Travel Photo: Argentina’s San Antonio de los Cobres
We continue on and stop for lunch in San Antonio de los Cobres, feeling straight out of the wild west. One of the tours we were offered stopped for the night here. We are quite glad that we decided against that option....
Extended Travel Weariness: from the followsummer archives
I stumbled upon this blog entry from August 2004 as I was going through some files here on followsummer. So interesting to note and remember our feelings of a year full of travel, and with only three and a half months left in...
Dropping Friends at the Syrian Border
A beautiful followsummer memory! Sunday, May 23rd, 2004: Sanliurfa to Istanbul, Turkey N 40 ° E 029 ° We leave Sanliurfa about 9 a.m. – this will be a long day on buses for Greg and me. The first part, which takes 4 ½ hours...
Bali: Exploring the Island’s Luxury Side
A followsummer collaborative article Taking a trip to Indonesia wouldn’t be complete without heading to the breathtaking island of Bali. The crystal clear waters of the Bali Sea teamed with the mountainous ranges all at your...
The Tourist Trail of Don Quijote. Keep Left
From the followsummer archives. Spain, September 2004 Madrid to Cordoba: 396 kilometres It is nearly 11 when we check out of our hotel and find the M506 that will direct us to the A4 south to Córdoba, Espana. We have to re-check...
Discovering Paradise in New Caledonia
The Pacific ocean’s vast horizon hides some of the most beautiful tropical jewels in the world, and New Caledonia is one of its crowning examples. Its urban areas combine French charm with Melanesian culture. Its sunny...
Gay Men Travelling in a Group: Some Do’s and Don’ts
On an organized group tour of Morocco we began our first-night group introductions in a hotel bar in Casablanca, (coincidently drinking Casablanca beer) with the thirteen gay men who were listening to our two-week Moroccan...
Seven Yummy Street Food Choices in London
Finding food can be quite daunting in London: so many options, so many locations, so many choices. And trying to sift your way through the enormous gastronomic foodie choices in one of the largest cities in the world, unaided and...
A Long Weekend in New York: What to Do?
from the followsummer archives: November 2016 A long weekend in New York. The city was still buzzing and somewhat in shock from the recent dual uptown and downtown Blue and Red party sharing of election night acceptance and...
Ferry Ride to Finland: Homesick for Canada
a followsummer travel memory from 2004 The alarm goes early – 5:30. For a change, it wakes me. The coffee is ready-to-go, and although I am not interested in food, I have my cereal with yogurt and a banana. At 6:00, I make sure...