Friday, January 3rd to Monday, January 6th Our lovely luxurious ship The World (TW) sailed from Ushuaia during dinner on January 3rd. We were on the Beagle Channel until about midnight when we hit the open seas and the rolling…
Well, here we are, on board of The World, probably the most luxurious way possible to sail to Antarctica!!! We leave port in about 3 hours. First stop: South Georgia (UK). Penguins here we come 🙂 On December 31st we…
Yes!!!! We made it to the lowest point in South America!!! We set out early (enough) from El Calafate and started off on Ruta 9, a good gravel road. We really did feel like being away from it all; in…
Wonderful day visiting Perito Moreno glacier. Fantastic! Imagine a 50m high, 5km wide glacier slowly crawling and calving its way into Lago Argentino. We walked around the various observation points in the late morning and took the obligatory boat ride…
After 2.5 interesting (and hot and humid) days in Buenos Aires, we got up at 4 am this morning to catch our 6:40am flight to Rio Gallegos. Got to the regional airport without hassles, got checked-in (and paid our reasonable…
Had a lovely day yesterday walking about the city. The streets were quiet and hot. We found the high-end shopping district, fortunately (or unfortunately) they were all closed, being Christmas day. Today we visit the Recoleta Cemetery, San Telmo and…
After a long but uneventful flight we arrived in Argentina. Today we are just relaxing and enjoying the warm weather. Maybe it is a little too warm here. Caroline conspired to leave the only key to the locks of our…
Caroline is in the middle of packing everything for our trip South. I am helping with lots of good advice and keeping out of her hair. Tomorrow we board the flight to Houston where we connect for the long flight…
Wow! What a trip! What a rush! I left home in San Francisco on July 30th, visited 8 countries in just under 6 weeks (I must be turning into a good American!) and arrived back home on August 6th. Naturally…
What a rush this trip has been! And it’s coming to an end. Flying to London today where I’ll overnight at the LHR Hilton to then catch my flight home to San Francisco tomorrow. On Tuesday, Aug 3, Hilde en…
Petra. Words do not do it justice. It really was an ‘Indiana Jones moment’!!! Absolutely amazing!!!! The long narrow canyon (Siq) leading to the Treasury (that Indy facade carved in the rocks)… and much, much more!!!!We were lucky with the…
I arrived at Tel Aviv airport 2 days ago and spent the first night in Rishon. Took the bus to Jerusalem yesterday and spent the day walking around the old city and took a bus tour. Found a nice pub…
Caroline and I enjoyed the last three days being tourists in St Petersburg. We hit all the major sites and left just enough to justify a return visit, when it is not quite as hot. Tomorrow I fly South to…
Wow, it’s already my last morning in Eeklo, Belgium. In an hour and a half Stefaan will be here to take me to the airport. Off to the next part of my adventure: St Petersburg, Russia. Flight is via Frankfurt…
The first week of my trip went by very fast indeed! Stayed and caught up with good friends in London, enjoyed an afternoon picnic and concert of ‘Snowbow’ at the Cannizaro Festival Close to Wimbledon Common, saw lots of orange…
