Travelling is fun - it allows one to see how others live and makes you appreciate what you have at home. What we condsider necessities are major luxuries in other countries.
Time to start planning the trips for 2012!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Where in the world have I been?
I was surfing the web and came across a site called world66 that allows you to generate a map of the countries you have visited or lived in. Needless to say, I was interested and entered my travel destinations. I have a long way to go! So far, I have been to 23 countries.
Travelling is fun - it allows one to see how others live and makes you appreciate what you have at home. What we condsider necessities are major luxuries in other countries.
Time to start planning the trips for 2012!
Travelling is fun - it allows one to see how others live and makes you appreciate what you have at home. What we condsider necessities are major luxuries in other countries.
Time to start planning the trips for 2012!
Travelling and projects
I just finished a hectic bit of traveling. I went to Grenada for one week in mid November, back home for a week and on to Canada for another week and a half. In both cases, I reconnected with old friends and family, took some images and relaxed. I managed to see and play in some snow in Canada and I now feel ready for the upcoming holiday season.
In Grenada, everything was green and lush. As one Trinidadian lady put it, if you planted a pencil, it would grow. Local food was abundant everywhere. The people are friendly and helpful. And they have one major item we do not have in cayman -HILLS! The prices are very reasonable and no one tried to hassle you if you said no. Outside of the capital St. Georges and the main tourist areas - Grand Anse, the beaches clean and deserted during the week. The rivers are scenic, clean, cool waters and full of big rocks for a variety. One can easily spend the day eating fruit (depending on what is in season), swimming and keeping cool. It is definitely on my return to paradise list!
I haven't done much bike riding since October due to vacation, seasonal rains and a general touch of laziness. But the cool weather is here and the traffic jams I saw in the past two days back in Cayman make me realize that cycling is the better way! Life goes on!
Looks like my biking mileage will be a little low this year as my main trips were to work and back. I estimate I will finish 2011 at about 1600 miles.
I am upgrading my commuting bike - changing out the nylon paniers for rigid PVC ones. The new ones are waterproof and provide more protection for carrying items. An image is below.
I am also building a bike trailer using a plastic footlocker and an old child bike trailer. The design is brazenly copied from a crazyguyonabike article. This is one time that all the parts were available locally! The link is http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1&doc_id=8277&v=31
Time to get moving this morning. Still on vacation so I will be enjoying the time left.
In Grenada, everything was green and lush. As one Trinidadian lady put it, if you planted a pencil, it would grow. Local food was abundant everywhere. The people are friendly and helpful. And they have one major item we do not have in cayman -HILLS! The prices are very reasonable and no one tried to hassle you if you said no. Outside of the capital St. Georges and the main tourist areas - Grand Anse, the beaches clean and deserted during the week. The rivers are scenic, clean, cool waters and full of big rocks for a variety. One can easily spend the day eating fruit (depending on what is in season), swimming and keeping cool. It is definitely on my return to paradise list!
I haven't done much bike riding since October due to vacation, seasonal rains and a general touch of laziness. But the cool weather is here and the traffic jams I saw in the past two days back in Cayman make me realize that cycling is the better way! Life goes on!
Looks like my biking mileage will be a little low this year as my main trips were to work and back. I estimate I will finish 2011 at about 1600 miles.
I am upgrading my commuting bike - changing out the nylon paniers for rigid PVC ones. The new ones are waterproof and provide more protection for carrying items. An image is below.
I am also building a bike trailer using a plastic footlocker and an old child bike trailer. The design is brazenly copied from a crazyguyonabike article. This is one time that all the parts were available locally! The link is http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1&doc_id=8277&v=31
Time to get moving this morning. Still on vacation so I will be enjoying the time left.
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