Budget Friendly World Travel
Up as planned a quick breakfast and out the door or should I say "wicket". Chris and I headed out for the mountain in the rental car which had survived the night without incident.The day was sunny and hot at sea level but got progressively cooler as we gained altitude. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump… Continue reading Mount Etna
Port of Catania The night crossing had been largely without incident. Dined onboard the ship. It was of the Grimaldi line and a well maintained vessel it was. Had a cafeteria on board which was pricy but good quality. Unfortunately after a couple of hours the night had been rainy so not too much time… Continue reading Sicily – Cantania
Art on the beach When one thinks of a surfers paradise, visions of tropical islands, hula girls or guys, umbrella drinks, grass shacks, hammocks and perfect glassy waves peeling off an easily accessible point with nobody out surfing. Coconuts dropping whenever one needs a little more food to complement the lobsters which have just walked… Continue reading 9 – Surfers Paradise
The lone tree at Wanaka We left the hostel at 7:30am. That hadn't stopped some of the young crew from partying until 4am. There were some sad faces arriving on the bus that morning. Considered myself fortunate not to be among them. All four of us had hit the rack around 10pm and had a… Continue reading 13 – Wanaka
Lake near the Glacier Imagine the surprise of your dear author when he opened this chapter months after writing it in sequence with all the other post and found...nothing. Really. Nothing but the title of the chapter. Huh. Guess the subsequent nights of partying in Wanaka kind of eliminated the time needed to write this… Continue reading 12 – Franz Josef Glacier
Blue lagoon Leisurely breakfast by the lagoon. Coffee, couple of french bread rolls, couple of packets of jams and jellies. Add some orange-mango juice and a few slices of Pinapple and voila' fine dining by the sea...or lagoon as the case may be.,,but adjacent to the sea nonetheless. Packed up the tent and the gear… Continue reading 6 – Mo’orea Mo-Ped
Puerto NatalesChapter 25 At the station it was cold and windy but took the time to visit the tourist info center and got a good map of the city. Puerto Natales is a small city of some 20,000 residents. It was found in 1557 by the Spanish explorer Juan Ladrillero who was looking for the… Continue reading 26 – Puerto Natlales
Wind gusting 35 - 40 knots. Remembering the arrival in La Paz that night when the guy was sleeping by leaning against a stone wall made me feel fortunate. At least my gear included a mattress pad and a sleeping bag as well as a tent. If worse came to worse, could maybe pitch the tent... if… Continue reading 23 – Coyahauge
Adventures with Kevco 