Having settled into our fab old town apartment it was time to hit the streets and explore Krakow. First up the old town square – Rynek Główny w Krakowie. It dates to the 13th centre and is the largest medieval town square in Europe. The square is surrounded by beautiful old townhouses and is dominatedContinue reading “Around and about in Krakow”
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All aboard the noddy train to Soller!
So the other half – train buff and nerd extraordinaire – is super excited about the little wooden train that travels from Palma to the tiny village of Soller. Travelling through mountainous scenery this nostaligic narrow gauge service takes about 1.5 hours to get from one to the other. The wooden train has brass fittings,Continue reading “All aboard the noddy train to Soller!”
Thought for the Day
A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for John A. Shedd
Salt flats, troglodytes & camels.
Here’s me at sunrise at Chott el Djerid, a large endorheic salt lake in southern Tunisia. It’s an eerie, atmospheric landscape of white, green and purple that shimmers into the horizon. It’s an otherwordly feeling place, almost as if you’ve landed on the surface of an alien planet. We visited it on route to MatmataContinue reading “Salt flats, troglodytes & camels.”