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time for a road trip ,,,,

Well after a long wait due to covid ,i have decided to prep the car in readiness for a road trip to the UK, besides driving essentials and just in case tool kit , my kettle and English teabags will be safely stowed away ,don,t get me wrong Autobahn

A big ride

I took a vacation to Oregon. It's about 1800 miles one way. I made it in 3 days on my trike. On the way up I had 2 days I rode over 600 miles, a bit hard on the sit down, but still a lot of fun. On the way home I had a day I rode a little over 700 mi

Welcome To HoutBay Cape Town

Dear Wonderful People Around the world Welcome to HoutBay My Home Town well I have Been Living in Houtbay for 19 years and the Place I call Home well it's on the Atlantic Sea Board and well a Hour away from Cape Town International Airport well Hout

Giraffe in snow

REALLY starting to worry about Eks now. Hoping all SA bloggers affected by blizzards are keeping well-wrapped up and warm This pic one of several taken by a photographer called Kitty Viljoen near Graaff-Reinet (Eastern Cape) - fab photo, f

Planning a trip...

I've been delaying a trip to see my brother in Ohio. The last few times it was cold... I'm a Florida guy and dislike cold. Growing up in New York and some band tours into Canada during winter has nightmares of body parts freezing and breaking off! L

My GPS...

There are times when I think my GPS is working against me. Let's say I'm going to an appointment a few cities from me. I'll input the address and the GPS will calculate the distance, route, travel time and expected arrival time. That sounds good so f

I want to go on a cruise ;)

Friends, has anyone traveled? Can you recommend it? I am very afraid that I may get seasick.

Already planning next years holiday!

I am on my 2 week mandatory summer holiday/break from work, and I am already bored. So what better to do than to plan next years holiday? These past few days, I have been watching a YouTuber named Mr Jww, and his experiences in the Mille Miglia Stori

"One of the Caribbean’s best-kept secrets"

"One of the Caribbean’s best-kept secrets. Off the coast of Venezuela the small group of islands offers one of the clearest waters you’ve ever seen." This is my country... My home... My love... I love you, Venezuela!... With every single bit of my

New York Trip Preparations - Part 1

I know that some of you might be tired of hearing about my travel-preparations, so I am starting to name my blogs "New York Trip Preparations - Part (blank)", starting with this blog. That way, you can just skip those blogs, and read something else.

Trinidad

After spending 3 weeks in Tobago yesterday we left for Trinidad. We started sailing at 7 am. It was a clouded and drizzly day but started to clear up in the afternoon. I didnt really want to visit Trinidad because of security reason but I must say

Age and mileage, please

I’m looking for a specific kind of vehicle, and suddenly noticed a certain familiarity about my list. See if you can spot it. Not too young - they’re too expensive. Not too old - they’re too high maintenance Number of owners - lots is a defin

I want to go back!

I have been home for one day, and I am already planning my next USA trip. At least in my head. My next trip will be two weeks, but I am unsure if I want to go back to Virginia, or if I am going to go somewhere else. Maybe I can find a hotel somewhere

time travel ...

we all experience some form of time travel , no matter where we are on the planet ,it can be summer in one country and winter in another ,the same applies with night and day, but then you have countries with time zones so if you are travelling you u

Making plans for the USA! (part 9!)

It's yet again time for your favourite blog - reading about a random Dane planning a trip to the United States of America. This episode is all about what happens the first few hours after I land in Washington DC. The original plan was to be picked

Catharsis

A colleague recently told me that his neighbour retired. The neighbour started his new life by leaving his old life in the dumpster, including art and his university diploma. I find this to be highly inspirational. Everything that doesn't have

Back home from my trip to the USA!

One week in the USA done! What did I see and experience there? Well. Lots of food, fun experiences and delays on the flight home. More on that later! So.. Where in the US did I go? I went to visit a friend in Virginia. It's someone I have known fo

Chancer, meet U.S.A (or U.S.A, meet Chancer)

Well. A trip could be on the cards? I'm floating the idea out there. The idea appeals to me. The only state i've been to is Florida - which was a so-so experience - it was the last holiday i went on with my folks as a teenager Where, and

Wonderful Place to see endangered animals, birds and wild plants

Chitwan National Park which is one of the largest national parks in the world situated in Nepal houses 1000 different species of endanger animals, 643 species of birds and hundreds of wild plants.

