2024 Texas Bluebonnet and Solar Eclipse Tour
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2024 Texas Bluebonnet and Solar Eclipse Tour

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In 2017, my search for an eclipse tour introduced me to Tempest Tours as they offered a week long eclipse/storm chasing tour.

We had to chase after clear skies but found them in Alliance, Nebraska, and had an incredible show.

In 2024, they offered another week long tour call the Texas Bluebonnet and Solar Eclipse Tour for the total solar eclipse based out of Dallas. As with 2017, we had to chase for clear skies, this time from Texas to Arkansas.

Again, we were treated to an amazing show.

The rest of the week was a combination of storm chasing, BBQ, sightseeing and photographing bluebonnets in the Austin and Dallas areas.

I wrote the tale as we travelled to include as much detail as possible. You can start with the Pre-Days or use the Table of Contents.

All my photos can be found on my flickr page.

 

Enjoy

 

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Malta
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Malta

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When my grandfather served in the First World War, he wrote about his experiences in Europe which included not only his time in France, but several months serving in Gallipoli. En route to Turkey, he spent time training in Egypt, and when he was injured in Gallipoli, he was evacuated to Malta.

After having read about his travels, I’ve incorporated some of those places into my own travels. I’ve sailed passed Gallipoli, visited Egypt twice and visited the battlefields in France. Besides Edinburgh, Malta was the only place left on the list.

I was looking for something not too far away for the winter and found that Explore Worldwide had a tour focused on Malta without including Sicily (which I’ve visited before). I’d never travelled with Explore before but a friend recommended them, so this tour was a great way to see what Explore was like. Continue reading “Malta” →

Storm Chasing 2023
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Storm Chasing 2023

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Storm Chasing 2023

For 2023, I decided to split my storm chasing tours, trying out a southern tour in late April and returning in June for the northern plains.

Interestingly enough, out of the total of twenty-five chase days, nineteen were centred primarily in the southern states. Continue reading “Storm Chasing 2023” →

Costa Rica (2023)
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Costa Rica (2023)

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In 2022, I returned to Costa Rica as my way to get back into travelling as the pandemic slowly waned. Omicron had cancelled a previous attempt in January 2022 and I rebooked with Intrepid for March 2022. The tour was cut short in Monteverde where we spent three days in isolation before returning to San Jose.

For this reason, I missed out on the zipline in Monteverde and the visit to Manuel Antonio National Park. I decided to return to finish that and add more. I was very lucky to find two back-to-back tours that not only encompassed what I had missed, but added on visits to Puerto Viejo and Corcovado. Continue reading “Costa Rica (2023)” →

You Better Belize It!
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You Better Belize It!

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Belize

1 – 13 February 2023

I was looking for somewhere to go in early 2023 when Intrepid had their Black Friday sale in November. I wanted something less than two weeks, somewhere close and somewhere hot with snorkelling opportunities.

I had spoken to someone who had a friend living in Belize and they had nothing but good things to say. The Intrepid Land of Belize fit the bill perfectly with a few days visiting the country ending off with a couple days in the islands. Even better, we has a couple of free days and I was able to visit Tikal in Guatamala on one of them. Continue reading “You Better Belize It!” →