Alicante is one of the most desired destinations to visit in Spain. Traveling to Alicante during the summer months will prove to be the busiest time of the year to travel. As such, you will want to begin making your vacation plans. An early reservation will allow you to get the better rates on...
Hello From Cuernavaca – The Most Intense Day Of My Trip (Part II)
The Santa Maria area is a rather poor area and was an independent village prior to being gobbled up by Cuernavaca. We parked the car and hiked down into a barranca (ravine) with a river at the bottom. Cuernavaca is...
Hello From Cuernavaca – The Most Intense Day Of My Trip (Part I)
I have a habit of cramming a few too many things into my schedule, and I think yesterday was such a day.
I started my day with a nice breakfast and then took a taxi to the Cetlalic language school. Cetlalic is...
Thailand is more than Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket and Chiang Mai. In fact, there are a great many fascinating out-of-the-way places that regular visitors know and love, which you might like to consider adding to your itinerary when you’re planning your next trip to Thailand.
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The traditional use of a compass as a navigational tool is quickly shifting GPS navigation, or Global Positioning System. For anyone traveling to a new destination for vacation, a GPS unit might be a worthwhile investment to help you navigate through the unfamiliar territory. Or, if you are...
It’s a very long way to Ras Kutani from the UK. There is the 10 hour flight or longer if you fly Emirates to Dar es Salaam, followed by over two hours on not very good roads, including an interesting river crossing, or a short flight which we declined based on previous experience, although...
Hello From Cuernavaca – Part 7 – A Conversation With Andie Grater, Local B&b Owner And President Of The Newcomers Club
I am currently staying at, “La Nuestra”, a comfortable bed and breakfast with 4 guest rooms, a private swimming pool and an outdoor breakfast...
In a bygone age a safari into deepest, darkest Africa the Big Five were the most sought after animals to hunt. They were the fiercest, the most dangerous of animals that were able to hunt the hunter. So what are the big five?
They are the lion, the leopard, the rhinoceros, the buffalo and...
Rainforests: Way More Than Just Monkeys And Parrots, Part 2
Rainforest deforestation impacts the planet, local and global economies. We’re going to focus on the local changes, and work from there, up the chain of events and causality. The typical cycle is that rain forest lands get...
Meganissi is a small picturesque island about 6km south east of Lefkada island. It is one of the smallest of the Ionian Islands, but it is also one of the most beautiful, making it an ideal choice for a relaxing villas holiday in Greece.
Meganissi is an island of about twenty square...
Hello From Cuernavaca: Attending The Monthly Meeting At The Newcomers Club
This morning I got up early and had a nice breakfast in the inner courtyard of La Nuestra. Shortly before 9 am Andie and I left for her monthly meeting of the Newcomers Club, a group of about 170 mostly...
After a beautiful breakfast in the garden at Roxanas place with Helga, the young lab with shiniest black coat, dancing all around me, I went to my private tutoring session at the Ideal Language School where my teacher Estela and I talked at length about various dental procedures, funny doctor...