Laura421's Guestbook

Hello Laura— from a former travel mate. Generally love reading your posts but the last one from Poland— was well worth reading but can’t say I enjoyed yet could’t Stop reading— memorizing writing about such an unspeakable horror. Be well— maybe our path’s will Ross again.

Another Capital City
Hi Laura, Too bad I wasn't there to join you. I never tire in Krakow. I've been there twice & feel I know it & love it. Did you make it to the Jewish Quarter? We listened to klezmer music after dinner. I was with friends who lived there the first time & then took Dave there the 2nd. We spent a week there & in the surroundings. We both loved Prague. Walked the city for 4 days. You must go to Japan. One of the best trips ever. Spent 2 weeks with OAT & then 10 days on our own (Hiroshima, Himeji Castle & then onto Mount Shosha hiking miles to the shrine, & 7 days in Tokyo). It was a wonderful country with the people kinder than anywhere else we've ever been & no trash anywhere with no trash containers in site (we were told they take trash home to dispose there). Looking into Cuba on our own next summer (possibly leaving from Canada). Love your blogs & it's obvious you spend precious time writing them. Barbara

That is amazing!

Response to Endings
Laura, I always enjoy your blogs. Since we've been to Kathmandu, I feel as if we've returned while reading your recent blog. I can relate to it all. I created a travel show on Nepal & it's fascinating how we both saw the same things with different companies as we went with OAT. We'd like to do Iceland, but have been gone for 4 months with our summer get away to Washington & japan 3 days after returning from WA. It will be a year before we consider anything. We would love to join you on your next trip. What is in store for you next? Barbara

Iceland
Laura, I was in Iceland in January, with the hope of seeing the Northern Lights. No such luck, but I did find the country a pleasure to visit. We learned that there are only around 300,000 people in the country and they entertain 3 million tourists a year. We were charmed by the things they had devised for us to see.

We stayed at Thorntree Lodge by Livingston, Zambia on the Zambezi . We booked it from Johannesburg on our own. We loved it & the falls were spectacular. Don't know what they are like from Zimbabwe. We continue to enjoy your trip wit
h you & brings back great memories of our own.