chicovilla

Got a week in Gran Canaria for my 50th in March. Not a conventional trip as will be walking the Camino there. From Maspalamos in the South to Galdar in the North.

Off to Mexico in April for a roadtrip around the Yucatan peninsula.

8 minutes ago, blandy said:

I like the last one

Ha! The last one was taken with my mobile, the others with my DSLR!

A few photos taken early this morning of a Poppy field near Alcester. 

For everyone's safety. A few observations from my travels in Spain. Serious shit now.

Take precautions 

Wash hands until they have never been so clean. Then wash again.

If you cough, sneeze and even want to scratch your face. DONT! Use tissue and dispose.

I've avoided anyone showing mild symptoms. At the moment my ears are tuned to any coughs. Trust me, this is the starting symptom.

If possible avoid any travel. I'm feckin pissed off with myself because I travelled on Friday. It ain't worth it.

Dont buy toilet paper. Just wash your ass in shower!!

Look after your less able friends and family.

I've pre warned my elderly parents that they wont see me for 14 days after I get back. They are prepared and self sufficient

I'm in Cadiz, southern Spain at the moment. Well travelled. Quite a strange and apprehensive atmosphere here. Streets deserted, few bars open earlier and now all closed. Beautiful city to wander the empty streets (great photography place) we have been to supermarket to get enough food and vinos to get us through until our flight back on Monday. Lockdown here starts imminently but assume and hope we can fly back to home. We wear masks on flight, and my hands have never been so clean. Take care brothers.

On 25/11/2019 at 22:15, chicovilla said:

Finishing off this year over Christmas and New year in Cuba. 

Back to Hong kong in April with a side trip to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

Long weekend in Bucharest In May

Uzbekistan also in May.(flights booked but still working on an itinerary for the 11 days I'm there)

September hoping to walk another Camino, this time walking the Portuguese way from Porto to Santiago de Compostella. 

Looking at spending next Christmas and New year in Myanmar.

Not sure what to do with booking to Hong Kong in April to see family, all paid up, but cant cancel without a travel restriction from UK. Cant see situation improving. If we go it will be pretty shit with masks etc. In a weird scenario that I hope they restrict travel so I can get a refund and plan something else.

On 25/11/2019 at 22:39, tonyh29 said:

Easy road access into Afghanistan if you’re feeling brave , There is a heritage site not far from the border 
 

The trains looked quite decent between Samarkand and Tashkent when I looked at it last year , I was going to visit that region and go to Turkmenistan and Tajikistan as well but couldn’t get a decent trip planned , might look at it again at some point 

Time wont allow a trip to Afghanistan. Looking at getting a domestic flight from Tashkent to Khiva, then working my way back to the capital by train visiting Bukhara and Samarkand - the old Silk route. 

Finishing off this year over Christmas and New year in Cuba. 

Back to Hong kong in April with a side trip to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

Long weekend in Bucharest In May

Uzbekistan also in May.(flights booked but still working on an itinerary for the 11 days I'm there)

September hoping to walk another Camino, this time walking the Portuguese way from Porto to Santiago de Compostella. 

Looking at spending next Christmas and New year in Myanmar.

I really enjoyed Bali. Spent 4 nights in Ubud, 2 nights in Lembongan and 4 nights near Seminyak.

Lembongan is stunning. A really chilled little island off the coast of Bali, easy to reach by fast ferry from Bali. Had a great time touring the island by scooter - It is very easy to get around, you can get from one side to the other in less than 30 mins. Some nice beaches and good snorkelling/diving off its coast. Looked popular with surfers aswell. Very laid back vibe.

Ubud was my base for the first 4 nights - lots of temples and a nice Ridge walk, in the town. Had a scooter for my stay  there to travel up North to Mount Batur and travelled through some incredible scenery with bright green rice Terraces. 

Seminyak was my base for the last part of my stay, again with a scooter to travel South and inland to Gianyar and Sideman.

In hindsight It would have been better to spend 4 nights in Lembongan, and I would probably skip Seminyak, and stay nearer Gianyar and Sideman on the East. Although Seminyak was ok, I preferred the East and Central parts of Bali. 

Another thing is try and avoid the Monsoon! Nearly everyday there was a big storm for a few hours, which was great fun riding the scooter through roads that soon became rivers! 

Some photos from my trip on my Flickr here -

Flying to Hong Kong tomorrow, then onto Bali next Wednesday. 

Will stay 4 nights in Ubud, will hire a scooter to travel round the surrounding area, and up to the lakes and mountains in the North.

Moving onto Nusa Lembongan ( small island of the coast of Bali) for 2 nights.

Seminyak for 2 nights

Then wife flies back to Hong Kong leaving me with 2 more nights to fill. Any suggestions? Looked into the Komodo option but from what i've seen its min 2 people.

A few from my recent travels to Slovenia

On 02/12/2018 at 20:17, chicovilla said:

Will start the new year in Italy, on a roadtrip over Christmas and new year, travelling the south if Italy. Should be in Matera on New years Eve.

Will go back to Hong Kong in March, with a 10 day side trip to Bali. 

I'm walking 120km of the Camino de Santiago in May, a pilgrimage in Northern Spain finishing off in Santiago de Compostella (100km qualifies you for a completion certificate ). 

Uzbekistan in September is looking likely

Will end of 2019 in Myanmar all being well.

More definate plans now....

Italy was superb (as usual) over Chrismas, highlights were Matera and Alborobello, but the whole trip was superb.

Managed to sneak in a 5 day trip to Slovenia visiting some stunning places. Ljubljana, Bled Bohinj and Skofja Loka. Really beautiful country and reasonably cheap. My flights were only £20 return.

Going to Bali via HK next week, over 3 weeks, Bali being my 1st time south of equator.

Budapest booked for a long weekend early May, been before but love the place. 

Camino in Northern Spain booked, walking over 100km to Santiago de Compostella late May.

Copenhagen in August for a long weekend break. 

Havana and Cuba booked for December for 2 weeks over Christmas.

One pending trip is to get back to India for my 5th trip there. Hoping to go to udaipur, Ajmer and Pushkar in October for a photo project.

Uzbekistan will wait for next year!

Great photos..how do you upload high res photos? I've linked loads from Instagram, but not best format. I use Flickr, but cant embed from there 

Will start the new year in Italy, on a roadtrip over Christmas and new year, travelling the south if Italy. Should be in Matera on New years Eve.

Will go back to Hong Kong in March, with a 10 day side trip to Bali. 

I'm walking 120km of the Camino de Santiago in May, a pilgrimage in Northern Spain finishing off in Santiago de Compostella (100km qualifies you for a completion certificate ). 

Uzbekistan in September is looking likely

Will end of 2019 in Myanmar all being well.

Buddhist themed travel photography 

Mosques and Minarets, love the architecture on these buildings.....

Nepal travel photos 

Some photos from Hong Kong. Fantastic city.

Some photos from my travels around Morocco. So many interesting photo opportunities there.

I use Flickr to store most of mine online, but dont think  you can link your photos from Flickr to here.