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The town of Ostia Antica

Feb 10, 2020. Long, tiring night travelling to Rome. Arrived in Ostia Antica in the wee hours of the morning then crashed for most of the day. Our apartment was gorgeous. Right within the walls of the medieval town. Lovely

On Our Way!

Cindy Macie was traveling to Kyiv, Ukraine from Toronto Pearson International Airport. Place: Kyiv, Ukraine (50.45, 30.5233) Address: Kyiv, Ukraine Place: Toronto Pearson International Airport (43.67712775242, -79.61178192291) Address: 6301 Silver Dart Dr, Mississauga, Ontario L5P 1B2 On our way to

Singapore, July 5 to 6, 2018

Took the subway to Little India and made our way to the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple. Watched the Hindi devotees come to prayer. Wandered through the streets until we reached the Masjid Sultan (1824), the landmark Islamic house of worship in

Singapore, July 4, 2018

7:30 am flight Wednesday to Singapore then bused to our hotel on Bencoolen Street. Great location for an easy walk to Chinatown. Checked out all the cool junk on Trengganu St then stopped for a lunch of Chinese dumplings and

Yogyakarta, Java, July 3 to 4, 2018

Spent the morning poking around the antique shops in the Prawirotaman area of Yogya. Found several wooden carvings that we just couldn’t pass up. Of course, then we had to figure out how to get them home. Purchased a bag

Yogyakarta, Java, July 1 to 2, 2018

Started the day seeing the sights of “Yogja”. Hired a becak (bicycle rickshaw) for the morning and toured the city. Started with the huge palace of the sultans of Yogya, the kraton. Next stop the Taman Sari, a splendid pleasure

Borobudur, Java, July 1, 2018

Best laid plans went astray. 8pm flight turned into 11pm flight and we didn’t get into Borobudur until about 1:30 am. Had to be up and ready to go for the sunrise at Borobudur Temple by 4am, so not much

Bali, June 28 to 30, 2018

Took the Patagonia Express fast boat from Gili Air to Benoa Harbour on Bali. Seas were a bit rough so it was a slightly queasy ride (for Cindy). Checked in to our hotel on Jimbaran Beach and overhead folks talking

Stranded on Bali by Mount Agung Eruption

The feature image is of the eruption of Mount Agung that stranded us on Bali for a day and a half. Of course “stranded” meant hanging around the beautiful hotel pool and Kuta beach, and fine dining at Un’s Restaurant.

Gili Air, June 25 to 28, 2018

Arrived in Gili Air (Water Island) late afternoon from the Lombok mainland. Spent the next few days lazing around the island. Gorgeous hotel, the PinkCoco, in a stunning location with incredible sunsets and pool. Boated over to the island next

Lombok, June 21 to 25, 2018

Fabulous 2 weeks in Perth with our daughter and our new granddaughter came to a tearful end. Flew to the Indonesian island of Lombok via Bali. Arrived late at night and woke up the next morning to explore Kuta beach.

From Perth to Lombok

We “Scoot”ed to Perth for a couple of weeks and arrived in Indonesia last night. Winter in Perth is OK but the beach on Lombok is better!

Off to Australia again (and Indonesia, Singapore, and Hong Kong)

Visiting our granddaughter (our very first grandchild!) in Fremantle, then a couple of weeks on the islands of Lombok, Gili Air, Bali and Java, then Singapore, and a layover in HK.

Our last day in Nepal

Friday, April 6, 2018 Spent the morning visiting the suburb city of Thimi, about 3 km from Bhaktapur. Tried to find the famous potter’s square but to no avail. Did find a few interesting temples and got to see what

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Thursday, April 5, 2018 Another amazing Durbar Square, plazas and areas opposite the old royal palaces, and our hotel was just steps away. Explored Durbar Square, nearby Taumadhi Tole & Potters’ Square, and finally Tachupal Tole. Most areas were severely