New Norcia Ioana, 13 iulie 202513 iulie 2025 New Norcia is a monastery that was set up in 1847 not far from Perth by Spanish Benedictine Monks. It is named after Norcia in Italy, the birth place of St Benedict. We visited it several times. 2005 Continue Reading
Limassol Carnival, Cyprus, 2002 Ioana, 12 iulie 202512 iulie 2025 In 2002 we were lucky to be in Limassol for their yearly carnival on the Sunday before Ash Monday. Continue Reading
Cyprus 2002 Ioana, 12 iulie 202527 iulie 2025 Machairas Monastery and Machairas National Park They are located in beautiful surroudings in the Troodos Mountains. This is also the home of three memorial places dedicated to Grigorios Afxentiou, second in command of the pro-Greek, anti-leftist and anti-British-occupation armed group, EOKA. His hideout (which is also the place where he… Continue Reading
New Zealand 2024: Auckland to Tongariro, New Plymouth and back Ioana, 11 iulie 202513 iulie 2025 Our first stop after leaving Auckland was Huntly where we stayed at an interesting lodge called Manor Views. It used to be a hospital with the old wards (including labour ward and nursery) transformed in guest rooms. The views towards Huntly were impressive, including the power plant stacks. Hopin Stopin… Continue Reading