For my last adventure in San Francisco, I headed off to Yosemite National Park for a day trip. After a very early start we hit the freeway and were in the park by mid-morning. We headed straight to what Yosemite is famous for, El Capitano and Half Dome. These are 2 huge granite rocks that Read More »
D and I decided that we would drive through Switzerland on our way from Milan to Paris. There were good highways in Switzerland and we knew the view would be spectacular. Little did we know that we would end up seeing much more than we expected. We ended up driving through the alps before going Read More »
Hi everyone. Peter and I have been hanging out here in the mountains for 8 days now, a cool relaxing departure from our mad week in Delhi (no offence to our lovely hosts in Delhi, but it is a demanding city to be in). It took a bone shaking 12-plus hours bus ride to get Read More »
Note: oops! some of the Flam photos ended up in the main travel journal (Magical Mystery Tour of 2006) so you can see them there. I need to move those photos, add more photos from Flam and Bergen, and add subtitles. Soon hopefully! As soon as I get some decent internet access. So check back Read More »
Highway 11, also known as the David Thompson Trail in honor of one of the great explorers and map makers of Canada, moves west from Highway 2 at Red Deer past Rocky Mountain House into the Rocky Mountains and the valley of the Bow River. Soon after we moved into the evergreen forests west of Read More »
Published in Saturday Star on May 19. Puffing and panting to the top of England, examining the inside of a cloud, the strange call of a banshee breaking the eerie silence. It is mid-August, supposedly high summer but after all, it is the wettest place in England. On conquering the top I feel like Sir Read More »
Namaste! 這是我們沿途講得最多的說話，即尼泊爾的“Hello”！ 由於天氣不好，我們呆等了半天也沒飛機 ，要回加德滿都多住一天。 第二天又等了四個小時，總算沒有白等 ，我們坐上了小型飛機，到達珠峰大本營(EBC )之旅的首站 – Lukla 。 這次旅程總共十四天，行程大概如下： Lukla – Phading – Namche – Sasana – Tengboche – Dingboche – Nagartsang Peak – Dingboche – Lobuche – Gorak Shep – EBC – Gorak Shep – Kala Patthar – Gorak Shep – Lobuche – Tengboche – Namche – Thamo/Thame – Namche – Lukla Read More »
Train to Dharamasala: After 5 days in Rishikesh we were ready for a change. We booked an overnight train ticket to Dharamasala–though the train only went as far as Chucky Banks –or at least thats what I think its called… I have no idea how to spell it!—when we arrived at the station at 3am Read More »
Dominating the town of Ladismith on Route 62 in the Karoo is the distinctive cleft dome of Towerkop, a peak full of character, legends and history. The story goes that the peak was slashed by a witch. In a hurry to fly home, the peak loomed before her and in a rage she thwacked it Read More »
