August 8, 2024
Torno is in the middle part of Lake Como, the Lariana Triangolo and I had a birthday to celebrate. So what better excuse for a few nights away. I may have mentioned this before, I love food; eating out,… Continue Reading…
July 5, 2024
We’re still working our way down the west of Lake Como and on this side our last explore was of Lenno and the beautiful Villa Balbianello. Moving south takes us to Ossuccio, Sala Comacina and Colonno. It’s possible to travel… Continue Reading…
January 1, 2024
Half Dome in Yosemite. Taken from Mirror Lake. It’s New Year in the UK and as usual we haven’t had a very “Christmassy” looking festive period…i.e. no snow. So for all those lovers of the white stuff who have little… Continue Reading…
April 14, 2023
So, Death Valley. As ever I did little research before arriving (Jackie is the researcher of the team). I knew it would be arid, dry and hot. Yep, that’s about it. A few Death Valley facts Death Valley is… Continue Reading…
January 15, 2023
Cerro Chirripó – Costa Rica’s Highest Mountain Cerro Chirripó stands at 3821m, that’s 12,532 feet! Let me put that into perspective…pretty much 4 times higher than England’s highest, Scafell Pike. 8,000 feet is the starting point for altitude sickness, so… Continue Reading…
December 2, 2022
From the moment we arrived in Campbell River I knew this was going to be a slick operation. Seamless transportation and hotel room check-in, an excellent dinner recommendation and detailed information on the morning plans to catch the sea-plane (Float… Continue Reading…
October 23, 2022
Another Rockies Road trip is required for our return drive to Vancouver. So far we’ve had our 4-day Rockies road trip to Canmore, 4 full days exploring The Canadian Rockies from Canmore and a day driving to Jasper along the… Continue Reading…
October 18, 2022
One day on the Icefields Parkway takes us from Canmore to Jasper. It’s our last full day in The Canadian Rockies before we start our 2-day Road Trip back to Vancouver. The Icefields Parkway is a 144 mile long… Continue Reading…
October 9, 2022
I don’t know how else to say this but, 5 days is not enough time for the Canadian Rockies! I literally had a list longer than my arm of places to visit. There’s so much to see.. Aaah, what to… Continue Reading…
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