Before I get to Zion, a quick interlude. Although we are confident many of you have stopped checking this blog since we never update it, we would like to briefly toot our horns. This was our Editor’s Pick write-up: http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/07/04/the-american-road/ Pretty park, but hard to enjoy when you are a sweat factory. Apparently, this site Read More »
Three months ago I visited Arches National Park in autumn, on a day much more like summer than fall. I described the Park as a place “where time stands still.” http://realtravel.com/moab-journals-j6132906.html Of course, in red rock time, the three months that have elapsed amount to not even a blink of the geologic eye. My companion Read More »
Tuesday, August 8 The next morning we began our 4+ hour drive to Yosemite. With 140 still closed due to a landslide, we took the windy 120 with hairpin turns high above a valley into the park. We pulled over at a couple of scenic overlooks and did the short hike to the base of Read More »
Day 19: Stephanie, we ain’t in Pennsylvania anymore! Our drive to Taupo took us to thermal areas and volcanoes. This is a very active geologic area, where the Pacific and Australian plates meet. That means active volcanoes, geysers, boiling mud, and lots and lots of steam everywhere. This drives not only tourism, but also power Read More »
Torres del paine national park. the name is not far from the experience.. we started on sunday with a catamarang crossing of lake Pehoe, this sounds pleasant however we were not keen to get off it as there were gale force winds and driving rain…who’s idea was this.. We sat next to a guy on the Read More »
We’re in Chiang Mai for a week. Our guided touring is over and now Andy starts his Thai massage course. We’re staying in the family compound of Homprang and Christopher, along with Christopher’s invalid brother, and Homprang’s two brothers, their wives, and their families. They’ve created quite the retreat, with steam baths, a treatment room, a sanctuary Read More »
Oops, I don’t remember too much! We went here as the starting point for a 5 day trek through Parque Nacional Torres del Paine (read the review for more details). Puerto Natales is a small town on a lake overrun by tourists seeking to do the big trek. We stayed at a hostel the first Read More »
Another early start. We departed Kangding at 6.30 am, heading for Hailuogou Glacier Park via Luding. Luding Bridge At Hailuogou “the land is trembling and the valley is buzzing”. Mao’s secret hideout revealed in Moxi! Luding lays claim to hosting what some regard as the most glorious moment of the Long March. The bridge, built Read More »
