Author Archive: Alan Taylor
Plans and Portugal
Well, we’re zipping along now. Last notes were after a torrid, exciting, culturally interesting and good time in Morocco. Maroc as they say. During this time we (I), had booked a flight in a twin seat Spitfire, in England, on July 20. Also, during this time, we had booked on the ferry from Hamburg to […]
Of Rocks and Roads and Men
You know, I remember when it was the July 7 1977 (7-7-77), down at Tathra, NSW, with friends, playing up and making promises one could never keep! But back to business. We’re now in Portugal. Camping on a dam. Beautiful. It’s been a mixed day, because I feel like I’ve lost a few members of […]
Midnight at the Oasis
Greetings from Morocco! What better place to write this blog from than inside an oasis! As I write, a donkey is honking away about 100m away. An oasis is a communal garden, tended by all ages and genders of people. There is always someone nearby, hoping for an undiscovered peek at you, on their way […]
Greetings from Spain!
Since our last report we’ve hot-footed it through Italy, stopping for a few days north of Pisa, on the west coast, to walk the Cinque Terra, as Lynn has already reported. It’s five villages, grouted desperately to a schist hillside, with a three or four km walk between. Two of the tracks are closed due […]
Italia!
We stumbled into Italy yesterday, after a few nights in the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljuana, then a look at Lake Bled (which was okay), a cobalt coloured lake Bohinj, (much better), then a fantastic run through Julian Alps towards Italy. We expected a border crossing, but there wasn’t one. What we did find was a […]
Eastern Europe
We’ve been here about six weeks now, from Turkey, then Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina and now Croatia. A lot of countries, but not a lot of kilometers. There’s a mountain pass in Kosovo, on your way to Montenegro and along that pass you can pull over and see virtually all of Montenegro! […]
War-torn Bosnia
We’re in Bosnia Herzegovina, have been for a few days. Boy have these guys had a tough journey. About 25 years ago they were in a brutal civil war, separating Muslims and two strands of Christianity. We tip-toed about it a bit, but when questioned, the young ones are very proud of their country. There […]
Montenegro, A Gem
We came in from Kosovo, in mountainous terrain, the border posts are about 5km apart. So you get out of Kosovo (easier than catching a train in Sydney!) and drive for some time and think, “I wonder if Montenegro really care if you have arrived?” But you look at the sides of the road and […]
On to Albania
Well, we’re in Albania, so let’s talk about it. We’re camping down the south end, not that far from Greece. We’re beside a river, in limestone/clay country and the last two days have been through limestone mountain ranges and words (for me, an engineer) can’t describe the terrain. It’s amazing. We got some good dash […]
The Beautiful Country of Bulgaria
We’re camped near Rila, about 100kms south of Sofia, capital of Bulgaria. This country is beautiful. The country is like the Central West of NSW, in Spring, after very good rain. The paddocks are green, growth to the side of the road is lush, crops are thick and even, and Glarus, the local beer is […]
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