Having done the trip out to Auschwitz , the other must see for me was that of the Wieliczka salt mines. Until I started planning for this trip I had never heard of these mines. Once I had my attention drawn to them it became a must see. The longevity of the mines, first started…
I went on the bus trip arranged by the travel agent in Kazakhstan, it was one of those serendipitous trips that I seem to have a knack of falling into. After a brisk walk of four blocks, I waited for the bus with many others, in what was a chill wind The bus arrived on…
Checking in early for the Cosmos tour I thought would be a problem but no, I was shown to the room booked for the night. I thought I was in seventh heaven after the conditions of the past week! A four-star hotel complete with air conditioning, clean and comfortable beds, and a big room!! The…
This was to be my last day on my own in Istanbul, before joining the tour around Turkey. Down to the disappointing breakfast of just bread rolls, and coffee, I was getting a bit tired of the idiosycrasies of this hotel, the fan, the smells that emanate from the pipes in the bathroom. I had…
A train enthusiast from my early twenties it gave me great pleasure to plan to travel Australia basing my trip on two trains, the famous Indian Pacific and Ghan both long haul trains being trips of 2-3 days each. Both trains are part of the Great Southern Rail Company’s trains The Indian Pacific travels from…
Early wake up and out to catch, so handy bus A41, to the Hong Kong airport, the bus services as well as the MTR have been brilliant . The Octopus card the best of all being able to use it on all the forms of transport, as well as purchases from some shops. I got…
Tomorrow officially marks a week with us living at the Kaiteri Lodge and despite the menial task of stripping the beds, making the beds, mopping the kitchen repeat, I absolutely love it. There are a few things about this place that just kind of make me smile. The view of our town from Takaka hill…
From the very beginning, Canada was fantastic. The moment Courtney turned her car into the carpark of Victoria’s Regent Hotel (the very hotel her father is, fortuitously, the manager of) the tone and indeed the bar for the rest of the trip, was set. Chilled champagne awaited the weary and seasick travellers, in the penthouse…
Unfortunately, when most people think about Haiti, earthquakes, poverty and the cruise to Labadie come to mind. Most people have no idea where Haiti is or that it shares the same island with it’s neighbouring country the Dominican Republic. Actually, Haiti has always been on our travel bucket list and when we found out about a…
After our two and a half weeks of travel we have finally settled into a routine. And while it is nice, I mean we are steps away from the best beach in the country, working in a hotel stinks. On another level. When I was a server we would all complain about how much people…
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