Sunday 24th September 6am and Idre presented us with our Beijing tickets, but the only places he could get meant that we are not in the same carriage. In fact we were 7 carriages apart!! A bit awkward when we are sharing snacks, drinks and utensils. Idre was great tho’, saying he’d take us to Read More »
Did you know that the Trans Canadian Hwy is the world’s longest National Highway with a length of 7821 km (4860 miles)!! It extends between Victoria in British Columbia and St. John’s in New Foundland. We were looking forward to driving on this historic road…and were welcomed by spectacular scenery and towering mountains on every Read More »
We spent only one night in Corumba but it was my first contact with Brazil and thus quite exciting. Had our first experience with pay by kilo restaurants which is a way better system than buffets as it makes you highly aware of exactly how much food you are consuming! We organized a tour to 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 »
'Off the end of the island is a thick, barrelling left. At 4-6 feet, this is one of the heaviest waves you'll surf. The reef is shallow and very dangerous. It is a series of undulating solid blocks of brain coral, but also sharp pieces of staghorn. On a scale of Indian Ocean danger spots, Read More »
We took a two-day cruise tour around the natural wonder that is Halong Bay. It is an area made up of more than 3,000 islands and has beautiful grottoes and huge limestone cliffs. So many places in Vietnam have lovely stories attached to them and Halong Bay is no exception: legend has it that the Read More »
I got a private bus from Udaipur to Mount Abu. It arrived in the early afternoon, in time for me to look around the lake and town the same day. Since arriving in Udaipur the weather has been noticeably cooler, especially at night. Mount Abu is a former British hill station, at altitude: the mornings Read More »
the twelve million year old Sumidero Canyon. The 3,000 foot high, 20 mile long canyon, now part of a national park, is truly spectacular. During a two hour boat ride we visited Vulture Island, so called because of the large number of black carrion birds hanging out or hovering overhead. En route, we observed cormorants, Read More »
We’ve decided that Canada is a little too expensive for us. But before we go, there’s just one more thing we have to see. Niagara Falls. We expected a big waterfall. We got a big waterfall that should be one of the natural wonders of the world. It’s amazing to say the least. It’s really loud! Read More »
Today we got up early and loaded the cars with all of our gear. We went to Denny’s in town to get some breakfast since we had a long day of driving ahead of us. We got the atlas out and planned our route until our breakfast came. After we finished eating we stopped at Read More »
