AUSTRIA | Sunday, 17 Nov 2013 | Views [489]
I fell in love with Germany while in the Army in the late 60s. It was the most fascinating place I had ever seen. Until I visited Austria, that is. And Switzerland surpassed even that. This must be what heaven looks like. ... Read more >
GERMANY | Friday, 15 Nov 2013 | Views [565]
Neither of us speak more than a few words of German yet we feel almost at home here in Deutschland. Everything is neat, clean and orderly. There is a perfect mix of new and classical, contemporary and quaint, urban and rural, good food ... Read more >
LUXEMBOURG | Sunday, 10 Nov 2013 | Views [478]
The transition from Tunisa to Switzerland seemed unreal, something akin to intergalactic travel. The culture, the languages, the dress, the wealth, the weather, and most of all, the scenery. And after 4 months in Africa we are more than ready for ... Read more >
SWITZERLAND | Friday, 8 Nov 2013 | Photo Gallery
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TUNISIA | Tuesday, 5 Nov 2013 | Views [647]
We were feeling pretty smug as we boarded the train for Sidi Bou Said, a picturesque suburb of Tunis. We knew where the station was and which train to take. We even thught we knew where to get off. But when the train stopped a couple ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Sunday, 3 Nov 2013 | Views [2168]
Today, among the olive groves and freshly plowed wheat fields far from the city, away from the railroads, we saw a different side of Tunisia. The trees were heavy with fruit and the fields were just waiting to produce golden wheat. Bread ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Saturday, 2 Nov 2013 | Views [3165]
If you are lucky, a louage to your destination will be nearly full, waiting just for you to hop on and be on your way. More likely, you will have to wait from ten to twenty minutes for six or seven others going the same way. A louage is ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Friday, 1 Nov 2013 | Views [593]
“We who are about to die salute you.” So shouted the gladiators before they squared off in mortal combat. “I’ll bet you V to X that they’ve got lions waiting for us,” mumbled the Christians. ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Wednesday, 30 Oct 2013 | Views [606]
All eyes looked expectantly down the tracks as if this act would make the train miraculously appear. Well, it worked. Eventually. “Premiere classe” from Tunis to Sousse is clean but just basic and we wonder what second ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Tuesday, 29 Oct 2013 | Views [643]
For a sense of what life was like for the wealthy in the Roman years in Tunisia, you can't beat the Bardo Museum. For less than half a buck on the #4 metro leger you will be treated to a tour of Tunis and be dropped off at the best museum ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Monday, 28 Oct 2013 | Views [533]
Phoenician Carthage was the economic hub of the western Mediterranean in the 1st Millennium, BC. Carthage was also a perpetual tweak of the empirical Roman nose. When Rome had had enough, it exercised its military might and the Punic Wars ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Sunday, 27 Oct 2013 | Views [681]
It's a long way from Madagascar to Tunisia. We flew in a giant 'Z,' westward from Antananarivo to Johannesburg, then NE to Dubai and finally westward to Tunis. We didn't get much rest, sardined as we were into airborne cans, so we arrived more ... Read more >
TUNISIA | Sunday, 27 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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MADAGASCAR | Friday, 25 Oct 2013 | Views [642]
The 18 kilometers of “road” to the Mantadia Reserve is a cratered disgrace. Julian, our guide, says that tourists won’t come next year because it is so bad. But the road to the cobalt mines is as good as any forest road ... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Tuesday, 22 Oct 2013 | Views [2536]
it's a long and winding road from Ramonafana to Andasibe with spectacular views of terraced rice paddies and two-storey brick houses straight from a fairytale village. The people who live in the Central Highlands of Madagascar call themselves ... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Sunday, 20 Oct 2013 | Views [677]
I followed a safe distance behind Connie so I could give her a boost up the steep trails. She followed Vongy. Our guide, Rodin (“rode in” not “row dan”) led the squad, alternately whistling birdcalls and stopping to ... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Saturday, 19 Oct 2013 | Views [493]
We were very glad to see Vongy waiting for us when we returned from Anakao. It took him more than two days to drive down from Antananarivo and it will take us another week to get back via Ranomafana and Andasibe National Parks.
Like driving ... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Thursday, 17 Oct 2013 | Views [936]
If you come to Madagascar for the birding, a trip south is a must. The aptly named “Spiny Forest” at Ifaty is home to several birds found nowhere else in the world. While you’re in the area you may as well visit Nosy Ve, ... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Tuesday, 15 Oct 2013 | Views [508]
Stereotypical birders, gray-haired pensioners in photographer’s vests and cute little old ladies bedecked with bird books and binoculars, sedately migrate with the seasons like the flocks they pursue. Birding in Tulear is a bit more strenuous.... Read more >
MADAGASCAR | Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 | Views [377]
Brits Alan and Deryn have traveled nearly as extensively as we have, although at a greater level of luxury. We met as they were leaving Ankarafantsika for points north with their friends and travel companions and guide. We have been to some ... Read more >
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