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10 days ago - christinewesten published a blog
Train to Inverness
April 29th 2024
Today I said goodbye to Edinburgh and took the train up to Inverness. When I looked at the train schedule, I saw I could get on at Haymarket but I thought it would be better to walk up to Waverly to e ...

10 days ago - beentouring published a blog
Letters from Nigeria - Ayetoro, 1972 August 11 - 12
August 11th 1972
19720811 I taught form 1 today which was really exciting. They get so caught up in the lesson once you capture their interest. Someone else started the lesson on oral vocabulary, and I con ...

10 days ago - DaveandIssy published a blog
Subterranean Living
April 30th 2024
I get chatting to the motel proprietor over breakfast. She says that her occupation rate’s currently well down, which she attributes almost entirely to the well publicised recent civil unrest in Alice ...

11 days ago - Mercante published a blog
Di treni e ferrovie indiane
January 21st 2024
Ci risiamo! Di nuovo a Delhi e di nuovo nelle mani di avidi truffatori che cercano in qualunque modo di alleggerirti il portafogli. Ancora?!? Vi chiederete. Il motivo è che hanno inavvertitamente tras ...

11 days ago - Handsome Pop published a blog
Cyprus
April 25th 2024
We begin this portion of the blog with our second afternoon in Cyprus. Thank god, or whoever made it occur, that it is no longer our first day. Much of the trip, and the entirety of locating our room, ...

11 days ago - lexispence10 published a blog
Lalibela, Ethiopia
April 10th 2024
My next adventure with Trekkup was during our week-long Eid al Fitr holiday. This was kind of a bucket list of Ethiopia adventures, starting with Lalibela, which is known for its World Heritage Site r ...

11 days ago - DaveandIssy published a blog
Cave Dwellers
April 29th 2024
Today we head into the real outback, a five hundred and twenty kilometre slog north along the Stuart Highway to the famous opal mining town of Coober Pedy. But first up is a visit to the impressive ...

12 days ago - The Curious Cyclist published a blog
Iona.
April 24th 2024
After a serious soaking cycling across Mull, I got to spend several (mostly) sun drenched days on Iona. Albeit with a chilly north wind. There was loads of lovely birdlife. The male were in show o ...

12 days ago - christinewesten published a blog
Edinburgh Wrap up
April 29th 2024
I stayed at the Hub by Premier Inn near Haymarket Station. I chose this hotel due to the inexpensive price and mostly good reviews. It also seemed to be close enough to everything I wanted to see. I d ...

12 days ago - christinewesten published a blog
Finding Tranquility and Views in Edinburgh
April 28th 2024
Today was my last day in Edinburgh. I had no plans so no alarm was set, which was a nice change! After breakfast I headed out towards Dean Village. By Google Maps this was a short .6 mile walk which s ...

12 days ago - Lee Tabas published a blog
Bikes, Boats and Tulips
April 19th 2024
Spring in Holland might be described as bikes, boats, and tulips. Nancy and I booked the 5-day trip through Boat Bike Tours, a Dutch company. Our floating hotel was a converted river barge with 18 st ...

12 days ago - christinewesten published a blog
Stirling and Linlithgow
April 27th 2024
Started the day off with a hearty breakfast and then headed for the train station. Today’s destinations, Stirling and Linlithgow. The trains here are super easy to navigate. You can buy a ticket th ...