Godspeed to Olympos, Fri, 22 Sep 23
Simon
at a City, Mountain, Sea, UNESCO site
in Europe, Montenegro
Well, don’t trust the weather forecast, is a moral of that story! I got up in the morning to find a fog so sick that I couldn’t see 20 metres ahead, save enjoy gorgeous views of the whole country. I …
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 …
Godspeed to Olympos, Sun, 10 Sep 23
Simon
with Antigone, Edward, Michał
at a Mountain, UNESCO site
in Europe, Greece
10/09/2023 Today we started the hike. We walked up to the Spilios Agapitos refuge at 2050m, hung up the for some time, then did another small hike up to a viewing point. The hike itself wasn’t too hard so far, …
Godspeed to Olympos, Wed, 06 Sep 23
Simon
at a Mountain
in Europe, North Macedonia, Serbia
Not much happened today. I got up in a great mood and just chilled a bit taking in a great mountain view and vaguely starting to think where am I even going today. I’m the end, I made a general …
Short UK trips, Mon, 15 Aug 22
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Mountain, Ruins/Excavation, Temple
in Europe, UK
We were hoping to make it to Wells to see the cathedral before they close it, but Google lied to us saying we have until 7pm – it actually closed at 5. We once again found a spot to bathe …
Short European Trips, Sun, 29 May 22
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain
in Czechia, Europe
On the way back from Prague, we stopped to see some nature: pretty nice rock formations with opportunities for climbing, squeezing through tight passages, and just frolicking around. Definitely lifted our moods after a rather boring trip to Prague.
Chasing the sun, Sat, 18 Sep 21
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
We started today slow. We didn’t get it of bed until 11, spending the time on sorting photos and just chilling. A much needed break from our typical chase after the next attraction! Throughout the morning, more and more cyclists …
Short German trips, Fri, 02 Apr 21
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain
in Europe, Germany
It’s Easter weekend and we have four whole days off work… perfect time to hit the road again and continue exploring Germany. We decided to head back to Saxony, as it is reasonably close to Berlin and convenient for a …
Short Spanish trips, Tue, 25 Aug 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain
in Europe, Spain
Today started with something different – a volcanic park. The volcanos are naturally crazy old, so now it’s really just a piece of very fertile and densely overgrown land with an interesting topography and lots of nature walks. On the …
Short Spanish trips, Sat, 01 Aug 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain, Temple
in Europe, Spain
1 August 2020 Santa Cecilia monasteryThe Monstrosity of MontserratThe Monastery of MontserratThe miraculous figureErmita de Sant BenetSant JeroniSant JeroniSant JeroniGoat! The day didn’t start well. When we finally left Barca, it was not in the best moods. It’s good we …
The long return, Tue, 30 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, Lake, Mountain, Park
in Europe, Germany
Sächsische Schweiz is a huge, beautiful park encompassing some table mountains at the River Elbe Valley, full of fantastic rock formations and stunning sights. We arrived in mid-afternoon, parked and went to the first of the many attractions the park …
Short Spanish trips, Sat, 07 Mar 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain, Ruins/Excavation
in Europe, Spain
Baron in Italy, Sat, 21 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain, Waterfall
in Europe, France
Our amazement with Mont Blanc was quickly cooled with the tunnel passage price. €46.40?! Wow… On the French side the clouds were still heavy, but the views still gorgeous. After about an hour of driving down on neutral, we spotted …
Baron in Italy, Sat, 21 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain, Transit
in Europe, Italy
Yesterday was murderous! The rain just got worse and worse and soon even the top wiper setting was barely enough. We were hoping we might catch some beautiful views over the Ligurian coast, but we barely ever saw more than …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 16 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain
in Europe, Italy
Another mountain range, another serpentine road. This time the breathtaking alpine views are replaced with monasteries and castles on mountaintops, and clouds you can drive into, and lonely armchairs. The driving in the clouds but was pretty intense, actually – …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 16 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, City, Mountain, UNESCO site
in Europe, San Marino
With all the cold and the driving and various other worries, I wasn’t feeling great all morning. It took a while to cheer up, but San Marino has helped me a lot. Firstly, we had to feed the Baron and …
Baron in Italy, Sat, 07 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain
in Austria, Europe, Germany, Italy, Switzerland
Today’s episode is sponsored by the European Union and the Schengen Zone. We are in Italy! We’ve been to four countries today, and we almost crossed the Alps. And without a single stop at any border. How awesome is that? …
Diamond Carnival, Thu, 22 Feb 18
Simon
at a Mountain
in Brazil, South America
Today is my last day in Chapada Diamantina, and Juliana invited me for another trek, so I despite the low mood, I decided to go for it. We left early with her parents giving us a lift to the start …
Diamond Carnival, Mon, 19 Feb 18
Simon
at a Mountain, Waterfall
in Brazil, South America
It worked out! I met Juliana at 8:15 today and had a wonderful day with her. First we went to the Monday fruit market where I saw a number of things I never heard of – we ended up getting …
Diamond Carnival, Sun, 18 Feb 18
Simon
at a Mountain, Waterfall
in Brazil, South America
Last night the grandma next door really went for it. She talks to herself loudly every evening, but finishes around 10. Tonight she started again around midnight and seemed really angry, arguing with some imaginary adversary really loudly. Woke me …
Diamond Carnival, Sun, 18 Feb 18
Simon
at a Mountain, Waterfall
in Brazil, South America
Yesterday and today I did hardly anything at all, and it’s wonderful. I didn’t get out of bed until late, I caught up with some friends over the Internet, I read my book, hanged out in the hammock, made plans, …
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 …
Diamond Carnival, Tue, 13 Feb 18
Simon
at a City, Mountain, UNESCO site
in Brazil, South America
Today I got up late, horribly underslept after last night. But so happy! Humming the tunes from the parades I started packing up – tonight I’m leaving Rio. Eros agreed for me to leave my things until evening, since my …
Tropical Winter, Wed, 23 Aug 17
Simon
at a Jungle, Mountain, River, UNESCO site
in Asia, Malaysia
5:30 – we wake up and get ready for the trek. 6:40 – we set off to the Pinnacles. 7:10 – we have made 500 metres, I’m swimming in sweat, wondering if I had enough for breakfast. Judith and Eugenia …
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, 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 …
