travel stories, people stories, life stories, my story
travel stories, people stories, life stories, my story
We had an incredible vacation in the US this past December. Visited Disneyworld, FL. Flew to San Francisco. Road-tripped from San Francisco to Yosemite National Park, then all along the Pacific Coast Highway. Stopped in Monterey, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles…
We left Joburg around 09:30 on Wednesday. The drive felt relatively quick. I spent a lot of the time finishing up my chess game with paans while Carol did the driving. It was the first game that we drew and I…
We woke up relatively late, 08:30. Had a lovely breakfast then spent some slow time sitting next to the fire in the dining room chatting, drinking cups of tea and coffee. The wind was a little better than yesterday so…
The wind has been howling since the early dark morning hours. We planned on going horse riding today but decided to stay indoors with this ice cold wind blowing outside. It’s kind of cool not being readily able to communicate with…
I’ve been on this planet for 34 years today. I woke up early, opened the curtains to watch the sun illuminate the mountain landscape just outside our window. The lodge has thick stone walls making it quite soundproof. It’s a…
I loved this trip to the USA. It had been quite awhile since I’ve travelled on my own. I loved the freedom that comes with travelling, of not making plans, of going with the flow, meeting wonderful people, experiencing new…
28 May – NYC It was raining when I woke up on this morning. I didn’t plan much except to visit the Ground Zero monument (which I didn’t do), the B&H Photo Video store again to see if I should…
NYC Day 21 Woke up early but left the apartment only at midday. Took the subway train straight to Brooklyn high street. Wandered around the promenade area on both sides of the Brooklyn bridge. Brooklyn heights and the dumbo area.…
North Carolina Flew out of dc from Ronald Regan international airport. It’s easy to get to by metro from the city centre. On the way to the airport the train passed by Arlington cemetery. I forgot to go there however…