Ouch!

Maps Of How Americans Think Of Europe And How Europeans Think Of America

Travel companion

Should I invite someone to tour Portugal in my motorhome with me. Is it better to stay alone..

Travel Partner

I frequently travel alone but from time to time miss a companion. I will be travelling to Prague at the end of May and would love a female companion for chat, drink/meal or anything else. Or even a local to show me around.

Vacation in the Gaza strip

Real estate prices should be dropping sharply in the Gaza Strip by this time next week. The population density will probably also be a lot less which means you will have plenty of room at the beach to spread out your blanket if you don't mind the sm

The changes in immigration policies.

In the EU, North America, Australasia and elsewhere, formerly more liberally oriented such policies are clearly becoming more restrictive. This is occurring with the ascendancy of right wing political parties. The backlash has occurred and the fixes

Welcome to South Africa.

We are so fortunate to have 11 official languages. How many do you have? We can think in one language, sanitize our thoughts in another, express ourselves in a third and deny our statements in yet another and still have 7 other languages in reserve.

A message that warmed my heart <3

"You would like to find a nice girl, okay, but reading you on the blogs and your profile tells me you will have a difficult time The blogs and forums are great to see how people interact with others, it tells you a lot about that person. I see y

So it begins!

I did it. I booked the flight to Washington today. The price? 3658 DKK, which is about $515. For that price I am in economy, which is fine. It's what I'm used to, anyway. I'm flying with an airline, that I have never flown with before. Lufthansa.

Thailand

Im travelling around thailand in december and january Any ladies like to join me

Rose of the North

The mandatory photoshoot with the pigeons at Chiang Mai Tha Pae Gate One of my daughter's best friends visited her when she was there for 2 months. [im

Making plans for the USA! (final part!)

Ah, yes. Ladies and gentlemen! Today's the final entry in my "getting ready for the USA!" series. It's been 11 parts, but we have finally made it to the end! I am set to leave in less than two hours, and I have already packed my suitcase. I did that

Oslo Norway

Traveling to Oslo and looking for a local guide, prefer a female company. Does anyone advise?

Flight booked

and that's me away to Alicante, Spain, at the end of September. Sun, sea, sand, well actually none of that, my sister lives inland. But if there is anyone on CS not a gazillion miles from Bedar, Almeria, gies a shout, would love to meet up for a

Maratika Namobuddha Lumbini Buddhist Tour - Healing & Meditation....

Last week we did a 10 days trip in Nepal. We got a group coming from different countries and collected in Kathmandu. We started up our Buddhist Tour on 10th of July from kathmandu to Maratika -260 kilometer/8 hours drive with 4WD Japanese jeep. In Ma

Changing my holiday destinations

Well.. One of them. I am still going to Italy this year and the US next year. It's the year after that, I am changing. You may recall, a few blogs back, that I was going to the Philippines. I had a bit of a think earlier today, and I have decided

Making plans for my second trip to the US (part 1)

I know I am very early with this, but in October 2025, I will head back across the pond to the USA for my second trip there. This time, I am visiting a friend in New York, and now I know how much money I need to bring. The last time, I brought about

The Hollow Whistle of Iron Horses Part II

...continuation.... Heading half a block further west, Compass Outdoor Adventures rents bikes and offers a shuttle to Snoqualmie Tunnel from a second storey retail space. A steep ramp behind an overhead garage door leads up to the office/store where

Speaking other languages.

All languages have their colloquialisms and pet sayings. I lived in Finland for many years, and apart from Finnish being one of the most difficult languages to learn, the sayings can make a direct translation seem like so much gibberish. It n

Introducing my hometown to Art.

I also introduced my gaggles of girlfriends to Art. They were dying to meet him after hearing so many stories about him. There was only one problem though...........none of them except one, could utter a word of English and to make matter worse, Art

Making plans for the USA! (part 8!)

Here we go again - another installment of your favourite blog ever: Planning the trip to the United States of America. In this blog: Papers. Specifically which papers I have to have in order. In these troubled times, we all need to be a bit mor

Visiting Ireland

CS couple late 50’s wanting to spend a few days doing the tourist bit for the first time in Ireland. Probably around the end of May or the beginning of June. Looking for a city/place with some interesting/cultural venues, good variety of places to