Let's mix it up and fill in some experience gaps: RTW 2015

[JohnM]

I am indeed watching (and enjoying your TR) - but it seems you are just teasing me

Mate, would I do that to you?

 

[Boca68]

Terrific read so far, John.

Glad you enjoyed Colombia. I spent a year in Bogota in 2007. Fell in love with the place. The food, beautiful people and incredibly proud. As for Botero, there was a superb permanent exhibition in Bogota, not too far from the the Museo del Oro. A couple if years since I have been there, I'm assuming it's still there? Shame you missed that. Maybe next time.

Will certainly follow.

 

[JohnM]

Pleasant 3.5h drive from Vilnius to RIX today. Flat topography of broad-scale farming and forest.

Lithuania has a spine of 130kph motorways; not so Latvia so travel time is slower.

just waiting in RIX for 1h flight to HEL. Overnight in HEL, then xLHR-xJNB-WDH tomorrow afternoon.

 

[RooFlyer]

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just waiting in RIX for 1h flight to HEL. Overnight in HEL, then xLHR-xJNB-WDH tomorrow afternoon.

Otherwise known as "And now for something completely different ..."

 

[JohnM]

Nice sunset over the Baltic, W Estonia and S Finland in the ATR72 RIX-HEL.

 

[JohnM]

Tesla S P-85D (the new AWD version) on display at HEL. Sigh...

(Tip for Uppy: it doesn't have a carburettor .)



I have the AY Premium Lounge all to myself.







And I do like pickled herrings and Champagne for brunch .

 

[JohnM]

Hauling out of HEL on a sunny afternoon.





Nice cloud formation over the North Sea.



Breaking through low cloud over the upper Thames on approach to LHR.



One down, two go .

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

Tesla S P-85D (the new AWD version) on display at HEL. Sigh...

(Tip for Uppy: it doesn't have a carburettor .)

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Actually I like the Teslas Bit pricey for my modest budget though.. not to mention the lack of charging opportunities in suburban Melbourne... but maybe my next car

 

[Steady]

Actually I like the Teslas Bit pricey for my modest budget though.. not to mention the lack of charging opportunities in suburban Melbourne... but maybe my next car

Not being a "car" enthusiast as such I was a little confused as I didn't think modern cars had carburettors

 

[coriander]

Actually I like the Teslas Bit pricey for my modest budget though.. not to mention the lack of charging opportunities in suburban Melbourne... but maybe my next car

The Teslas are awesomely quiet. As a pedestrian, I was photographing cable cars in California Street in SFO standing in the middle of the street confident as I knew I would hear cars struggling up the steep hill. And I did...... until a Tesla purred up behind me - a blast on his horn scared the bejeesus out of me :shock: !

EDIT: apparently there are charging stations (being) constructed that will allow practical MEL-SYD travel on the Hume.

 

[brendanje]

Terrific read so far, John.

Glad you enjoyed Colombia. I spent a year in Bogota in 2007. Fell in love with the place. The food, beautiful people and incredibly proud. As for Botero, there was a superb permanent exhibition in Bogota, not too far from the the Museo del Oro. A couple if years since I have been there, I'm assuming it's still there? Shame you missed that. Maybe next time.

Will certainly follow.

The Botero museum is certainly still there near the Museo del Oro.

My family and assorted friends travelled to Columbia last September for my sons wedding to a Columbian girl he met in the 3 years he spent in Bogota learning spanish and teaching english. He went for 6 months and fell in love with the place and Silvana. Apparently it happens a lot in Columbia.

1 week in Bogota, 1 week in Valledupar for the wedding and then off on the Familymoon on San Andreas in the Caribbean with a travelling party of 14. Can certainly recommend Columbia.

Enjoying the report JohnM

 

[JohnM]

Not being a "car" enthusiast as such I was a little confused as I didn't think modern cars had carburettors

Uppy thinks they do :mrgreen::mrgreen:. She has a deep and disturbing aversion to turbos, so she must believe in carbies...

 

[JohnM]

Currently in the SLOW lounge in JNB waiting for flight to WDH. I know why they call it slow - the internet connection is dreadful. Trying to upload a pic or two but the wheel just spins forever.

Faithful TrakDot reports my bag is in JNB - two down, one to go .

 

[JohnM]

Watching the incoming traffic at LHR from the outer deck in the BA F lounge.



Sunrise over S Congo/N Zambia.



JNB.



This is what I like to see .

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

Uppy thinks they do :mrgreen::mrgreen:. She has a deep and disturbing aversion to turbos, so she must believe in carbies...

Don't worry MrM... you possibly don't understand my complex desires but diesel sedans and getz are certainly well below your turbo
Mmmm carbies... those were the days.. when cars were cars

 

[JohnM]

Don't worry MrM... you possibly don't understand my complex desires but diesel sedans and getz are certainly well below your turbo
Mmmm carbies... those were the days.. when cars were cars

Ooohh, Uppy, I think I just may have figured out your complex desires :mrgreen:.

 

[JohnM]

A road to somewhere en route JNB-WDH.



Overflying WDH and on the ground.





Luggage arrived. Who ever thought it wouldn't? .

My office for the next 11 days. Yes, Uppy, it is diesel - but that's allowed for in this type of chariot .

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

My office for the next 11 days. Yes, Uppy, it is diesel - but that's allowed for in this type of chariot .

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Yep.. that's ok.. I specified diesel sedans Have fun!!

 

[RossM]

A road to somewhere en route JNB-WDH.

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Overflying WDH and on the ground.

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Luggage arrived. Who ever thought it wouldn't? .

My office for the next 11 days. Yes, Uppy, it is diesel - but that's allowed for in this type of chariot .

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Great TR, maybe on next yrs OTW your brother could go too,I'll drive you navigate.
Oh,& pretty good photos, particularly for someone who hasn't seemed to have shown much pastinterest in photography.

 

[JohnM]

Great TR, maybe on next yrs OTW your brother could go too,I'll drive you navigate.
Oh,& pretty good photos, particularly for someone who hasn't seemed to have shown much pastinterest in photography.

Gaah! Now I'm being harassed by some NB (or is it the dizzy heights of PS :shock:) with a totally unimaginative handle :mrgreen:.