I left you to catch-up on some much-needed sleep and try and acclimate my body to the very different temperature of this country from the North Island of New Zealand. I had left Auckland in a howling rainstorm with temperatures in the low 60's and coat and umbrella very much required. I arrived in Bali …
32 DAYS IN BALI – Part One
It’s 5 p.m. The sun is setting. The call to prayers at a nearby mosque can be heard drifting on the breeze along with the ever-present smell of incense, satay being cooked over an open-flame grill and the too-sweet smell of rotting fruit. The Balinese language is a muddle of sounds played on a musical scale …
IRELAND PART 2 – THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY
The sign above is the one I will now follow for the next few days. I took lots of photos to show you the places that I visited, but below is the Irish Tourist Board's video of the Wild Atlantic Way. Watching it will show you just why I was so excited to drive this …
The Highlands of Scotland
Though I really don't like group tours; though I really don't like bus tours; I chose to take a bus tour of the Scottish Highlands because I wanted to see as much as I could in the 4 days that I had. So I booked a Haggis Tour of the Western Highlands, including the Hebrides …
Skål from Denmark!
Denmark is the home of many castles and smørrebrøds (open faced sandwiches which normally contain herring, thinly-sliced cheeses and boiled potatoes); sunny days filled with lots of intermittent rain showers; the Tivoli Gardens and the little, Little Mermaid; very tall, very good-looking, very blond locals (who are very friendly); a great many great museums, extremely clean streets, and real cool …
LAST WEEK WEDDING BELLS RANG….
...amongst the tall corn stalks and green soy beans of southern Minnesota when my youngest son took for his bride the fabulous Melissa. I met the new Mrs. Scott on a MegaBus ride between Madison, WI and Chicago in October 2014. She was headed to Chicago for a weekend break from studying for her Doctorate …
MY GERMAN SOJOURN
The past 2 weeks have been filled with new people, new places, old friends and hot, HOT weather. I left St. Ost, France on June 24th and flew to Basel, Switzerland. From the airport I hopped the shuttle bus into town and to the train station (Hello Basel!) and caught a train to Frankfurt, Germany. …
A Peaceful Repose…..
Taking a break in an 18th Century bathtub - as deep as my shoulders and plenty long enough! Solid steel and original copper fixture - why can't they make tubs like these any more? And look at those claw feet! I just spent the past 3 1/2 days relaxing in a quintessential …
MADRID & LA ALBERCA
It's been an interesting 12 days since arriving in Spain. I think I shared with you the mix-up at the Lisbon airport and the 9-hour wait, midnight arrival, an exhausted start to the Spanish part of my trip. Well, you'll be happy to know that everything worked out perfectly. …
LISBOA & THE ALGARVE
Portugal is a country of explorers. Their history is so intertwined with ours. Where would the United States be without Christopher Columbus or Balboa or Magellan? King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sent these brave men off in wooden ships to find and explore the New World. And though they thought they were going to China, …
My Home on the Roam 