Ummm.........

........ does anyone actually discuss travel in this newsgroup anymore?????

(1) The vision westward over the Santorini caldera at sunset, from the
cliffside in Fira. What a spectacular vision. It is hard to imagine
such a sight could exist contained within one's eyes:

http://stepheda.com/Grand_Tour_2002_...Photos.html#26

(2) Atop the circuit walls of ancient Messene, in the Peloponnese of
Greece. Connect with biting tragic history, alone atop the ancient
smooth stonework, in the wind:

http://stepheda.com/Grand_Tour_2009/...ay_64.html#144

(3) In the heather in Cornwall, near a megalithic monument. I hope to
go out with this image in my mind.

http://stepheda.com/England_2006/Day_7.html#3



What are you top experiences travelling in Europe?


On 2013-01-04 15:25:25 -0600, Stephen Ellenson said:

....... does anyone actually discuss travel in this newsgroup anymore?????


--
Dan Stephenson
http://stepheda.com
Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too)

What are you top experiences travelling in Europe?

Grabbing them at random from the top of my mind, and for different reasons,
in no particular order. . .

Although Germany and Austria are my favorite places to vist, for one-trip
experiences:

Orkney with my very own archaeologist guide and no group to leave me
behind.

A bit of England and Wales hunting castles and even older sites with two
friends was also the most sheer fun.

A saga-emphasis group trip to Iceland with one of my all- time
single-moment high points: Thingvellir all to myself when cold rainy wind
had driven the rest of the group back to the bus.



--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad

In article ,
Erilar wrote:

What are you top experiences travelling in Europe?

Grabbing them at random from the top of my mind, and for different reasons,
in no particular order. . .

Although Germany and Austria are my favorite places to vist, for one-trip
experiences:

Orkney with my very own archaeologist guide and no group to leave me
behind.

A bit of England and Wales hunting castles and even older sites with two
friends was also the most sheer fun.

A saga-emphasis group trip to Iceland with one of my all- time
single-moment high points: Thingvellir all to myself when cold rainy wind
had driven the rest of the group back to the bus.

Sunnier places don't rate?

poldy wrote:
In article ,
Erilar wrote:

What are you top experiences travelling in Europe?

Grabbing them at random from the top of my mind, and for different reasons,
in no particular order. . .

Although Germany and Austria are my favorite places to vist, for one-trip
experiences:

Orkney with my very own archaeologist guide and no group to leave me
behind.

A bit of England and Wales hunting castles and even older sites with two
friends was also the most sheer fun.

A saga-emphasis group trip to Iceland with one of my all- time
single-moment high points: Thingvellir all to myself when cold rainy wind
had driven the rest of the group back to the bus.

Sunnier places don't rate?

Other group members don't flee to the bus as quickly on sunny days, of
which we had many. It was May in Iceland, however. Nevertheless, it was
mostly warmer than early May in Orkney. Cold doesn't bother me much, but
heat wipes me out quickly.

--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad

On 2013-01-06 07:32:27 -0600, Erilar said:

poldy wrote:
In article ,
Erilar wrote:

What are you top experiences travelling in Europe?

Grabbing them at random from the top of my mind, and for different reasons,
in no particular order. . .

Although Germany and Austria are my favorite places to vist, for one-trip
experiences:

Orkney with my very own archaeologist guide and no group to leave me
behind.

A bit of England and Wales hunting castles and even older sites with two
friends was also the most sheer fun.

A saga-emphasis group trip to Iceland with one of my all- time
single-moment high points: Thingvellir all to myself when cold rainy wind
had driven the rest of the group back to the bus.

Sunnier places don't rate?

Other group members don't flee to the bus as quickly on sunny days, of
which we had many. It was May in Iceland, however. Nevertheless, it was
mostly warmer than early May in Orkney. Cold doesn't bother me much, but
heat wipes me out quickly.

You can always put on more clothes.

I like the cool overcastness of the British Isles.

Which is a problem for me since I am also a fan of ancient Greek ruins,
and Greece is the antithesis of the British Isles.

--
Dan Stephenson
http://stepheda.com
Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too)

"Erilar" wrote in message
...
What are you top experiences travelling in Europe?

Grabbing them at random from the top of my mind, and for different
reasons,
in no particular order. . .

Although Germany and Austria are my favorite places to vist, for one-trip
experiences:

Orkney with my very own archaeologist guide and no group to leave me
behind.

A bit of England and Wales hunting castles and even older sites with two
friends was also the most sheer fun.

A saga-emphasis group trip to Iceland with one of my all- time
single-moment high points: Thingvellir all to myself when cold rainy wind
had driven the rest of the group back to the bus.



--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad


--
JohnT

"Erilar" wrote in message
...
What are you top experiences travelling in Europe?

Grabbing them at random from the top of my mind, and for different
reasons,
in no particular order. . .

Although Germany and Austria are my favorite places to vist, for one-trip
experiences:

Orkney with my very own archaeologist guide and no group to leave me
behind.

A bit of England and Wales hunting castles and even older sites with two
friends was also the most sheer fun.

A saga-emphasis group trip to Iceland with one of my all- time
single-moment high points: Thingvellir all to myself when cold rainy wind
had driven the rest of the group back to the bus.

And Charles de Gaulle Airport?
--
JohnT

"JohnT" wrote:
"Erilar" wrote in message ...
What are you top experiences travelling in Europe?

Grabbing them at random from the top of my mind, and for different reasons,
in no particular order. . .

Although Germany and Austria are my favorite places to vist, for one-trip
experiences:

Orkney with my very own archaeologist guide and no group to leave me
behind.

A bit of England and Wales hunting castles and even older sites with two
friends was also the most sheer fun.

A saga-emphasis group trip to Iceland with one of my all- time
single-moment high points: Thingvellir all to myself when cold rainy wind
had driven the rest of the group back to the bus.

And Charles de Gaulle Airport?

Absolute worst airport I've ever suffered. I know avoid it as the plague
it is.

--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad

On 01/05/2013 03:14 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
(1) The vision westward over the Santorini caldera at sunset, from the
cliffside in Fira. What a spectacular vision. It is hard to imagine
such a sight could exist contained within one's eyes:

http://stepheda.com/Grand_Tour_2002_...Photos.html#26

(2) Atop the circuit walls of ancient Messene, in the Peloponnese of
Greece. Connect with biting tragic history, alone atop the ancient
smooth stonework, in the wind:

http://stepheda.com/Grand_Tour_2009/...ay_64.html#144

(3) In the heather in Cornwall, near a megalithic monument. I hope to
go out with this image in my mind.

http://stepheda.com/England_2006/Day_7.html#3



What are you top experiences travelling in Europe?




A group of us are walking across Europe.. bit by bit. The route is
following the Camino Santiago. Due to work commitments, we walk for two
to three weeks every two years, go home, then travel back to the last
point we reached. Starting at Lake Constance in Switzerland, we have
reached the village of Saugues in France, some 200 km southwest of Lyon.



On 2013-01-04 15:25:25 -0600, Stephen Ellenson said:

....... does anyone actually discuss travel in this newsgroup
anymore?????