Far Horizons
Morocco in depth (Third of three parts)
This is part three of a three part series. Read part one here. Read part two here.
Morocco in depth (Second of three parts)
This is part two of a three part series. Read part one here. Read part three here.
Morocco in depth (First of three parts)
This is part one of a three part series. Read part two here. Read part three here.
Winter self-drive - Portugal’s Algarve (Third of three parts)
From our 6-night home-base apartment on the Quarteira seafront in the central Algarve of southern Portugal, my wife, Gail, and I planned self-drive day trips to Tavira and Faro.
Winter self-drive - Portugal’s Algarve (First of three parts)
From late November to early December 2018, my wife, Gail, and I did an 8-day, self-drive exploration of Portugal's sun-blessed Algarve holiday playground.
Bentley’s 4WD cross-Australia adventure (Part three)
An Aussie friend, David Bentley, recently completed a coast-to-coast journey solo from northeastern Australia to the far southwest in his faithful Troopy (78 Series Toyota Land Cruiser).
Bentley’s 4WD cross-Australia adventure (Part two)
An Aussie friend, David Bentley, recently completed a coast-to-coast journey solo from northeastern Australia to the far southwest in his faithful Troopy (78 Series Toyota Land Cruiser).
Bentley’s 4WD cross-Australia adventure (Part one)
David Bentley, an Aussie friend who my wife, Gail, and I knew all the way back in the early 1970s when we were living in Tasmania, is a resident of Queensland and a 4WD freak. He recently completed an arduous, coast-to-coast journey solo from northeastern Australia to the far southwest in his faithful Troopy, a rather rare, long-wheelbase, diesel-engine, 78 Series Toyota Land Cruiser known as a Troop Carrier. As David’s colorful, slang- and wit-filled reports from the road began to arrive, I felt compelled to share his mind-boggling adventure with our globetrotting readers. This 3-part article is edited from his reports. — Randy Keck Days 1-2 (May 7-8, 2018) — My much-anticipated trip across the centre of Australia via the Simpson Desert and the Canning Stock Route is finally under way from my home in Mooloolaba, Queensland. My wife, Jane, had planned to be with me for the whole trip, but she couldn’t get leave from her job, so I’m on my own until Perth. The drive from Mooloolaba, on the Sunshine Coast two hours north of Brisbane, to Roma, 500-plus kms westward, was relaxed and uneventful except for heaps of roadwork on the Warrego Highway.
Cuba update 2018 (First of two parts)
It is my privilege to travel to the fascinating country of Cuba on a regular basis as a tour director, leading groups on educational “People-to-People” tours under a license autho
Exploring Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin
Exploring Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin (Second of two parts)