Thanks Joy for a wonderful walk near your home in Palm Beach. Everyone enjoyed themselves especially the scrummy breakfast that you prepared.
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At this moment Lyn Taylor’s Adventure Travel has a group in Bhutan who are enjoying one of Bhutans fabulous Festival. Lyn leaves on the 14th to escort two Women’s group on a 2 week tour of Bhutan where they will enjoy witnessing a local festival in Bhumtang. What this space!!
Read MoreAt this moment Lyn Taylor’s Adventure Travel has a group in Bhutan who are enjoying one of Bhutans fabulous Festival.Lyn leaves on the 14th to escort two Women’s group on a 2 week tour of Bhutan where they will enjoy witnessing a local festival in Bhumtang. What this space!!
Read MoreMARRAKECH ATLAS MOUNTAINS
Today we visited the village of Imlil situated at the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. we stopped at Tahanouet village to visit a Berber country market selling vegetables cereals, olive oil sellers, blacksmiths and medicine men gather under canvas and reed sheolters. The High Atlas the greatest mountain range in North Africa, is perhaps the most beautiful and intriguing part [….]
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Today we enjoyed a colourful days sightseeing of Fes the religious capital of Morocco our tour in the old Medina (market) we admired a collection of tradition art such as the sculptured wood, wrought iron, and plaster as well as the decorative materials that are works of art. We explored the labyrinth of souks declared by UNESCO as one of [….]
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Our first day in Morocco began in Casablanca and a visit to the Hassan II Mosque, we were fortunate it being Friday the day the mosque is open to the public before prayers begin at midday.. To describe the mosque it was designed simply, but on a grand scale, the materials were predominately from Morocco and built by Moroccon crasftsmen, [….]
Read More3 days in GALICIA
Our group enjoyed their last 3 days in Spain in the beautiful province of Galicia. We visited the most famous winery of white (blanco) wine in Spain. and La Toja island famous for its spa and cosmetic products, an excursion by boat on the Ria gave us a chance to taste some of the mussels farmed in this area. We [….]
Read MoreWe have just enjoyed 2 fabulous days in Santiago De Compostela of course the 12pm mass in the cathedral which was one of the highlights of this trip for most pilgrims who do the Frances way of St James.. Santiago is a vibrant city day and night with many restaurants to taste traditional Galicia food. You can wander through the [….]
Read MoreYesterday was an exciting day and tomorrow we enter Santiago de Compostela where many wonders await us. Today we hiked the 22kls (some on bikes) through magnificent eucalyptis and pine forests, crossed quaint stone bridges and running streams, we even found fields of heather growing beside the trail. We have met some very interesting fellow pilgrims every one telling a [….]
Read More4 DAYS WALK TO SANTIAGO DC
Today was a day of varied terrain and certainly many more pilgrims on the trail as the town of Sarria is the the joining of other pilgrim trails and where many people begin their 100klm walk to Santiago. The rule is to gain your certificate you must walk the last 100klm. Our group have mixed feelings about doing the last [….]
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Today we head towards the mountains, it will be a relatively easy day of walking. We are lucky the sky is crystal blue which is very unusual for this time of year as the weather can be unpredictable. Today we climbed to the highest point of the entire route, the ascent was not too bad actually very manageable for our [….]
Read MoreCAMINO
The pilgrimage to Santiago began thousands of years ago, when the Apostle’s tomb was discovered in the early 9th century. At the end of the 12th century Santiago evolved to the most significant pilgrimage in Europe and the attraction of this city seems to be increasing every year. Many monasteries and hospitals were built along the route to assist the [….]
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