have begun