Auckland in Winter
It has been a number of years since I lived in a cold weather climate. I forgot what it is like to have on loads of layers to keep warm and the minute you get Read More …
Category: Travel Tales
OK Travel Tales is all about me and my adventures traveling. I can be a frustrated traveler. It might be because I am stressed out, tired or just a rude person. Now days I try not to moan too much when when flights are delayed, airline food is a visual mess or there is no inflight Internet. (Note Airlines – If Delta can do this you can too.)
So I travel for work, to catch up with family and friends, to go to sporting games, for family history research, blogging conferences and to share my trip with others I blog.
Parisian Affair with the #1 tourist attraction
Paris and queuing at the Eiffel Tower One of my favourite places is Paris. Again it is the architecture that appeals to me as I walk or ride on the tourist buses through the streets Read More …
The Royal Alcazar of Seville
I purchased a book a few years back called “1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die”. From earlier posts you might have noticed that I love walking buildings, streets, markets, gardens and parks. I Read More …
Meanwhile something more from Gibraltar
What do you think you know what this is? No, it is not a tree trunk. It is the stem of a giant succulent called the Dragon Tree. While it may reach tree-like proportions it Read More …
Seville – historic buildings not to be missed
Recently we drove up from Gibraltar to Seville. The farmland did not appear very fertile with frequent large outcrops of the white rocks on the hills close by and in the distance. Being winter much Read More …
Gibraltar in pictures
If you like to see the actual pics here are some of Gibraltar taken yesterday. View from the hotel balcony. An ancient Moorish Castle sits on the horizon sited to the left side of the Read More …
Gibraltar – so much squashed into a small space
Just as we were about to land in Gibraltar I was told, “Hope they stop the traffic while we land!” I was sure they would if there was a road running across the runway. Doesn’t Read More …