Godspeed to Olympos, Thu, 21 Sep 23
Simon
at a Cave, City, Mountain
in Europe, Montenegro
My toe is feeling better today and I’m pumped up with some seaside energy, do time to resume the action! Last night, I drove up to Podgorica’ famed Niagara waterfall and… found it empty. The rock water bed with it’s …
Chasing the sun, Fri, 24 Sep 21
Jemma and Simon
at a Cave, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Slovenia
Yesterday we drove up to Hrastovlje, a small village where Jemma found a medieval walled church with a famous Dance of Death frescos. It was closed as we arrived late, so we went to the village inn where we had …
Diamond Carnival, Fri, 16 Feb 18
Simon
at a Cave, Lake, Mountain, River, Waterfall
in Brazil, South America
Last night Binho and Railuz offered taking me on a fairly long trip today. After they left, I evaluated how tired I am and messaged Railuz that there is no way I can wake up early for that. But I …
Tropical Winter, Tue, 22 Aug 17
Simon
at a Cave, Jungle, River, UNESCO site
in Asia, Malaysia
Good night again, despite the fact that many more people checked in to the dorm yesterday! Thank you, gecko night watch! I got up reasonably early to pack before leaving for the three day trek to the Pinnacles. I left …
Tropical Winter, Mon, 21 Aug 17
Simon
at a Cave, Jungle, UNESCO site
in Asia, Malaysia
Surprisingly good sleep for a dorm room! Nobody snored, the fans kept us cool, and the earplugs did their job. Maybe it’s the friendly geckos, at night they did get off the walls and were roaming everywhere, keeping peace and …
Great Eastern Journey, Wed, 20 Mar 13
Simon
at a Cave, City, Museum, Sea, UNESCO site
in Asia, India
Tonight I couldn’t sleep for a new reason. You know how they say ‘don’t let the bed bugs bite’? Well, it’s not like you have a choice sometimes. I’m changing beds today. The clean waters of Mumbai In the morning I …
Great Eastern Journey, Sun, 10 Mar 13
Simon
at a Cave, Jungle, UNESCO site
in Asia, Indonesia
I need to start from thankin Amanda and Ivan for telling me to go to Bukit Lawang. It was the best choice ever! I arrived to Medan in the evening. Quite a shock to the system, from the ultra modern, …
Great Eastern Journey, Sat, 02 Mar 13
Simon
at a Cave
in Australia & Oceania, New Zealand
OK, so everything today was awesome. New Zealand is beautiful!!! First, the caves. Waitomo is the largest cave complex in NZ, and even though only is small part is available to the public, it’s still huge. I went to all …
