Author Archives: tbeartravels

About tbeartravels

It's been said that I know a little bit about a lot of things and a lot about little things. I hope I can share some of this knowledge with you as we travel.

Spain: Salamanca

Posted on June 10, 2015 by tbeartravels

SALAMANCA SPAIN TUESDAY 19TH MAY 2015 There was no particular reason why we decided to go to Salamanca. We didn’t visit the city in the 1970s, it just happened to be a convenient stopover on the way to Lisbon in … Continue reading →

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Spain: Santander

Posted on June 2, 2015 by tbeartravels

SANTANDER CITY, OUR SPANISH LANDFALL. Wednesday 14th to Monday 18th May 2015 Bev and I were last in Spain in 1972 and at that time, it was ruled by dictator General Francisco Franco. Franco was in power from 1936 (the … Continue reading →

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Portsmouth to Santander Spain

Posted on May 29, 2015 by tbeartravels

PORTSMOUTH to SANTANDER SPAIN TUESDAY 12th MAY 2015 When we first started planning this trip we intended to tour UK first and then make our way south through France, Spain, and Portugal to Morocco, however after studying the weather for … Continue reading →

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London

Posted on May 24, 2015 by tbeartravels

LONDON SUNDAY 10TH MAY 2015 The weekend was one of for recuperation after the long flight from Australia. Fortunately our hosts had nothing seriously active planned other than the Wanstead Village Dog Show. The show was held in the grounds … Continue reading →

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Sydney to London

Posted on May 16, 2015 by tbeartravels

FRED & BEV’S ENCOUNTERING THE PAST ODYSSEY PART 3 Friday 10th April 2015 SYDNEY TO LONDON In the lull between the end of Encountering the Past Part 2 and now, the start of Part 3, I mulled over the fact … Continue reading →

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The Final Journey: Return to Australia

Posted on April 6, 2015 by tbeartravels

FAREWELL MOOSE COUNTRY — STOCKHOLM TO SYDNEY and a story about the most boring map in the world. Initially I thought the last post, Sweden, would be the final one for Encountering the Past Part 2 but there are two … Continue reading →

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Sweden

Posted on March 18, 2015 by tbeartravels

COPENHAGEN to SWEDEN For a period during the 1980/90s Bev and I belonged to AFS, an international exchange student organization. In that time we hosted exchange students from all over the world for both short and long term periods. The … Continue reading →

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Denmark: Copenhagen, a bike-friendly city.

Posted on January 30, 2015 by tbeartravels

SWITZERLAND to DENMARK August 2014. Following our road trip to France we move north to Denmark to begin our journey back to Australia. Before getting down to writing about our bike-riding experiences in and around Copenhagen I would like to … Continue reading →

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France: To Normandy and Back Part 3

Posted on December 7, 2014 by tbeartravels

ROAD TRIP SWITZERLAND and RETURN via NORMANDY PART 3. Across Normandy to the D-Day beaches and return to Switzerland via Tonnerre. From Coutances we moved further up the Cotentin Peninsula, also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, to Cape Carteret. From … Continue reading →

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France: To Normandy and Back Part 2

Posted on November 14, 2014 by tbeartravels

ROAD TRIP SWITZERLAND and RETURN via NORMANDY PART 2 Ouyres to Coutances, Normandy. ALBI After bidding friend Larry farewell at Ouyres we headed northwest through the Midi-Pyrenees area and the first town of note was Albi. The dominating feature … Continue reading →