We hadn’t really known what to do today, the weather was poor and buses not as frequent because it’s a Sunday, but our host came to the rescue. He is going into Alnwick today to feed his daughter’s fish, so offers us a lift! This saves us calling a taxi and means we can have Read More »
Edinburgh, Scotland: October 30- November 2 We had a bit of trouble getting to Scotland. I thought my plan was foolproof, but a conglomeration of unfortunate events including my putting us on the wrong train, and us not being able to find the Easyjet desk- once again disputing the ‘easy’ part- put us at Read More »
Day 1: Today was nice, as we didn’t have to get up at 7am. We treated ourselves to an 8.30 breaky, which we hadn’t done since Edinburgh. We departed on the Jacobite Steam Train, which apparently features in a Harry Potter movie, along side the Glenfinnan viaduct. I don’t do Harry Potter. This place is Read More »
Vacation 1 (of 4) I love working in France. One of the perks to moving to a foreign country to take on a job that entails morphing into a master illusionist and fooling small people into thinking you know exactly what you are doing, (For instance, I stand in front of them and sound Read More »
One of my very favourite places in Costa Rica is Tortuguero National Park, a maze of canals and jungle on the Caribbean Sea Coast. Dubbed by some as ‘the Amazon of Costa Rica’, the only means of transport in the park is by boat along the canals or by very small plane. To get to Read More »
Afternoon people, I hope you are all enjoying the summer weather. It’s so nice to go to sleep at night and no wear the hat/scarf/glove combo! However, I’ve been warned that the monsoon season starts soon! People in Japan are “recovering” from Golden Week. I use the word “recovering” because at the end of April, Read More »
the first thing i noticed about san cristobol was the women. no, not that they are beautiful, because i´ve found mexican women everywhere to be beautiful. rather, i found them strong. just walking down the street, one has the feeling that as a man, one had better step off the narrow sidewalk when a woman is coming Read More »
