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BRAZIL | Sun, 8 Sep 2019 | By margitpirsch | Views [185] | Comments [2]
September, Monday the 2nd 2019
Such a silly thing to do is to get hooked on a TV show like “Bates Motel”, right after finishing being entertained by “The Marvelous Mrs Measel” why isn’t there a 3rd Season and why then ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Sun, 11 Aug 2019 | By margitpirsch | Views [187] | Comments [1]
August 4th 2019.
The reward is in the pudding....something like that.
It was a long ways coming with a few minor “speed bumps” and here we are in one of the most stunning part of nature the world has seen.
We just about ... Read more >
USA | Sat, 6 Jul 2019 | By margitpirsch | Views [171] | Comments [1]
June 30th
Ok, really, we are going to leave the USA, I promise!
The heat and humidity made us give up our plan to get to Cuba
- even though there is a travel ban for US citizens, but exceptions always underline the rules ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Sun, 13 Oct 2019 | By margitpirsch | Views [163] | Comments [1]
Saturday October 12th.
We gathered a bunch of conflicting information how to get to São Paulo on our bikes. James and I were clear that we are going to cycle ....we both had no interest of taking the bus! We were told by one source “... Read more >
ICELAND | Mon, 2 Dec 2019 | By david_vanessa | Views [121] | Comments [1]
Day 1 – 26Nov19
Newcastle - Sydney
We weren’t 100% sure whether we were going to be able to travel as planned as Vanessa had had to have surgery to replace her spinal cord stimulator a little over 3 weeks ago. Thankfully ... Read more >
PORTUGAL | Sat, 26 Oct 2019 | By pauluiza | Views [23] | Comments [1]
Badajoz, Mérida, Cáceres in Spain and Marvão in Portugal
Yeah, it’s that time of the year again, wedding anniversary, 26th this time, and as our “family” tradition goes, it involves a jam packed, lots of fun, ... Read more >
USA | Fri, 24 Apr 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [85]
THE COVID NUMBERS ARE CLIMBING, LOCALLY, NATIONALLY and Worldwide. I’m not especially anxious nor overly concerned but I do check the new cases on the web every morning. The odds are still very much in our favor — fewer than three ... Read more >
USA | Thu, 30 Apr 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [72]
WHEN YOU SAY "BUFFALO" MOST PEOPLE THINK OF YELLOWSTONE National Park. But a substantial herd of American Bison — buffalo are native only to Africa and Asia — are thriving at Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver.
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USA | Fri, 8 May 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [58]
DESPITE THE DARK TIMES, THINGS ARE GOING surprisingly well for us. The rates for both Covid-19 infections and deaths in Colorado are declining — which is not the case nationally. "Stay-at-Home" has given way to "Safer-At-Home." ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 13 May 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [47]
BLUE SKIES. SEVENTY DEGREES. CLEAR PINE-SCENTED AIR. On a day like this Eldorado Mountain Open Space seems like the right place to channel our inner John Denver and maybe see a few birds.
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USA | Tue, 19 May 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [31]
TODAY WE TOOK A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE. Maybe it wasn't the wisest thing we could do but we have already survived our visit to the dentist. Besides, we had our last “official” haircuts in Auckland on Valentine’s Day, ... Read more >
USA | Tue, 26 May 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [6]
PERFECT VISION THIS YEAR — 20/20 IN 2020 SO TO SPEAK — just might not be in the cards. Our annual visit with the ophthalmologist this morning was far from routine. Connie’s ongoing vision problems are now attributed to ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 18 Jan 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [265]
FOLKS SAY, “IT’S NOT THE HEAT, IT’S THE HUMIDITY.” Cooktown has both heat and humidity— in abundance! — and a bit of rain to keep things interesting. But not much else, at least not the birds we were seeking.... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 6 Jan 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [199]
THE BRISBANE AIRPORT SEEMED FILLED WITH Queensland Fire and Rescue troops on their way to Victoria where the bushfires are out of control, just like Victoria's firefighters recently helped with Queensland's blazes. The seasonal “Wet”... Read more >
USA | Tue, 14 Apr 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [81]
THE WINTERY WEATHER ON EASTER WEEKEND made “Cower-From-Covid” a little more palatable. We did have to brave the cold Sunday morning and arrange for a new rental car. Denver International Airport was deserted and I was pleasantly ... Read more >
USA | Fri, 3 Apr 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [78]
WE SKATED THROUGH IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS at Honolulu’s Daniel Inouye International Airport thanks to our empty flight and the Covid-19 cancellations. The only place we could find to wait that had seating, air-conditioning and an electrical ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 8 Apr 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [77]
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A COUPLE OF MILES CAN MAKE. This morning we moved into our new digs, a third-floor, one-bedroom apartment that we found through AirB&B only two miles from Upton Suites. We are renting month-to-month and it looks as ... Read more >
USA | Tue, 7 Apr 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [74]
COLORADO CURRENTLY RANKS # 15 IN THE COUNTRY with 5500 cases of coronavirus cases and 180 fatalities. We suspect that the relatively high number of infections stems from the ski season before preventive measures were implemented.... Read more >
USA | Fri, 17 Apr 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [74]
IN YIDDISH THEY SAY "MANN TRACT, UN GOTT LACHT." Well She is certainly having a chuckle at the expense of all of us during this Covid pandemic. It is sunny and 80°F on the Island of Hawaii where we planned to be . Denver, where ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 27 Apr 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [73]
AS U.S COVID-19 CASES APPROACH ONE MILLION with more than 55,000 fatalities, Colorado is one of the first states to relax its stay-at-home restrictions. Initially things won’t seem much different with “Safer-At-Home” than they ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 6 Apr 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [71]
WE SHOULD BE TOASTING OUR BUNS IN HAWAII. Instead we’re sitting on our butts in a hotel in Colorado where it snowed on Friday. But things could be worse . . . and they probably will be before they get better.
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USA | Tue, 28 Apr 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [70]
WE WOULD BE FOOLS TO WASTE THIS WONDERFUL WEATHER, knowing how capricious springtime in Colorado can be. But until the migrating birds arrive we have been sticking to nearby Cherry Creek State Park for our "essential activites." This morning we ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Sat, 31 Aug 2019 | By margitpirsch | Views [258]
We are taking detours from 101 north and space from “keep going” and are rewarded even though a lot of the little (but paved) roads are steep as hell - we even had to push our “plus size wire horses” at times......moans ... Read more >
USA | Sun, 30 Jun 2019 | By margitpirsch | Views [214]
We left Sarasota and our dear friends Erika and Achim ...they rode us out of town for a while on the Legacy Trail to Venice:
Not too far down the road, when it was just James and I again for a few miles, one of us realized we left ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Wed, 31 Jul 2019 | By margitpirsch | Views [204]
...and summer hast started! We are taking a day off - it is July 30th of 2019 - in a ..not too fancy...not too expensive...perfectly comfy and clean hotel.
We knew that big -one night - rain, thunder and lighting was approaching last night! ... Read more >