Holy Island Thank you Katha. I'm afraid I didn't write a blog entry on my time on Holy Island. Some day I think I'll write up on my other travels that I have done outside of TB. All the best.
Re: Holy Island Okay, thanks for letting me know. Yes, there is always so much more that one could write about... So, I will keep following your more recent trips.
Peaceful Ah, so peaceful just simply reading this blog. The photos also add magic to the place. I understand the beautiful feeling of walking in the fog, I enjoy this myself too. And thank you for the reminder that England does have this fantastic and very deep spiritual sense that you can find between the urban busy-ness. Lovely to read about your retreats. I used to attend Triratna Buddhist sessions here in Croydon, and also visited Holy Island once just off the coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Thank you for the reminders of the value in meditation. A lovely blog to read.
Re: Peaceful Thank you so much for the appreciative words, Alex. Yes, there can be so much magic, peace and quiet out there when one is open to it. Nice to learn that you are not only a fellow TBer, but also a fellow meditator. If you have a blog post on your visit to Holy Island, do let me know. I would love to read it.
Going with the flow We all know our travels will not be smooth every trip but you seem to have trouble with Brussels. Ugh. How frustrating. I'm glad you enjoyed your time. I liked the street performer.
Thanks for the memories... My first visit to Brussels was to the 1958 Worlds Fair. Then I lived there from 1984 to 1995. I so miss the Belgian waffles!
Re: Thanks for the memories... Thanks for coming along and commenting. I'll have to find your posts from your time in Brussels on your blog, look forward to learning what the city was like then :-)
Travel Stress Oh my goodness, I felt stressed just reading about your trips to Brussels! The first one seemed so straightforward, but then I read your second and third! I remember similar train issues just travelling in and around Cologne last June, from strikes to delays to cancellations. I can't imagine what it must be like travelling further with them. It seems like you got the most out of Brussels while you were there though, and so glad you got to visit Atomium in the end! Well done, your struggles seemed to pay off!
Re: Travel Stress Thank you for following my trip in spite of the rather unpleasant journey. I can imagine your trip to Cologne must have been an adventure as well, but not one of the nice kind. Travelling with Deutsche Bahn has turned into a nightmare indeed, and I must confess that I do not enjoy travelling as much anymore as I used to. Also because flying has turned into a real hassle. But when I read everyone's stories here on TB, I feel inspired again. And the city of Brussels was well worth a visit, especially Grand-Place and Atomium :-)
Birthday Trip What a lovely little birthday trip for your Mum, it sounds like you both had a lovely time in Lisbon. Thank you also for the inspiration and ideas, as I'm currently planning a trip to Portugal, including Lisbon, in February. Sounds like you got to fit in all the top attractions, and a great idea to do the hop-on hop-off bus tours to get around the place.
Re: Birthday Trip Thank you for coming along and commenting. Lisbon is definitely worth a visit. I think had I had more time I would simply have sat on various trams for a bit, just "cruising" around the city. I look forward to reading about your trip there in February :-)
Luxembourg A really beautiful and surprising little country. I remember visiting around 20 years ago and just loving the spectacular gorge-setting of Luxembourg City. I love that you just have to drive a few hours to be in a different country, and what a lovely time you had to celebrate your friendship! Great comment of spending any time, including watching The Matrix 4, with your friend is fun! 😅
Re: Luxembourg Thank you for commenting. The city and country is definitely worth a visit. The architecture is lovely indeed, so many different styles from different centuries.
Re: Dortmund It is indeed. Showing visitors around one's hometown or the region is always a good opportunity to get to know the area a bit better. Otherwise I am often tempted to think: "I live here, I could visit this or that place anytime" - and then I end up never doing it.
Industrial England Actually, I've never written a blog about my home town, Sheffield, but maybe I should! The nearest I got was a blog about the nearby Peak District if you're interested:- https://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Derbyshire/Peak-District-National-Park/blog-1053304.html
I started this blog in late 2007, before heading off to Australia for a hang gliding adventure. After my first solo flight in a hang glider all I wanted to do was fly as much as possible. I gave up my job as a human resources consultant and headed to Australia to live my dream of hang gliding. When I returned after four months, I wanted to build my life around the sport I loved so much, and I did. I was also determined to make it into the national hang gliding team and started flying competitions with only one year of flying experience.
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"What an experince" is right.
I miss the Swiss Alps so much!