Up at the absurd hour of 04:00 for a shower in a groggy fog. No breakfast and hopped in a taxi to the airport delayed by bridge construction sending the meter on its happy way with the result a staggering 80 Euro taxi fare to Schiphol. Happy my booking on Martinair to Samos was successful.Continue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 4August2006: Amsterdam/Samos: The Spectacle of a Thorough Search!”
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“Travels to a Different Time” : 2August2006: Amsterdam After 30 Years: Pig Slop on Air Transat
Finished packing in the midst of terrible heat and humidity that has been blanketing Toronto. Basically, all you had to do was move and you’d be soaked. Off to Toronto Pearson Airport rewarded with being crammed in an Air Transat plane where my body type and seat configuration clashed. My old trick of ordering aContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 2August2006: Amsterdam After 30 Years: Pig Slop on Air Transat”
“Travels to a Different Time” : 12August2004: Around Charlevoix in Quebec: Isle au Coudres
Started my birthday with, can you believe it, a trip to McDonalds to pick up some Egg McMuffins and orange juice with free lobby coffee on the way back to the room. The lobby coffee was mediocre but easier than making in room coffee. Actually I have always enjoyed picking up breakfast as you getContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 12August2004: Around Charlevoix in Quebec: Isle au Coudres”
“Travels to a Different Time”: 11August2004: Around Charlevoix Along Marine Shore Park Road
Instead of heading East on Shore Road it was heading west on Marine Park Road. A 95-kilometre drive to Tadoussac. Many small towns were passed through. No art galleries to speak of. Of note was Port au Persil a small outpost off Route 138. A steep road leads down to the town with a spectacularContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time”: 11August2004: Around Charlevoix Along Marine Shore Park Road”
“Travels to a Different Time” : 9August2004: Montreal and Malbaie Quebec: Trip from Montreal to Malbaie
Stayed with in laws in Montreal. Had a great barbequed Porgy with Swiss Chard for lunch before heading out on a 5 hour drive to the Charlevoix region of the Province of Quebec. We slipped out of Montreal heading east with little traffic. Out of Quebec City on the 138 the scenery was glum withContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 9August2004: Montreal and Malbaie Quebec: Trip from Montreal to Malbaie”
March 2004: Trip into Costa Rican Rainforest
My son Andrew and I headed into the Costa Rican Forest leaving the girls behind for spa day. We left at 08:15 in a minibus with 12 other people. Our guide seemed knowledgeable and some of the facts he related to us that I remembered were. Upon arrival we climbed up towards the mountain andContinue reading “March 2004: Trip into Costa Rican Rainforest“
“Travels to a Different Time” : March 2004: Puntarenas Costa Rica: A Gringo Tourist for a Moment: Canopy Trail Zipper Ride
In some countries you can escape being typecast as a gringo tourist. Costa Rica is not one of them. You participate in gringo attractions you predominate even more. So off to the Canopy Trail Zipper Ride with son Andrew. We were picked at the hotel at 15:30 and had a 90-minute ride to the Ride.Continue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : March 2004: Puntarenas Costa Rica: A Gringo Tourist for a Moment: Canopy Trail Zipper Ride”
“Travels to a Different Time” : March 2004: Puntarenas Costa Rica: Face to Face with a Venomous Central American Coral Snake
I was up early so decided to head over the rocks to another beach. I was hoping to see the howler monkeys we have been hearing. So I climbed the rocks and headed to a nearby beach walking barefoot on the sand. No howler monkeys barking away but head down on this early morning IContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : March 2004: Puntarenas Costa Rica: Face to Face with a Venomous Central American Coral Snake”
“Travels to a Different Time”: March 2004: Puntarenas Costa Rica: The Shuttle Bus into Liberia
The hotel description stated there was shuttle service into the town of Liberia. Nothing was stated whether it was complimentary or if there was a charge for using the shuttle service. The trip was 50 minutes and a return trip cost the four of us $80USD. Part of the trip was the road we tookContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time”: March 2004: Puntarenas Costa Rica: The Shuttle Bus into Liberia”
“Travels to a Different Time” : 15March2004: Puntarenas, Costa Rica: The Fateful Glass of Water and the “Lucky Lady”
As a North American we are always on alert about European water! It’ll kill you if you are not careful. The food might kill you too so eat at McDonald’s in Paris every night! On a trip to Mexico I had a vicious crippling attack of Montezuma’s that I could only wish on my worstContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 15March2004: Puntarenas, Costa Rica: The Fateful Glass of Water and the “Lucky Lady””
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