After quite a time of little to do with regard to preparation for our trip, it is suddenly time to apply for our Schengen Visas.
Our plan for the next day, having spent a very relaxing and interesting time in Kimberley, was to drive to Upington and discover some of that town before driving on to Augrabies.
This series on our travels will be a return to my home country, South Africa. We are so fortunate to live in a country absolutely blessed with incredible beauty. One of the best-known natural phenomena in this country is the Spring flowers in Namaqualand.
When we left home in September 2001 it was to go and see the annual natural phenomenon of the flowers in the Kalahari Desert on the West Coast of South Africa.
Yippee!! We have received the tour details and bookings for the Nordic Aurora Safari Tour. This means that the final countdown has begun. 70 days until we leave.
At the end of my last blog, I mentioned that we have already decided on our next trip which starts with travelling to the northern tip of Norway to the town of Tromsø to witness the incredible natural phenomenon known as the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights.
Today is Day 25 of the 30-Day Blogging Challenge and I have to decide on what to do for my last 6 blogs to complete the challenge. The first 24 told of our experiences of 2010 when we went to the Oberammegau Passion Play with a group of people from…
After 2 beautiful days in Interlaken we continued moving northwards in Switzerland. We planned to spend most of the day in Luzern and to take the afternoon train from there to Olten where Nadia was to meet us. We spent 2 days with her and her family which was very…
A childhood dream was fulfilled in 2006 when we first visited Switzerland. I then had an opportunity in 2008 and now here we are again.
Time to keep my promise of 2 days ago and tell you of a mishap with the train in Geneva.