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Germany January 31-Feb 14, 2018 I ordered a factory VW California in August and flew from Florence Italy to Leipzig on January 31 to pick it up. Why Leipzig? I met Christian in Petra 2 years ago, we got along … Continue reading →

Sicily Feb 17 – March 4, 2018 Thanks to my drive assistant, I drove directly to my hotel, Camplus Guest Palermo. With the only parking on the street, some touts with whistles were directing parking and demanding money. I was too … Continue reading →

A DRIVE THROUGH ITALY – Feb 14-17, 2018 After leaving Leipzig, I drove south via Munich and Innsbruck, Austria to NE Italy. Despite there being no snow in Leipzig, there was a skiff of snow in Italy. But the Italian … Continue reading →

GUATEMALA – Today, The Trip HONDURAS – The Trip, The Bay Islands of Honduras NICARAGUA – Today 2023, The Trip PANAMA – The Trip COSTA RICA – The Trip BELIZE – The Trip

I took the train 14 hours from Santiago to Barcelona. Trains are expensive compared to Flixbus and don’t run on time. I stayed at a good hostel, the Mediterranean Hostel. It has great front desk employees. SAGRADA FAMILIA  The Sagrada … Continue reading →

I took the Flixbus from Barcelona to Genoa (14 hours, ~22€). Arriving at 21:30, I believed that the hostel was closed at 22:00 and had a mad walk from the bus depot to the hostel, but it stayed open later. … Continue reading →

Rome – Jan 19-26, 2018 TIPS for Rome   1. Buy the Roma Pass. It comes as 48 hours (~28€ – includes 1 museum) or 72 hours (~38€ – includes 2 museums). Besides the museums, it basically covers the Coliseum, Palatine, … Continue reading →

Portugal Dec 28-Jan 8 2018 Flying always leaves one exhausted, but these are always long days: a healthy walk to the bus, a BC ferry from Nanaimo to Vancouver at 8:30, a flight at 23:30 on AirTransat ($458 one-way, a … Continue reading →

CAMINO PORTUGUÉS There are many pilgrim paths to Santiago, but the Camino Portugués is the most intimately connected with the life and ministry of St James, as well as to his death and burial. It was along this route at … Continue reading →

Capital and largest city. Lisbon 38°46′N 9°9′W Official languages. Portuguese; Recognised regional languages. Mirandese spoken in some villages of the municipality of Miranda do Douro, was officially recognized in 1999 awarding it an official right-of-use. Portuguese Sign Language is also recognized. Ethnic groups (2011) 96.3% Portuguese. 3.7% others Religion (2011). 81.0% Roman Catholic.  3.3% other Christians, … Continue reading →