Broken River Mountain Resort

... wildlife, some of the species can not be found anywhere else.   Leaving the sugarcane fields and farms on the way, we arrived to Broken river in the early afternoon. The last 15 km is on a small steep road up in the jungle. We had time for ...

... see Platypuses - or is that platypli?  Because it was quiet pre-christmas, there was a special offer on at the Broken River Mountain Resort there, so we splurged on a 'Cedar Lodge' for the night. As Nigel negotiated the steep gradients and ...

... Parker, Arizona (yucky – parking lots with no shade), we discovered a gem of a state park called Buckskin Mountain State Park.  It’s right on the river, full hook-ups for $28 or water & elec for $26.  Beautiful treed area in a ...

... ; Yet, Muhammed knew how to work with the restrictions and our visit didn't feel at all rushed. Kom Ombo itself means "small mountain of gold" and this Greek temple was built in 181 B.C. by a follower of Alexander the Great as is dedicated to ...

... was chosen by Amenhotep I around 1550 BC partly because of its remote, isolated location at the base of a pyramid-shaped mountain.  He knew that the pharaohs’ tombs inside the pyramids near Giza were vulnerable to robbers and foreign ...

... get up early and head to the parks again.  We overslept but still made it to the turnstile a little after 7am.  Space Mountain was our first ride of the day.  We then rode the Matterhorn and it was at this point that we realized that this ...

... without touching the bottom - finally a task I will not fail. After three weeks of not much exercise (apart from climbing a mountain), its amazing how unfit I have become. But that was task number ne completed for the day. My first dive involved learning ...

... today was definitely our happiest day in several weeks.  :D   *** First we went on a really nice (long) mountain bike ride today on the Deschutes River Trail.  We are estimating 12 miles or so, which is certainly a record for me! ...

... the speed boat, but we're all glad to have survived. In fact, it was quiet the adventure. We climb up the side of the mountain backpacks on back. At the top we are greeted by many tuk tuk drivers offering to take us into the city. The distance to city ...

... Onsen Resort.  This is a quaint, traditional and very authentic Japanese ski village at the base of an expansive mountain resort covered by forests.  The town is renounced for its 21 natural hot springs interspersed throughout the ...

... into huge sculptures we made some purchases of smaller, easy to transport items before traveling on to Hoi An and our hotel, the River Beach Resort.  Everybody said we would love Hoi An, which is an UNESCO site, and we did.  It was an important ...

... lucky we had a furnace to keep us toasty.   The next day we drove out to the ski resort along the beautiful Snake River.  The resort was a ghost town at this point in early October.  We did a quick reconnoiter and headed to the Park. ...

... English teaching program at some of the poorest rural schools in the region.  He was visiting a resort called Mountain Resort outside Yangshuo whose manager had made a substantial donation to the program.  We enjoyed another wonderful ...

... (this time a superlux deluxe Mercedes version) that would take us right into the heart of the Southern Alps – to the legendary mountain resort of Queenstown. We drove through the rain, and found a nice dammed lake to camp next to. We feel asleep to ...

... day and we headed out to Eungella National Park. A really beautiful place and teaming with wildlife. Found a great spot by Broken River (seemed in perfect working order to me) and saw Platypus (platypi!) playing (normally nocturnal creatures). In the ...

... California breakfast, which is eggs, toast, tomatoes and Avocado.  It was excellent.  We then found out that the van had broken down...no problem, we were using an employees vehicle,,,but it didn't have gas, no problem we would go into the park ...

... Hope everyone, wherever you are, is okay and I'll talk to you soon unless I become an Elk skewer.   See Ya, Mr Mountain Mitch       Sunday 24th March 2002   The Naked Chef   Hello Again,   Just a quick Banff ...

... dormant peaks of Mt. Ngauruhoe and Tongariro at nearly 4000m. This area is popular all year round both with hikers, mountain bikers and winter sports junkies alike. We arrive at Whakapapa; a Maori village turned purpose built holiday resort since the ...

... shell.  Children waved and said "Hell-ooo" as we rode thru all the little villages.  I could also take in the great mountain scenery along the way.  The only drawback was the old lady who frequently stuck her head out the side to vomit.  I had to ...

... site of the slide.  In June 1925 a mile-long layer of sandstone suddenly tore loose from the mountain and slid downhill, damming the Gros Ventre River and forming Lower Slide Lake.  Two years later a part of the lake burst through its natural ...