We were quite happy to leave Addis Ababa behind as we jumped on an early morning flight to Bahir Dar. First up was a boat ride on Lake Tana to visit the Ura Kidane Mihret Monastery, one of many on
The Sights of Ethiopia
From Eritrea to Ethiopia
We really enjoyed our visit to Asmara, Eritrea, our first stop after our marathon of flights from YVR. Lovely city with lots of interesting, but run down, Italian architecture. Very friendly people and great Italian food as well. One of
Upcoming trip to The Horn of Africa
In January, 2020 we will fly to Rome then head to Africa to visit the countries of The Horn of Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Somaliland (a quasi-independent, but unrecognized part of Somalia). We’ll finish up in Sudan and then
Home from the Caucasus
On our way home. Long day starting at 3am in Tbilisi then Istanbul and Frankfurt. We are back to the land of soft and flushable toilet paper- yeah! Currently at Calgary airport watching it snow. What a welcome home.
The Caucasus (with a few bonus stops!)
In 2018 Facebook responded to the Cambridge Analytica data breach by, in a classic example of locking the barn door after the horse has fled, shutting down third party access to its platform. Suddenly we could no longer cross-post our
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
Off to the 3 C’s
A trip to Colombia, the Canal, and Costa Rica. In the Houston airport now and we’ll be in Bogota tonight.
Off to Mexico!
Still bad in Nicaragua (Canadian government says to “avoid non-essential travel”) so we’re off to Mexico instead! Look for our report from a sunny beach soon.
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
Fabulous 2 weeks in Perth with our daughter and our new granddaughter came to a tearful end. We “Scoot”ed off from Perth and arrived in Indonesia. Winter in Perth was OK but the beach on Lombok was better!
Off to Australia again (and Indonesia, Singapore, and Hong Kong)
Visited our granddaughter (our very first grandchild!) in Fremantle for a couple of weeks, then time in Indonesia on the islands of Lombok, Gili Air, Bali and Java, then Singapore, and a layover in HK. Our first stop was in
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