IS THIS THE MOST CURIOUS PLACE OF WORSHIP?

This place blows you away when you walk into it. It’s a cathedral, in a salt mine, 180 metres beneath ground and it’s totally wacky. A cross between a theme park cum place of worship, it required some 250,000 tonnes of salt to be dug from the earth to make way for the 14 chapels, […]

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Rome #3, The Forum, Italy 1/2014

Aside from the Colosseum, the Forum is where all of Ancient Rome happened: Temples, market, craftsmen, debates, justice courts and even murders. Walking through the ruins that had been built, torn down, destroyed by earthquakes, rebuilt, vandalized, robbed, covered with centuries of rubble and finally, what was left, excavated and to the extent possible, restored, […]

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One Red Shoe....

Actually its four black shoes. Purchased from Costco without a membership. We begged for forgiveness as my (Griffins) membership has run out and I cannot renew it here. I cannot buy a USA membership as i’m not a “citizen”. So Matilda has 4 new tyres. It was a bit of a monumental task as when fitted we had death wobble so off we went back to them. They tried to balance them again and it turns out its not my wheel rims/hubs it was the tyre. One of them was not round. I sugge [...]

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San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel de Allende is located in the heart of Mexico. So fitting for the town that became the first in all of Mexico to be declared free of Spanish rule during the war of independence. Before the Spanish arrived… Read More ›

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El Chaltén: Expedition to the Middle of Snowhere

The alarm goes off. The wind is bashing into our tent. The sun has barely risen above the horizon. Today is our second day; it’s time to get up and continue on our ascend to the Southern Patagonian Icefield. We … Continue reading →

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Guanajuato, Mexico – part 2

Guanajuato has some lovely plaza and green spaces. Like all good Latin American towns, it’s filled with beautiful churches and cathedrals, temples and chapels.  The Basilica of Guanajuato is located on the Plaza de La Paz and is incredibly beautiful…. Read More ›

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind.....

A trip to the centre of the USA….not so sure. It did have a proper USGS marker.Julie could not resist the pull of Devils Tower. She was even drawing it as per the movie. Not so sure if she’s still under Alien influence as she does act strange now and again.The Prairie Dogs were cute and made some amazing squeaks….they also see to dance a bit but this is probably a warni [...]

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