Snow is a wondrous thing in anyone’s book, but especially if you are South African, because we seldom see it. Imagine wandering through a hotel built with it, in which there are amazing ice carvings on the walls of each…
Northern Lights; Poor Man’s Bucket List Checklist
Not many can afford to go on a Northern Lights Cruise. Here’s a post to make you smile; tongue-in-cheek suggestions for a ‘poor man’s Northern Lights cruise’ with a ‘bucket list checklist’. Also, there are some comforting facts about how the Northern Lights are not always the “WOW” they are made out to be.
Northern Lights Cruise Comprehensive Check List
Are the Northern Lights on your bucket list? Check right here for your best deal and packing check list! Book Hurtigruten. https://www.hurtigruten.co.uk/ They have an excellent reputation. We liked that their ships are smaller, most of them carrying less than…
1 Magnifique Mozambique; fishy heaven
A trailer wheel falls off; no spare nuts; middle of nowhere; getting dark; no cell phone reception; stories of lawlessness in Mozambique. What to do? This is how our experience of Mozambique began. But all that was forgotten later, when we snorkelled at 2 mile reef and had dolphins frolicking next to our boat!
Splat. Flat on my face in Ireland
Irish roots May 1999. My twin sister, Sue and I decided to explore Northern Ireland, the excuse being that it would be fun to trace our roots. Our paternal grandfather, William Dawson McClelland, was born in Belfast on the 27th…