Is Johannesburg colorful and vibrant? Oh Yes!

postcard from johannesburg stadium

Oct 9, 2018 @ 8:46 AM

postcard from johannesburg stadium
The 94,000 eat capacity football stadium shaped like a calabash (a gourd used to drink beer). A real treat for us to see.

Hello from Johannesburg, South Africa. It’s summer here, but the temperature is quite bearable. I was terrified the first day as l thought we brought rain with us. It had been raining all week before we left Seville. We got to Rome and it rained for a while before clearing up. Imagine my surprise when we landed in Johannesburg to wonderful weather only to have it turn into an ear-splitting thunderous rainstorm  within an hour of arrival and stayed that way for the rest of the day and night 🙁 . Thankfully, it cleared by the next morning and it’s been perfect since then. Here is a quick post of our first impressions of this absolutely amazing city.

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Rare Epic Travel Fail To See Sintra Portugal

rare epic travel fail to see sintra

Jul 22, 2019 @ 9:59 AM

rare epic travel fail to see sintra
A view of Sintra. Wikipedia Image

I fully admit that this epic fail is partially, if not completely my fault. First, we were traveling in August. Can you say the height of summer? Foolish l know, but l was on a high. We were at the tail end of a 31 day trip that had seen us in Madrid, Rome, Stockholm, then Bologna, back to Rome, and finally Lagos in Portugal. Everything had gone pretty smoothly, even with the summer crowds. Sintra however was a total disaster from the start.

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Had l not been such a stubborn ass, we could have avoided this tale of woe. I had read up on Sintra and was really anxious to visit this supposedly charming place. Mention Sintra to anyone and you will get nothing but glowing accolades. I saw travel websites and bloggers throwing around words like charming, fantastic, picturesque, majestic and my favorite “Sintra exudes a romantic aura that left a deep impression on the soul of writers since the 18th and 19th centuries.”. Is it any wonder that l had big dreams for this place?

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Jeronimos Monastery Belem Portugal: A Must Visit

jeronimos monastery in belem portugal

Jeronimos Monastery is located in Belem, a parish of Lisbon close to the Targus river. To call it beautiful would be an understatement. I don’t care how jaded you are, you still need to visit on any Lisbon trip. Officially called the Hieronymites Monastery as well. [the_ad id=”13767″] The Late Gothic architectural style is known …

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Top Pet Peeves with Travel Bloggers

top pet peeves travel bloggers

This pet peeves with travel bloggers post has been a long time coming. I finally got to the point of wanting to get it off my chest.  I finally decided to put pen to paper. I know people will hate me for this, but c’est la vie! That’s just the way it goes. I, as …

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Ponta de Piedade Is The Most Beautiful Spot In The Algarve!

ponta de piedade is the most beautiful spot

Updated: Ponta de Piedade is located just just a couple of miles from Lagos Portugal. Trust me when l say you definitely owe it to yourself to visit this absolutely stunning place if you are ever in the Algarve region of Portugal. The rock formations along the coastline seriously has to be one of the …

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