It is a big, long and wide river through top Thailand into Laos on the boat trip I took from Chiang Mai. It was fairly cheap and comfortable enough for two days or so via Huay Xai the night before for an early start on to Luang Prabang. Visas required for Laos too. Staying over …
Unimpressed with Giza
I have wanted to visit Egypt and the Pyramids for so many years - only to be disappointed with the reality versus the hype of Giza. Why?The pyramids are not as big as expected, easily scalable (as one young man did start to try, leaping up and across the breaks even though he clearly didn't …
Noisy Cairo
Cairo is a city on it's own! The noise is constant and loud, irritating to some people like my sister with me. The tip is you need ' you need a good horn, good brakes and good luck' to drive there! With 35,000 people in the city and most have cars, there are taxis some …
World Rivers I’ve travelled
There are some 165 plus rivers in the world. 165 includes the longest ones from 7000-1000 km from the Nile believed to be the longest in the world but balanced against the Amazon that may, in fact, be the longest. Being on a river brings me closer to water that is a natural high for …
Danube towns – architecture
One thing that surprised me but was lovely is the architecture of the various countries we visited - the stereotypes came to life! From the German castle at Regensberg and hotel on the way out of Nuremberg, to the houses of Austria ... Versus the Austrian styles ...
River Danube Cruise
With another sister (Not the one visiting Egypt with me, another one) we both wanted to visit Europe and see some places like Germany, Vienna, the Danube and Rhine. We saw local stereotypical buildings in Germany, Switzerland, Budapest etc. I hadn't realised how beautiful the architecture would be, like Prague, just so lovely and artistic. …
Egypt at last!
Egypt was a place to visit for most of my life. I found it fascinating so over the years I have read about it, the pharaoh's, seen displays like Tutankhamun's in London or Manchester a few years ago -but not the death mask and mummy. So many temples, like this one at Philae and more …
Venice 2022
A long-awaited visit to Venice with my sister and BIL over from Australia too. A place I wanted to visit but always to plan it. It was cold on the evening we arrived, in a long sleeve T-shirt but warm in the daytimes after that. A lovely place, unique and interesting. Boats everywhere instead of …
Sailing on the River Danube
How beautiful this sail was from Budapest in Hungary through Austria to Germany at Nuremberg where historical WWII war crimes were tried and charged. The houses were very much as you imagine or were taught perhaps - the squared off roof in Austria and the turrets and olde style castle styling of Germany - all …
Prague in the Czech Republic
From my memories of the Iron Curtain republic, it was a surprise to find such a lovely city to visit, many go more than once and I can see why. I would definitely go back, especially now I know my way around the relatively small centre and Old Town focus. What to see From the …
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