GWM Travels
GWM Travels
Travel in 2023 brings me to four new countries. First is Germany, which is restarting what was cancelled by Covid in 2020. Following that, Thailand, Viet Nam and Cambodia which were also cancelled by Covid. …
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Travel Resumes My last on a plane was in September, 2019, on a wonderful trip to India. Subsequent to that a road trip to Florida for two months, then Covid, with all its restrictions, messed …
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Finally, and with much anticipation, restrictions were lifted on vehicular border crossings between Canada and the United States. No more negative Covid tests required for entry on either side. Time for a road trip! I …
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I try and stop for ghost signs during my travels, although it is not always possible. Here are a few more of my favourites. Cincinnati, Ohio This building has been in place since about …
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Here we are again, in Ontario, reverted back to mid-2020. Restaurants are closed for indoor dining, and all ticketed events cancelled. Maybe these restrictions will be lifted in ten days, but it is just as …
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Cross Border Travel It’s now mid-November 2021, and Coronavius remains at the forefront of the travel industry, despite many openings and relaxing of restrictions. At the end of this month, Canadians can now enter the …
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Whether by plan or by happenstance, some things just catch my eye when I travel. Hopefully I have my camera with me, but my phone (Samsung) always does in a pinch. Symmetry can be anywhere. …
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Today is 1st October, 2020, and I am at home. Still. I was in Florida in January and February – began the drive home on 1st March and arrived in Canada three days later. Within …
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Ghost Signs These are a reminder of the past. Usually on the side of a building and painted by hand, early in the twentieth century. Many are visible, but so weather damaged they can’t be …
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Ghoulish, some would think. Many places we travel to are burial sites or monuments to a deceased ruler, politician, or somebody of importance. Cemeteries can be located beside the historic site one is visiting or …
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