Cuba: Air Chance and The Randomness of Air France
Airlines, in general, don’t have the best reputation and I’ve had a few debates with people as to which is the worst. Funny that we rarely debate which is the best. Most people in the US are divided on the subject but in Europe, it…
Observations of Berlin – Or A Drive Through Berlin
After a recent weekend in Berlin of being raced through the city in the back seat of a car as various sites were pointed out to me, I made a few observations about the city. Streets are long wide and straight. Pedestrians stop and wait…
North Cyprus – Getting Home
Saturday at 5:00 am our alarm went off, and we readied ourselves for the last day in Northern Cyprus. The checkout was painless, and they actually had our bill correct. Something we were surprised by, fully expecting them to charge us for stuff we didn’t…
Northern Cyprus – Back at the Malpas
We rode back from the resort wondering what was in wait for us at the Malpas. Would we be back in the same room, a different but worse room, or could we hope that it would be a better room? In the end, it turned…
Norther Cyprus – The Korineum Golf and Beach Resort
Friday things were starting to look up. After a rough night of no air-condition and vehicle noise from the open window we were off to The Korineum Golf and Beach Resort. Were we were met with friendly check-in experience, English speaking reception workers, and a…
Norther Cyprus: Mid-Week Trip
Tuesday wasn’t too bad. Sure we had to eat our buffet breakfast indoors again because of the poor outdoor table arrangements, and the service was slow to clear the tables. But the day was good in the sense that we were able to go into…
Northern Cyprus – First Full Day in Cyprus
Sure, the toilet seat was broken and the button to flush it had to be pushed multiples times, once to flush another to stop it from flushing. And yes, the shower drain didn’t work, causing the basin to overflow spilling soapy water all over the…
Northern Cyprus – Getting To The Hotel
The morning started off with an early rise to catch the London tube to the other tube line, to the train station, to the airport, to the checking counter, to some food, to the plane. A long morning and the day just started before boarding…
Northern Cyprus – A Day in London
We wake for our first full day on vacation to enjoy the slight spattering of water that dribbles over us as we take our morning showers. The first item on the agenda is to swing by a cash machine so that I can withdraw some…
2 Days of Main Square – Day 2
Day 2 of the Main Square festival for us started off with touring some of the local sites in town, before heading over to the festival grounds where we arrived at MGMT on the main stage. The event seemed much fuller than the previous day,…
