We flew from Aswan to Cairo. One of the fascinating sights were the streets of Aswan and Cairo and in Cairo all the activity on the street of a major world city. (See The New York Times, March 1, 2007). The Cairo Museum was incredible, and there are so many things worth seeing it’s not Read More »
We stepped out of the plan at the airport in Cairns and were immediately assaulted by the oppressive heat of the tropics. Giant palm trees and ferns greeted us cheerfully, and the lush mountians made me feel like I had walked into Jurassic Park itself. The next day we went snorkeling on the Great Barrier Read More »
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 »
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 »
Unlike our “muy romantico” Panama experience, this was actually a very romantic place to be. The suburbs of São Luis are nothing to boast about, but the historic colonial center (Projeto Reviver) is an enchanting neighborhood of cobbled streets and pastel colored buildings. It´s very easy to loose yourself in the beauty and peacefulness of the city and Read More »
Flores & Santa Elena We get to leave Guatemala City and we know exactly where the Tikal Jets terminals are. Our shuttle driver told us that Tikal Jets got its own special terminal because the mayor of Guatemala City owns the airline and of course — it’s in bankruptcy. In search of Mayan temples and the 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 »
Dia 21 – 12 de Julho (Continuacao) Viagem para Halong Bay Halong Bay, Patrimônio da Humanidade A viagem em direção a Halong Bay demorou cerca de duas horas e meia. Passamos o resto do dia na piscina e a noite, para não perder o costume, nos aventuramos para mais um mercado local. A parte mais Read More »
Yunnan Province KUNMING (capital city of 4 million people) Yes we’ve arrived safely in China, and so far going very well. We left Hanoi last Friday morning, walked about 1km to the Vietnam Airlines bus in the city – we were novelty viewing for most of the locals, to observe two “old” westerners with white Read More »
