Travel

Today we made our way to our first excursion to the Sierras de Francia. They are beautiful mountains in the north west of Spain. We left Salamanca at 10 and arrived about two hours later in the small villages of the mountains. The mountains got their name from the French influence that took over the villages. The small towns are left in the medieval states with gorgeous photos of scenery waiting t

On Friday we took a short trip to Augsberg a beautiful city that housed the US army during World War II and realising that I probably won39t be seeing my backpack for the remainder of my trip if ever again I bought more clothes. Then I kicked back in a cafe with a coffee and watched the world go by.In the evening we drove a few hours south to Passau to visit Christian39s parents R

Well folks it was another jam packed day. We went to Stonehenge Bath. Definitely two places I could see again.Stonehenge really left me with an unexplained feeling awe is the only word I can think of to even capture my experience.Bath has got to be the most beautiful place I39ve visited so far on this trip. The Roman Baths were pretty awesome but the city was unbelievable.Our tour director

Arriving in Ingolstadt I felt every muscle in my body relax. My longarse journey had reached its end. This is one instance when I revoke my usual belief of 39it39s all about the journey39 and thought thank fck I39ve arrived. Suzanna drove us back to her place and in my zombielike state we spent an hour or so comparing opinions and sharing stories on our teaching experiences th

So my day started off with finally getting my motorcycle license and then I was able to begin my trip a little late but still able to start.It was a nasty day to be riding a motorcycle heavy rains and all that but a spot of rain wont stop me. Besides I expected to get rained on after all it is a 30 day trip across Europe. I decided to use the autostrada because of all the rain and felt it to be

It is good to have an end to journey toward but it is the journey that matters in the end. Ernest HemingwayOur last day on the road today and I39m kinda glad as is our Driver Mohammad who has put up with Leanne whinging Are we there yet Are we there yet. Its not a long drive today but we are stopping at a few places along the way.Our first stop is Atlas Studios. Apparently a movie

an exploration of dreams and my visitors

You know how lucky I am with regards to never having lost my luggage on a flight I have a feeling that will change on this one. So yeah I called it. Nicki will vouched for me on this one. This is the very message I sent her on Facebook the night before I flew shortly after the stressful fiasco of obtaining my eTicket. Perhaps I jinxed myself. Disembarking the plane at around 2015 I was in

Locks today 9 total 35 So much for only 3 hours motoring each day 6 hours Friday and 8 today to reach good moorings at Crofton. Farreaching views for most of the way with a lot of sunshine. The Kennet Avon Canal runs between wait for it..... the R. Kennet in the east and the R. Avon in the west. Hving travelled uphill since we started today we crossed the summit via Bruce Tu

Thursday May 16 2013. Istanbul Day 1.We had another posh breakfast today as were were in no hurry to explore the city as we have another 3 nights here before we return to Barcelona. We eventually walked down the gangway at around 10.45. We walked up to Taksim Square through a rather lovely pedestrianised supposedly with old fashioned trams running through the middle of the street.This was a v