Andrew's Travels

Nepal Matkaaja
Kathmandu - Thamel
19. lokakuuta 2019, Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We had a good journey to Kathmandu from Stansted via Dubai. Getting a visa at the airport takes time and there us no greater pleasure on leaving the airport in a new country than seeing your name held up on a card by your hotel transfer! The stress of the days travel was dispersed by some excellent Ghurka beer on the rooftop bar of the Hotel Tibet.

After an excellent breakfast we walked via the beautifully restored Rana-era Garden of Dreams to the (now) main tourist and backpacker area of Thamel. Here we took the Lonely Planet walking tour to Durbar Square; we took in the popular Tibetan pilgrimage site of the Kathesimbhu Stupa and the shrine to the toothache God at Bangemudha Square on our way to the six-spiked junction that is the market place of Asan Tole.Lue lisää
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Cambridgeshire; Cambridge City Matkaaja
Urban Ramble, part 4
13. elokuuta 2019, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After a detour to Byron's Pool, where Lord Byron regularly took a swim, we went through Granchester Village noting the statue of Rupert Brooke in the garden of The Old Vicarage where he used to live (the house is now owned by Jeffrey and Mary Archer) and proceeding to Granchester Church.

Doubling back to the Orchard Tea Rooms for a peep, the walk takes you along the bank of the River Cam, through Granchester Meadows (part of the broad green flood plain also encompassing Lammas Land, the Backs, Jesus Green, Midsummer Common and Stourbridge Common) and back into Cambridge itself - punts can be hired at Scudamore's Boat Hire down river to Granchester and back.Lue lisää
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Cambridgeshire; Cambridge City Matkaaja
Urban Ramble, part 3
13. elokuuta 2019, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We went next to Mill Road Cemetery where it is hard to believe you are close to the centre of Cambridge. Walking down Mill Road and along Parker's Piece brings you to the Catholic Church (Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs); here you can divert to the War Memorial.

Heading back to the church and left down Lensfield Road takes you to Hobson's Conduit, named after Thomas Hobson who financed the conveying of fresh water into Cambridge in 1610 (he is better known for the expression "Hobson's choice"). We passed by the Botanic Gardens on this occasion and then walked through the Empty Common Allotments and its community garden.

We then proceeded through the tiny Clare Woods and along side the Guided Busway with views of Addenbrooke's Hospital before entering Trumpington and heading to the beautiful village of Granchester.Lue lisää
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Cambridgeshire; Cambridge City Matkaaja
Urban Ramble, part 2
13. elokuuta 2019, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The Round Church, one of the oldest buildings in Cambridge, is one of four medieval round churches still in use in England. A short diversion across Magdalene Bridge brings you to the Museum of Cambidge which is housed in what was until 1934 the White Horse Inn; in the yard is a sign for the old Canbridge based Dales Brewery, which ceased brewing in 1958.

Doubling back and cutting through the delightful Portugal Place, we saw the sculpture representing a DNA helix outside the house where Francis Crick lived in the 1950s.

Walking over Jesus Green and Midsummer Common, with views across the Cam, and diverting further upriver brings you to the Museum of Technology and its characteristic chimney; the shaft is 175 feet tall and was used as part of the original pumping station steam engine house.Lue lisää
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Cambridgeshire; Cambridge City Matkaaja
Urban Ramble, part 1
13. elokuuta 2019, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
I received an excellent Christmas present from Sarah - a book called Urban Rambles which documents walks covering both a city and it's local countryside - and have finally got round to using it! We have lived in the Cambridge area for over 30 years and this walk showed us quirky things we have not seen before and provided information we did not know.

Starting in Cambridge City centre, we walked down to the River Cam and the Backs taking in the classic views of the Mathematical Bridge (connecting two parts of Queens College) and Kings College Chapel. There is an aluminium statue of DNA in Clare College, where James Watson was a graduate student. Crossing back via the Garrett Hostel Bridge, we saw Trinity Hall's modern Jerwood Library, saw the magnificent Trinity Great Court and the original Trinity College gates before turning up along Trinity StreetLue lisää
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China and the Silk Road Matkaaja
Summary
15. lokakuuta 2018, Turkki ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
In 2018, from late June to mid-October, my friend Anthony and I travelled around China and from there the across through Central Asia to Istanbul. Check out the website blog:

https://atdtravel.wordpress.com/

You may need to copy this and paste into your browser. The blog comprises the following entries:

About the trip
Intrepid Travel - China Highlights
China Highlights 1 - Shanghai
China Highlights 2 - Xian
China Highlights 3 - Great Wall, Jinshanling
China Highlights 4 - Beijing
Dragoman Travel - The Silk Route between Istanbul and Beijing
1 The route
2 North of Beijing - Hebei Province
3 Heading South to Xian 1 – Shanxi province, Datong to Wutai Shan
4 Heading South to Xian 2 – Shanxi province, Pingyao to Qikou
5 Heading South to Xian 3 – Shaanxi province, Yan’an to Hua Shan
The Silk Road – Some background
The Silk Road 1 (start) – Xian
The Silk Road 2 – Gansu province; across to Lanzhou
The Silk Road 3 – Gansu Province; Hexi Corridor
The Silk Road 4 – Xinjiang Province; Central area
The Silk Road 5 – Xinjiang Province; Southwest to Kashgar
The Silk Road 6 – Kyrgyzstan; North to Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan; a diversion around Issyk-Kul lake and then across to the Kyrgyz Fergana valley to resume the Silk Road
The Silk Road 7 – Uzbekistan; Fergana Valley to Samarkand via Tashkent
The Silk Road 8 – Uzbekistan; Khiva via Bukhara and Lake Aydarkul
The Silk Road 9 – Turkmenistan; Konye-Urgench to the Caspian Sea via Ashgabat
The Silk Road 10 – Azerbaijan; Baku to the Georgian border via Sheki
The Silk Road 11 – Georgia; Kakheti province
The Silk Road 12 – Georgia; from Tbilisi north to the mountains and back
The Silk Road 13 – Georgia; into and through West Georgia to the Black Sea
The Silk Road 14 – Turkey; from the Black Sea to Cappadocia
The Silk Road 15 (finish) – IstanbulLue lisää
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Wolfgang und HeidiYou finally are doing it. Wow
13.10.2019Vastaa
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Kathmandu - Thamel

Urban Ramble, part 4

Urban Ramble, part 3

Urban Ramble, part 2

Urban Ramble, part 1

Summary

Hanki oma matkailuprofiilisi