Tag: hiking
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Patara: an ancient port & windy beach
Thursday February 05, 2026 Türkiye is a country overflowing in archeological sites. The area where we have been staying is home to the former Lycean capital city Patara and a modern day beach of the same name. It’s a popular destination in the hot months and not so much in the winter. It was a…
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From Sky to Sea
Tuesday February 03, 2026 Tuesday dawned bright blue, in so many shades of blue. From the sky, to the sea, to the swimming pool, the brilliant sunshine carved out more shades of blue than one could count. We have a resident ginger kitty cat, very pregnant, very hungry, very demanding. I call her Missy and…
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Historic Kaş
Sunday February 01, 2026 Kaş is a seaside town on the Mediterranean coast in south western Türkiye. We are staying about 40 minutes north of the town and only need to take a right hand turn at the end of the driveway and follow a circuitous paved road down the mountain…lots of fun first thing…
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From Évora to Estoi
Sunday January 25, 2026 Yes, I’m currently “at home” in Estoi still banging on about my trip to Évora! It was well worth the journey and I plan to return. There is so much to explore including the nearby neolithic sites Almendes Cromlech and Almendes Menhir. Learning a little about the history of Évora gave…
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ROAD TRIP: DESTINATION ÉVORA
Thursday January 22, 2026 Road trips in Portugal always have their ups and downs, literally! Especially when the route is N2 from Estoi to Évora. Until one reaches the Alentejo plateau, the two lane highway twists, turns and undulates its way through valleys and over narrow and high hill tops. Lots of fun! I set…
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Scaling the heights, finding transformation
Thursday October 30, 2025 Thursday morning dawned bright and beautiful. It was a great beginning for our bus trip to Ancasmarca, an archeological site on a mountain of 5,198 metres. The name is of Quechua origin, meaning blue village, or village of eagles. The part we were visiting was referred to as the blue balcony.…
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Transition Day
Monday October 27, 2025 Th day began with plenty of sunshine and an early morning trip to the San Pedro Market. It was also the day I had to check out of the Hotel Siete Ventanas and travel with Wilbert to the town of Urubamba in the Sacred Valley. The rest of my group were…
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Cusco: the navel of the world
Saturday October 25 2025 Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire described as the centre of the universe is busy metropolis that continues to expand population wise at a high rate of acceleration. We arrived late evening of Friday having made two flights from Pucallpa. At an elevation of 3,399 metres, it has a…
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Climb Every Mountain…and try to keep your feet dry!
Friday January 12, 2024 dawned grey and cloudy with a bit of a nippy breeze. Our destination was the top of Cerro de São Miguel, 411 metres above sea level. The hikers were Randy, Harald, myself and Jackson, of course. Harald and Randy have been hiking buddies in the Algarve for a number of years.…
Five Feet, Nine Inches Above Ground 