My solo journey of the heart and World
Today’s all day adventure was the island of Gozo and I thought if I planned it right and left early enough, I might have time to take the ferry boat that stopped by the Blue Lagoon, apparently the most famous beach spot in Malta. The Blue Lagoon is actually on another small island in between the …
Tuesday was dedicated to a work day so I only left the apartment to grab lunch at a café down by the water. I had several video meetings late in the night due to the time difference between Malta and California. My first meeting was going to start at 10:30pm Malta time and my last one was …
I arose that morning ready to see some sights and walked myself to the bus stop. Malta has an app for their bus system that shows you the best routes with bus numbers and stops to get you to your desired destination. I was heading to the megalithic monuments today and to Valletta, the next town over …
Leaving the United States turned out to be filled with more obstacles than anticipated. First and foremost, my father passed away 11 days before my flight. It was very hard to leave my mother so soon after this, but we accomplished a lot in the little time I had and I felt like she was doing ok …
I took this journey because I did not know what else to do. I have no itinerary and no return ticket. I simply plan on traveling around Europe until I run out of money or the 3 month tourist visa expires, whichever comes first. Trying to rebuild my previous life of a full time job and finding …
I had already arranged a ride with a very reasonable priced transfer service and I arrived with plenty of time before getting on the plane. We were stopping at Amsterdam before going directly to Detroit. Landed in Amsterdam and found my new gate without a problem and as I boarded the plane and walked down the aisle, …
It was Thanksgiving. Obviously, countries in Europe do not celebrate this holiday that is so important in the United States. I decided to take a day trip to Tavira, a small town about an hour by train from Faro. This was a town listed in the Rick Steves book so I figured it was a good one to …
I had not made a plan for the day and even though it was not beach weather, I wanted to see the beach on one of the many islands and isthmuses that dotted the coast of Faro. I decided I wanted to see Praia de Faro, one of the most popular beaches in the area. I packed …
I finally was going to get out on the water and see the coast from the sea. My previous attempts to both kayak and go out on a boat tour all ended with failure for one reason or another, but all looked good for today. I was leaving out of Albufeira which was about 30-40 minutes by …
My choices to get to Faro from Alvor included a long bus ride with a transfer in Portimao or I could take the bus to Portimao and then get myself to the train station there to catch a train to Faro. The train was faster and so far all of the trains I had taken in …