Tuesday 10 May A stroll around Metz revealed a solid beauty. This place was kicked off by a bunch of Celtics some three thousand years ago. The Romans rocked up in 52BC and made it one of the biggest and most prosperous cities in the region. It became part of France in the mid-1600s. […]
Friday 6 May 2016 Arriving in London via Hong Kong, after 24 hours 25 minutes in the air, we took the 15 minute ride on the Heathrow Express to Paddington station. A lady dismounting the train wasn’t quite fast enough! Her bag was still inside as the door closed with just the handle protruding from […]
Monday 29 February A morning stroll around Corozal revealed a lovely sun rise as I left the “in need of tlc” Blue Iguana. The town is supposed to have some grand old buildings; in ten kms of walking I only discovered mainly old buildings, dirty streets and a pretty run down town. After breakfast we […]
Wednesday 24 February Yesterday at Tikal a lady called Fiona, from Scotland, had told me about the ATM (Actun Tunichil Muknal) caves in Belize near San Ignacio. AJ and Cam decided to head through to Caye Caulker as planned on the 7:30am bus. I had to catch the 4am bus to the border, then taxi […]
Thursday 18 February The morning stroll revealed lots of building work going on around San Pedro, a town of around eleven thousand. The tricycle motor taxis buzzed the narrow and in some places very steep streets – most too narrow to drive a car through. At the top of town a lady very kindly let me […]
Sunday 14 February After breakfast at Hostal Guatifriends we caught the red bus into the city centre. The red bus is one of the roughest I have ever ridden. The mounts are broken on some seats, the back door hasn’t closed properly, and its general state is rough. I stroll through one of the local […]
Sunday 7 February A short stroll through the square and down the hill to the waterfront revealed clean streets surrounded by rougher buildings than previously seen in Cuban cities. Against the polluted water was a tidy area. A woman was sweeping the promenade with what looked like a witch’s broom. After a good breakfast […]
Wednesday 3 February After breakfast at Casa La Mar 3719 we strolled off down the road to La Punta Gorda, a peninsula with some rather ostentatious buildings situated amongst the local houses shops and restaurants. In the distance we spotted what looked like an observatory but turned out to be a nuclear power plant that has never […]
Saturday 30 January After a relaxing start to the day we headed to the airport. Once again old cars puffed out black fumes while drivers and passengers alike draped arms out open windows or rested elbows on sills, just like you used to see in NZ prior to aircon in cars. Sylvia has a long […]
Roger: Saturday 23 January A stroll out the back of the hotel to the beach confirmed that the pictures on Hotel.com had been doctored up considerably. Sitting by the pool were three blokes from up near Chicago. Ben, Chris and Andrew had just arrived and told they couldn’t check in until 2pm. We left their […]