Five more Forts

Got your walking shoes on? Okay, let’s visit some more forts. First stop is in Mexico… Fort San Diego Acapulco, Mexico Join us inside Fort San Diego, click here. Next…across the ocean to Singapore. Fort Canning Singapore Join us at Fort Canning, click here. Fort Siloso Sentosa, Singapore Sentosa is an island just a short […]

Forts Around the World

When I think of forts, I tend to think of western cowboy movies however not all forts are the same or even built for the same reason. How many of these forts have you visited? (Sagres Fortress, Portugal) Fort Whoop-Up, Canada…click here. Fort Edmonton, Canada…click here. Fort Calgary, Canada…click here Fortress Louisbourg, Canada…click here. Fortress […]

Five Forts

Fort Fortress Battery Fortified Walls Are they all the same thing? Why? Why not? You know…we are just going to wing it! Enjoy visiting some “forts” around the world with us. Hint: Click on any photo to enlarge it. Tower of Belem Lisbon, Portugal This is classified as a fortified tower…I think that qualifies as […]

Places of worship part 3

Still on the journey with us?   Excellent! Let’s continue… St.  Stephen’s Cathedral Vienna, Austria Full confession…this is a photo of a postcard we sent to ourselves from Vienna. I rarely do this (post photos of postcards…but we always send postcards to ourselves as souvenirs). Getting a good photo of this unique roof was next […]

Panorama Route South Africa

What a beautiful day here in Hazeyview, South Africa (near Krueger Park). Let’s take the opportunity to drive the Panorama Route which will take us into the Drakensberg Mountains. First decision…which way do we go!   Aside: That is not just a rhetorical question. Good maps are not that easy to come by here, so […]

Still counting waterfalls

We’re up to thirteen countries and a whole bunch of waterfalls. Let’s continue… Englishman Falls Canada You might want to enlarge that photo to understand what you are seeing. Walking on well marked paths on Vancouver Island, we could hear the falls but could not see them until we were right upon them.  Walking through […]

Waterfalls…are there more

Still hanging in there, eh. Good for you! We have visited twelve countries so far… let’s add some more. Hint: click on any photo to enlarge it. Berlin Falls South Africa We were driving the Panorama Highway in northern South Africa when we came upon the Berlin Falls. Truly, we were in Africa and not […]

Bourke Luck Potholes

The tourist guides said this was a “must see” spot to visit when driving the Panorama Route. Potholes? Seriously? But okay, let’s have a look. Yes, it is rather attractive here. Interesting colours in the rocks. Nice waterfall. Oh, my! What on earth! (Hope you are enlarging the photos for a better look.) These must be […]

Waterfalls Around the World

Water, water everywhere… and much of it is plummeting down great heights. How many of these waterfalls have you visited? Iguazu Falls, click here. Brazil, Iguazu Falls, click here. Argentina,  Iguazu Falls, click here. Five waterfalls, click here. Five more waterfalls, click here. Even more waterfalls, click here. Waterfalls…are there more? click here. Still counting waterfalls, […]

Even more waterfalls

We are up to ten countries now, correct? Canada, Norway, Scotland, England, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, China, Iceland If you have not been following this series, there is a link at the bottom which will lead you to a review page. So, let’s continue our quest re how many countries have waterfalls. Lata Iskander […]

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