Sarajevo, Bosnia

Aug 8, 2011

We're back now from our journey through the Balkans where we had a wonderful time visiting: Croatia: Dubrovnik, Cavtat and Mlini Montenegro: Đenovići, Kotor, Perast, Budva, Sveti Stefan, Virpazar, Orthodox monastery at Morača, Djurdjevica Tara Bridge, Durmitor National Park and Zabljak Serbia: Village of Sirogojno, Mileševa Monastery near Prijepolje, Mokra Gora and Kustendorff Bosnia Herzegovina: Višegrad 'Bridge on the Drina', Saraj...

Antigua, Guatemala

Sep 6, 2010

We are now back from our month in Central America which comprised of forays into: Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala. Highlights were: Panama Canal, Arenal Volcano, Monte Verde National Park, Copan Mayan ruins, Antigua and Chici markets. Another highlight was our stomach upsets resolving themselves.

Delamere, UK

Jul 14, 2008

A long weekend at home Sunday Taking advantage of a day without rain, yes A DAY WITHOUT RAIN, today we did a historic walk of Cheshire. We started at Bunbury, from the church yard of St Boniface's Church, where we took photos of monstrous gargoyles. Alongside the tiny River Gowy and through an overgrown snicket, we eventually emerged near the A49. We dashed across and took a lane marked Beeston. We waded through fields swaying and whisperin...

Keswick, UK

May 10, 2008

OK, I admit it, its not strictly speaking part of the round the world trip, but since we got home we've really tried to make a much more conscious effort to do more for charity having failed miserably to do much whilst we were away. In the past I've always been too quick to make false excuses as to why I am unable to do the Keswick to Barrow walk every year, but for once this year I had a genuine excuse I was off in some far flung corner of th...

Weaverham, UK

Dec 7, 2007

Scrambled out of bed. A cold shower (of course) under the watchful eye of the ugly lizard. We checked out in the darkened lobby and a security guard walked us up the road to flag down a taxi. True to form, the driver launched into spirited haggling over the price. The airport was odd, there were no shops, just a small stand selling orange juice and chocolate. There wasn't even a toilet for the gentlemen. The security staff seemed to take iss...