http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Jdame/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Jdame en-us Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:34:30 +0000 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:34:30 +0000 Day 53 Fri 14th. August Week 8 ENGLAND London Temp 23C We arrived at Heathrow at about 1735 collected our luggage and purchased a 7 day Travel Card that allowed us to travel within 6 zones. Down to the train and off we went on the fast train not the right thing to do so we had to pay for that train fare BUT we were in London in 20 minutes wow. Onto the Barkerloo line to Oxford Circus http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/London-City/blog-449172.html Day 46 Fri 7th. August Week 7 MUNICH Temp 20C After yet another early breakfast we had the 1 12 hour train ride to Munich and then taxi to hostel. BEWARE at the Hostel Munchen Park anyone over 26 has to pay extra rate which we were not aware of when we booked the room. The hostel is good and there are lifts. We checked in our luggage and walked to the nearby Underground to Central Station http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Munich/blog-432725.html Day 36 31st. July Week 6 VIENNA Temp 26C As we started on the next adventure we looked back at Venice as the train sped out across the flats into areas of green pastures and hills and into the mountains such very different scenery. Arriving in Vienna at 11.45pm. we taxied to our hostel Vienna Hostel Huttledorf where the staff were waiting and greeted us warmly. We had a 4 bunk room for http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/blog-432721.html Day 31 26th. July Temp 28C Another early breakfast so we could go out on deck on a beautiful clear morning and watch as we approached Venice. We had been to Venice in 1995 one day to see not much so it was with great anticipation that we stood with cameras at the ready as we glided through what appeared as very shallow water into the Giudecca Canal where we overlooked the buildings and s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Veneto/Venice/blog-432720.html Day 27 22nd. July Week 5 TURKEY MAMARA ISTANBUL Temp 29C Today as we approached Turkey we could see the beautiful skyline of Istanbul then onto the coach we drove across the Galata Bridge and went on our booked Walking Tour of Historical Istanbul. That amazing first view gave way to traffic chaos where nothing was moving horns were being honked and we were caught in the middle of it n http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/blog-432715.html Day 26 21st. July GREECE MYKONOS Temp 29C Today after another delicious early breakfast it was onto the tender and over to the Island of Mykonos where we went on a tour around the hot dry and barren island with many nice looking hotels stopping at the beautiful Kalafatis and Ioannis Beaches where we had time to paddle in the cold water before visiting a Monastery Ano Mera village then w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/blog-432686.html Day 22 17th. July Week 4 TUSCANY Port of Livorno Florence Pisa Livorno City of LUCCA Temp 36C Vera and I had opted for a tour of the walled city of Old Lucca home to the ancient Etruscans reached by driving through the Tuscan countryside with the occasional glimpse of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the distance. We had a guided walk along narrow streets through the medieval center http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/blog-432645.html Day 19 Wednesday 15th. July Temp 27C We met up with Vera's sister and husband and friends at the hotel before going to the Ship the Ruby Princess to start our cruise around the Mediterranean. On Board we had a twin cabin with en suite small but adequate could hang our clothes up on hangers and close our suitcases for 12 days the food was good and plentiful and we dined together as t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Monaco/Monte-Carlo/blog-432383.html Day 1 Friday 26th June 2009 Departing on our next holiday adventure started with flying PERTH SINGAPORE FRANKFURT MADRID taking in all of what seemed liked neverending hours in the air. Flying over Spain showed the varying countryside brown like Australia and then areas of orchards which we were about to explore over the next 12 days. I used my video camera for both video and photos http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/blog-431973.html Although this entry has been submitted in 2008 the expedition was Dec 1994 January 1995 and such an wonderful experience I thought it worthwhile to add it to my Travelblog. The photos were taken with a Pentax ME super SLR with a filter causing some photos to have an off white hue. The photos were developed in the machine at the local shop scanned into a file then added to the blog. They are http://www.travelblog.org/Antarctica/blog-273396.html Days 103 105 Thursday 17th. August 2006 Sunny Packed up and off to the airport plane late leaving but the flight Homeward bound via Hong Kong was good and the food reasonable. We lost a full day in travelling and arrived in Brisbane Australia on Saturday 19th. August 2006 about 10am and were met by Peter and Lisa. We had an Australian pizza for tea and it was y u m m y. Vera and I both had http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Brisbane/blog-191156.html Day 101 We had booked a tour to Vancouver Island with a local company as it was it was just Vera and me on the tour with a very well educated Indian guide who had lived and worked for some years in Vancouver. We were picked up at the Hostel and arrived at the ferry about an hour laterfor the rather lovely crossing to the Island. On the Moose tour our guide had spoken of an Emily Carr an ecc http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/blog-191147.html Day 100 Monday 14th. August 2006 Sunny We were in Vancouver 6 years ago and missed out on one place due to bad weather so today we decided to go to Grouse Mountain on the Seabus a bus up the hill past the Capilano Suspension Bridge and then the Gondola up to Grouse Mountain resort a wonderful spot for families and tourists with so much going on hang gliding ski lifts live fun entertai http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/blog-191140.html Day 98 Saturday 12th. August Sunny 2 hostels to go Actually cool this morning. It was off to the markets and shops in a spot away from anywhere it seemed then a walk around the historic site where the last iron spike was welded in to connect the east and west railway on to the GoKarts for those who dared at road rage We called in at a flea market before a lunch stop on a lake. A visit to T http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Kelowna/blog-190448.html Day 96 Thursday 10th. August Sunny and warm Up at 4.30 am to catch the Airporter bus for flight to Calgary in Alberta where upon arrival we heard repeated announcements people flying out could not carry gels liquids pastes etc in hand luggage all had to be packed. What had happened since we left Halifax We saw on the news later of the arrests in London which reminded us of the men in sui http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Banff/blog-190394.html Day 93 Monday 7th. August 2006 Up early for the early flight to Halifax no brekky today queue for the flight OK but beeped when I went through the scan but this time both of us had to have the full body check and bag check. Before I go through a scan I remove all my jewellery coat shoes etc. as I always get body searched due to my knee replacement pieces setting off the alarms. Also my ba http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-189760.html Day 89 Thursday 3rd August 2006 Sunny An exciting day ahead meeting friends and family. After brekky it was off to the train which was late leaving to Reading change of train to Slough and then change to Windsor and this train was also running 12 hour late and all were very very slow consequently we were very late arriving at Windsor where Jean and Keith had been waiting for ages. Keith http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Berkshire/Windsor/blog-189199.html Day 85 Week 13 Sunday 30th. July 2006 Sunny Leaving Dublin early in the morning we caught a bus to Rosslare for the ferry to Fishguard which would arrive sometime in the afternoon in Wales with no connecting train until 2am the next morning so we would literally be stuck at Fishguard as there are no buses or other trains or transport to Bristol . The agent who sold us the tickets said there w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Bristol-County/Bristol/blog-188471.html Day 76 Friday 21st. July 2006 Misty We dropped the car off at the ferry and had smooth sailing to Belfast where it was a quick taxi ride to the train to Dublin. Said to the cabbie we would be back in a week and see him then Arrived in Dublin and walked to the hostel lugged our cases up all the stairs packed what we needed for the week into 1 case then stored the other at the hostel. Too http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/blog-176307.html Day 67 Wednesday 12th. July 2006 Clear cold and windy Up early and a walk into town to get the Orkney Bus to the ferry another fishing boat to John O'Groats and the Orkney Bus to Inverness. A very fast drive along winding roads. We walked to the 5 star hostel well I don't know who rated it. The shower was out of order and had been for some time there was no toilet paper in the loos we w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Inverness/blog-171027.html