Has anyone been on the longest escalator in the world? Well as a matter of fact I have. During our stay in Hong Kong me and my family went and visited the worlds biggest Escalator. The Escalator has a Total length of 800m and a vertical climb of 135m. In 1993 the escalator was criticised for being 153% over budget and failed to do its … Continue reading Esculators
People line the gate, Ready to pounce. The gates open and the crowds rush in. Everyone with one attraction in mind. One after another the crowds add up. Oh theme parks Oh theme parks. What wonderful things The attractions are twirly, The attractions are loopy Some with a splash, And Some with a dive Some in the night, Some in the day The attractions better … Continue reading Theme Park Fun
We took a brave pill and did Paris on bikes. But only after doing a quick sortie the night before after which Nik made us wear helmets. Fair enough! Paris en Velo from KEEN Sargent on Vimeo. Continue reading Paris en Velo
The French love their dogs in all shapes and sizes and take them everywhere. They’re even welcome in resturants. It’s a well known hazard when walking the streets of Paris that you have to watch your step or you end up with standing in something very unpleasant. Eli found out the hard way! We’ve seen more than a few amusing sights of dogs and their … Continue reading Who let the dogs out?
You know that feeling when you expect something to be better than it is? Or maybe the other way around, when you expect something to be worse than it is? Well our trip has been full of moments like that. For example, the expectation that we are going to have dinner back at the campervan but the reality is that we eat pizza on the … Continue reading Expectations vs Reality
Lately Dad has been enjoying his early morning bike rides and one morning I decided to join him. Little did I know that what I had instore was much more than I had bargained for. We had planned a nice bike ride around the lake and into the town of Argentat-sur-Dordogne, in central France, where we would meet the girls who had biked the short … Continue reading Misadventures with Dad
The Krimmel Waterfalls with an impressive fall of 380m over three levels, are the largest in Europe and the fifth largest in the world. We went to see them in Austria and decided to walk the pathway all the way to the top. It was a steep climb and when we reached the top, we were 1,470m above sea level. It was really loud. Sometimes … Continue reading We went chasing waterfalls
Do you know how goat cheese is made? Well I didn’t up until we were in Freising, Germany. We were staying with our German friend Marc. Marc specialises in artisan cheeses and organises training courses for cheese makers. On one of the days that we were hosted by Marc he took us to one of his friend Hans’ goat farm. When we arrived we were … Continue reading Billy Goats Gruff Barvarian Style
Has anyone ever been to a Barvarian beer garden? Well I hadn’t up until a few days ago. It was quite the experience. We went with our friend Marc, Ellen’s brother (check out the blog on our sailing trip). We biked off at around 4 pm. The bike ride was fairly short, only 21 Km there. We biked along the right side of the river … Continue reading The Adventure
