History in my travels

Part of this thrust behind this blog is the desire (perhaps the need?) to travel not just far and wide … More

Dresden: no trace of the bombing

Dresden was meant to be one of the highlights of our December trip to Germany. I had read up so … More

It’s not that usual to travel 10000 kms away from home and get to repeat destinations – that is, away … More

Yeah, yeah…what a corny title, you may be thinking. Granted – it could work as just the right title for … More

I had told my Taiwanese friend Jon I’d take him for a nice mountain walk in the Madrid sierra, but … More

After the waterfall with no water, the last highlight on day trip on the the Thai Kanchanaburi tourist train was … More