Highlights of Travel to Europe
A quick update as I am ready to fall asleep. I am writing this in Lake Myvatn… we just got back from a natural geothermal pool. Very relaxed and ready for a good night sleep. On Wednesday we went to Skaftafell National Park. We spent one night there. We arrived after the visitors’ centre closed and left before it opened the next morning. Great hiking to a...
A few quick photos of our first three days in Iceland…
Well here we go. We are leaving Canada tonight with our first stop being Iceland. A quick video from the airport in Toronto. We have had several people ask us how we pack for a year of travel. It is not easy when you are going to both hot and cold places. Our backpacks are very full but underweight (even when we factor the food we packed for Iceland). We have...
We booked a camper van for 11 days in May 2019. Price was not the only factor. In fact, one of the big factors for me was getting a bed that I would fit in. So part of my research was to figure out the bed size. For some, bed size would be less important, but I am 6′ 6″ tall so I did not want to suffer the whole time. The other important factor is the...
The Greeks and the Ottomans – A history in conflict After we finished our cruise, we stayed in Athens for a few days. Part of our plan was three days in Athens, three days in Istanbul, and then on to Kathmandu. I am writing this post now in the Istanbul Sabiha Airport waiting for our red-eye to Kathmandu. In Athens, I think I was maybe more excited about...
End of the Five Star Living on the High Seas We are now in Athens, Greece. We have spent the last three weeks living on the MS Rotterdam and allowing the Holland America crew to pamper us and fatten us up quite frankly. We had a great trip and met some amazing people. I guess after spending three weeks with the same people, following the same schedules, eating the...
Cruising the Adriatic and Dalmation Coast The rugged backpackers have settled in for a little bit of luxury. About a month ago we were looking to see if we could find a repositioning cruise from New Zealand back to Canada in May or June. I stumbled across this cruise that takes us to places like Israel and Cyprus. We had absolutely no thoughts about taking a cruise...
Thanksgiving with Friends, Geneva and Rome When last I posted we were arriving in Geneva. We went to Geneva to visit with friends who used to live in Fort Smith. Minoo and Bernie Sheehan left Fort Smith maybe six years ago now. They lived in Calgary for a few years and then moved to Geneva almost two years ago now. When we arrived in Geneva we were shocked that there...
Yo hablo espanol mas que antes!!! I am not sure this will be the longest blog entry yet. Mostly because it will reflect my week in Madrid. Hopefully, I can convince Nicola to write something for the blog as well about her week of the Camino de Santiago. We arrived in Madrid on the 3rd of October. If you remember from the last entry, we came from London and visiting...
London, Birmingham and a small English town In my last post we were heading from Marrakech to London. Now we are en route from London to Madrid after a week in the UK. We stayed with Nicola’s sister and her family: Jenny, Garry, Ruby and Amy. Plus their two new kittens, Pebbles and Hevie (sp?). It was very nice to visit with friendly faces. After two months in...