Alex recorded this video at the beginning of November when we took Doranya for a lovely country ride to Ottawa, the bush on the outskirts of Kanata that is, and parked it in front of Alex’s sister’s home for the night. Continue reading “Tour of Doranya”
Bulgaria with my sister
A few bits and bytes from places we visited with my sister and brother-in-law in Bulgaria, 2018 (Sofia, Rila Monastery and Melnik). More details can be found in the Sofia – Part 2 post. Enjoy!
Marrakesh & Casablanca
This is the final video from our tour around Morocco in January 2020. Our last stop on the guided tour was Marrakesh (or Marrakech). Continue reading “Marrakesh & Casablanca”
A short visit to Essaouira
This is the penultimate video from our tour around Morocco in January 2020. There were a couple of stops on the road from Imlil in the High Atlas to Essaouira on the Atlantic coast. We explored Essaouira in a rainy day. You can find more in our post.
Foothills of Mt. Toubkal
As part of our January 2020 trip to Morocco we traveled to the old fortified village of Aït Benhaddou and onward to the villages of Imlil and Armed (Aroumd) in the High Atlas mountains where the overnight stay was in a gîte overlooked by 4,167 metre Mt. Toubkal, the highest mountain in Morocco, North Africa and the Arab world.
Merzouga Morocco
Half-day tour beside the Merzouga sand dunes. Continue reading “Merzouga Morocco”
Rhythms of the Desert
A camel ride into the Sahara Dunes to see the sunset; A bonfire at our hotel with Bedouin drumming and singing… More about our incredibly enjoyable stay at the dune edge can be found in the previous post.
A day on the road
A day on the road, that took us from the mountains to the desert in 10+ hours. Continue reading “A day on the road”
Expreso del sur, Bolivia
The current unrest in Bolivia brought me back to my notes from our visit exactly two years ago. We stepped into Bolivia on Nov. 15, 2017. Due to some technical difficulties I cannot upload the post today, but Alex has this video from the start of the trip. After crossing the border from La Quiaca Argentina into Villazon Bolivia, we took the Expreso Del Sur, an eight hour, 300km train trip north-west to Uyuni.
Tea from field to cup
As part of a day trip from Chiang Rai, we visited a tea plantation and factory. The drive into the northern hills through beautiful scenery was enjoyable, and it was interesting to see how fresh tea leaves are made into bulk black tea.
The Ghan Off-train Excursions
On The Ghan (Australian luxury tourist train) journey from Adelaide to Darwin, there are three opportunities to enjoy some off-train activities. Continue reading “The Ghan Off-train Excursions”
Gods, Giants, Dwarfs, Valkyries
For opera lovers, we’d like to share a 15 minutes video version of our two hour tour of the Magura Cave accompanied by excerpts from Wagner’s “Ring Cycle”, a production of Sofia Opera. Continue reading “Gods, Giants, Dwarfs, Valkyries”
Mt. Cook
Here’s a rescued video of our visit to Aoraki Mt. Cook. We stayed in Mt. Cook village in Mt. Cook National Park in April during our NZ tour. Continue reading “Mt. Cook”
Sunday market Chiang Mai
As you know Alex’s iPhone 8 was stolen in Bangkok and the videos on it from 3 months were gone in the blink of an eye. I had taken his old iPhone 6 just in case and unfortunately “this case” happened. Continue reading “Sunday market Chiang Mai”
Belmond Andean Explorer
Overnight luxury Peruvian train journey from Puno on Lake Titicaca to Cusco, the Gateway to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
For more read Andean Explorer with Peter
