A good night’s sleep and we were all ready for a busy day. Hotel Gullfoss is just five minutes drive from the waterfall after which it is named so that was our first stop. What a sight! Having decided not to buy snacks for lunch we headed straight off to see the Geysirs. Not aContinue reading “Our ‘bonus’ day”
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A full day game drive in the Masai Mara
Basecamp Mara is a short distance from the entrance to the Mara but Chris decided we must be up and away by 6.30 taking a packed breakfast and a packed lunch. Last night’s heavy rain had made quite a difference to the road which was pretty churned up with some heavy vehicles and then weContinue reading “A full day game drive in the Masai Mara”
Another overnight trip: we’re off to Chiang Rai
A couple of days back in Lampang doing some very enjoyable catching-up and making new discoveries and we were off in the trusty Vios I had hired again, heading north east to Chiang Rai. Chiang Rai Province borders the Mekong and it’s a short longtail ferry ride across the river to Laos. There is alsoContinue reading “Another overnight trip: we’re off to Chiang Rai”
A Southern interlude
Within 48 hrs of arriving in Chiangmai, I was at the airport again, this time flying. To Nakhon Si Thammarat for the wedding that brought about this whole visit. The bridegroom’s mother, her sister and niece met me at the airport and her brother and two nephews will meet us in the south having drivenContinue reading “A Southern interlude”
Another day in the maze of Jerusalem’s Old City
I remember my mother, having read the diary I wrote during my first visit to Jerusalem in 1978, saying, ‘It feels as if you’ve been somewhere special’. She was a gifted singer one of whose favourite sacred songs was “Holy City” and this visit has reminded me of the scenarios it presents. You can findContinue reading “Another day in the maze of Jerusalem’s Old City”
On to Amboseli
A leisurely start to the day as our journey had been shortened by driving to Arusha the day before. A very comfortable drive to the border where our driver had lunch and we indulged in cokes having had a large breakfast – but this was our first visit to a non-tourist eating place. It wasContinue reading “On to Amboseli”
Onwards from Ngorongoro
Having climbed the side of the Crater in our trusty Land Cruiser, we paddled to the tent allocated to us in Pukelala. The staff were lovely and the view would have been incredible had it not been for the incessant rain. As it was, we could see how amazing it would have been. Through theContinue reading “Onwards from Ngorongoro”
On a ship again
I was just checking out from the hotel as someone asked the receptionist to call me: my transport to the ship had arrived early! That was good as I hate sitting around waiting when I’m ready to move. It was barely fifteen minutes to the port area and very soon I began to see signsContinue reading “On a ship again”
Power!
Although we were sad to be leaving old and new friends and moving on in our journey through the eastern USA, the time came the morning after the wedding and, having spent time over breakfast with some of the others and had an opportunity to thank the bride and bridegroom and their families, the carContinue reading “Power!”
Into the Unknown – Gettysburg to Muskegon
It was mid-morning by the time we moved on from Gettysburg with our trusty phone acting as navigator via Google maps. Having no idea what to expect, we were pleasantly surprised by the variety of the land we covered: the mountains with some amazing views – but, frustratingly for me, no stopping places to photograph them!Continue reading “Into the Unknown – Gettysburg to Muskegon”
Living the Journey 