Tropical Winter, Thu, 17 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Sea, UNESCO site
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
What a noisy night! We have room on the back of the building yet I can hear all of the street noise! Are walls made of paper here? Every truck passing by made the air conditioner vibrate, and then a …
Tropical Winter, Wed, 16 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Jungle, Mountain, Museum
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Last night was colder than I expected, and definitely more noisy. But the warm day is making up for it! We had some fruit for breakfast and went out pretty early to catch a scenic train to Kuranda, a mountain …
Tropical Winter, Wed, 16 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a City
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today I woke up to a lazy morning. Charlie and Dee went for a run, Eva went to see the opera house and parks, and I just stayed home pretending this whole city episode isn’t happening. I spent the morning …
Tropical Winter, Tue, 15 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a City, Transit
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today was a travel day. We had a relatively lazy morning, Eva and I went to see the sunrise over the canyon, we had breakfast outside watching birds and people on the campsite, dingos running about… Really need to come …
Tropical Winter, Mon, 14 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Desert, Mountain
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today we got up very early to go and see the sunrise. However, we were once again almost late due to needless faff. This time driving was even more stressful – tour guides can wait, sunrises generally don’t. We barely …
Tropical Winter, Sun, 13 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Desert, Mountain, UNESCO site
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today we wanted to start the day by taking the Mala walk – the free one the Anangu people want you to take. Dee was slow to get up and we were almost late, which was quite stressful for me …
Tropical Winter, Fri, 11 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Desert, Mountain, UNESCO site
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today we got up early to be at the airport for our 9am flight to Uluru. Oh. My. Gods. On the plane, I had an aisle seat, but then spotted an empty window seat and just clawed my way to …
Tropical Winter, Thu, 10 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a City, Museum
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
The last two days, both spent in the city, were hard. It was everything I don’t want from holidays now – having plans, busy streets, cold and wind, people wanting me to go to places, huge crowds… I’m tired. It’s …
Tropical Winter, Tue, 08 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a City, Museum
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today we got up early to go visit the settlement in Swan Hill. Dee couldn’t sleep last night and got up late, and Charlie, whose snores might have been related, did go for a morning run. I’ve seen the settlement …
Tropical Winter, Tue, 08 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a City, Forest, River
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today we got up around 9, after yet another night of sleep-not-sleep. Morning at the Farley Estate was rather pleasant – after some playing with the dog I sat on the verandah, under a blanket, enjoying the sun. Perfect state …
Tropical Winter, Sun, 06 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a City
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
This morning I couldn’t sleep past 7am. I tried, but soon I joined Eva, who got up even earlier, for a literary morning. Around 9 Charlie and Dee got up, abandoned their ambitious plan to go running, and we went …
Tropical Winter, Sat, 05 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a City
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
They were waiting on the other side! We did eventually come out of the mammoth queue – turned out that Dee, who was landing half an hour later but has a UK passport which can be used in the automatic …
Tropical Winter, Fri, 04 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Transit
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
I am not looking forward to this. 27 hours between three planes. First leg, Edinburgh to Amsterdam, was very stuffy and sleepy – I was pretty much passed out. I think I dreamt that Eva kept offering me some of …
Conference Trips, Southern Roads, Sun, 15 Nov 15
Simon
at a City
in North America, USA
One of the great things about sleeping in the car is that it makes you appreciate a proper bed once you have one. The first night in the hostel was great. Add a bathtub to the mix and we’re getting …
Southern Roads, Thu, 12 Nov 15
Simon
at a Castle, City, Temple
in North America, USA
The second place I stopped in was Fort King George in Darien. The lady working in the plantation museum told that I have to go there after she heard I live in Scotland, since the place was one of the …
Southern Roads, Thu, 12 Nov 15
Simon
at a Museum, Park
in North America, USA
Waking up by the seaside was wonderful. I thought about going to stretch on the beach, but couldn’t, because it has been eaten by the tide. I just stretched next to the car instead. After some impromptu breakfast I took …
Southern Roads, Wed, 11 Nov 15
Simon
at a City, Sea
in North America, USA
Anyway, I got to Brunswick in the end, went to a bank to cash a cheque and decided that since it got all warm and sunny, it’s time to hit the beach. I found a fun European Antiques shop on …
Southern Roads, Wed, 11 Nov 15
Simon
at a Park
in North America, USA
I found a really awesome spot for the night yesterday. In the middle of the forest, near the Laura S. Walker State Park. Parked on the side of the road next to a lake, pranced about a bit in the …
Southern Roads, Tue, 10 Nov 15
Simon
at a Forest
in North America, USA
It wasn’t too bad. The hair washing. And being at least a little bit cleaner made sleeping much better. The last time I went on a trip like that in New Zealand there were many beaches with public showers around. …
Southern Roads, Sun, 08 Nov 15
Simon
at a Park
in North America, USA
Today I was woken up by a message from the UK. At 10am UK time. Which is 5am here. And then another one. And another one. And it wasn’t even good news! 6am on Tybee Island Beach I failed to …
Southern Roads, Sun, 08 Nov 15
Simon
at a City, Sea
in North America, USA
I landed, rented a SUV, ate at Taco Bell and had a Mountain Dew. I’m in the USA all right. I actually wanted to rent the cheapest car possible, but apparently they upgraded me because that’s all they had available. …
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Fri, 24 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Thu, 23 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
The Mosque
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Mon, 20 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a Castle, City, Sauna/Baths, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
Alhambra
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Sun, 19 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a Castle
in Europe, Spain
And then there was the castle. From the road, I saw an amazing structure atop a lone steep hill with a sheer drop on one side. The castle turned out to be an old Arabic structure surrounded by a town …
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Sun, 19 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a City, Sea
in Europe, Spain
We took the scenic seaside route to Granada, going through all the small towns and villages, winding between hills and over cliffs. We stopped on a couple beaches and some random fun looking places, visited Nerja, a small sea town, …
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Sun, 19 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a Sea
in Europe, Spain
We took the scenic seaside route to Granada, going through all the small towns and villages, winding between hills and over cliffs. We stopped on a couple beaches and some random fun looking places, visited Nerja, a small sea town, …
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Sat, 18 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a City
in Europe, Spain
The time has come – the Cosy Labirynth goes on holidays! We set off to Malaga on Saturday afternoon. A surprisingly long and slightly delayed flight took us to a place which was more a car rental market than an …
Short European Trips, Fri, 17 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie
at a Castle, City, UNESCO site
in Czechia, Europe
