Godspeed to Olympos, Sun, 24 Sep 23
Simon
at a City, River, Temple, Waterfall
in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Europe
I crossed to Bosnia and Hercegovina early in the morning and was pleasantly surprised to see my Montenegran SIM card work here. Great, I don’t need to buy a new one! After yesterday’s storm, it got a fair bit colder …
Godspeed to Olympos, Mon, 04 Sep 23
Simon
at a Temple, Waterfall
in Europe, Serbia
Miljkov MonasteryMiljkov MonasteryMiljkov MonasteryMiljkovDobreš monasteryZlatenac ZlatenacRadošinZlatenacRadošinRadošinSaint SavaTomic monasteryTomic JakovicManasija Manasija MonasteryManasija Today I discovered why you shouldn’t sleep by a monastery. They very much still ring the bells for prayers at 3am, and then at 6am, and then at 7am, and then at …
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 …
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 …
Tropical Winter, Fri, 18 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Jungle, Sea, Waterfall
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Last night I slept well! Finally! The earplugs I bought yesterday really helped. Got up at a crazy 8:30am and had a wonderfully relaxing morning, not rushing anywhere, eating a glorious tropical fruit breakfast. Charlie and Dee got up after …
Great Eastern Journey, Sat, 02 Mar 13
Simon
at a Lake, Waterfall
in Australia & Oceania, New Zealand
Moving on: Taupo. When I arrived it turned out that some bicycle race is talking place and half the town is closed off. I couldn’t get down to the lake, but a couple helpful people pointed me to an alternative: …
