Compass Point Inn

... and have a cup of coffee to cheer us on this dismal day.  By 11.30 we are off and walking up a grassy headland of Compass Point and the Small Compass Tower.  We cross Efford Ditch and pass Upton and Phillips Strand.  All the time it's a ...

... Inn No.5 which had free internet and ping pong. The city itself was quite small, surrounded by a wall with gates at each compass point. There are many cafes advertising western food, shops selling locally made clothes, silver trinkets and tea. We had ...

... of shut eye, which is much better than I usually do on airplanes. In Puerto Varas, the friendly people who run our hostel, the Compass del Sur (no relation to the bus company) were kind enough to pick us up from the bus station and take us to our ...

... Dumber, as Shelley clinged onto me trying to keep us both warm. There are no signs on the roads around Ubud so once again the compass and asking directions saved the day. We arrived cold but in one piece at Ubud in time to go to a little restaurant just ...

... navigators, the first to round Africa in the 15th century.  At the southernmost point of their journey they noticed that their compass needles were unaffected by magnetic deviation, pointing true north instead.  They called this ...

... the best (perhaps lacking is a more appropriate term) - or the "way" I want it to be. There is no notice of compass direction ever mentioned universally anywhere in the UK, only the town a road leads to, Sometimes it does identify the route number, but ...

... , however following a footpath through a town arguably presents even more challenges.  Just how silly Keith feels holding up the compass whilst walking down a busy street in town is hard to convey.  However. it is necessary when trying to assess ...

... various hikes that originate from the car park. The trail itself is very well worn so you don't need your 'Bata Scouts' with the compass in the heel to find your way (younger readers - ask your parents :) Bears and other wildlife have been spotted on the ...

... sidekick to help out...but I stupidly thought San Jose was ok'ish. Lesson learned tonight?...stay at the Holiday Inn, which everyone knows or carry a compass at all times. Early night tonight as tomorrow I'm bussing it to Panama. Nov 28th & 29th ...

... higher God for most of the hour to show me a sign. Karijini from the top of the gorges all looks the same without a compass. In this Park, a blissful dip into cool, clear water and showering under cascading waterfalls is one of life's true joys. We ...

... seen anywhere this side of the Andes. Two, the geometric lines do not even approximate anything at all (not the equinox, not the compass). Three, the lines are etched into the surface of the desert to a depth of about 5cm. But the sandstorms here last up ...

... unfortunate events, some violent, and consequently we were forced to live off the land with nothing more than a large hunting knife with a compass in the top for a few days. After a few run-ins with the local national guard and some flashbacks to our ...

... beers. On Saturday we caught the ferry across to Magnetic Island (so called because something strange happened to Captain Cook’s compass around here).  It was a pleasant 20 minute trip.  We disembarked at Nelly Bay and bought a bus ticket ...

... at all times. This picture was alternated with a GPS system featuring a marine chart with a little model of our ship and its compass heading. This way you were able to see what was going on outside (including night when what was going on was darkness) ...

... to the map, would take us back to the station. I was trying to be assertive and to demonstrate the power of my internal compass and overrode Margaret's fear that we were heading away from our destination. I was wrong. Margaret was right. I was 52 years ...

... explore. The drive took longer than we had planned thanks to traffic jams crossing the Hoover Dam and a slight confusion from Liz's compass points. "Never Eat Shredded Wheat – North, South East West" she stated. “go right to West”. The ...

... ... until I get situated. and find my way back to  our sleeping area...where I re-boot my brain and  set my compass to memory of the previous night....Now I remember...just  slink along the right hand wall turn left  and feel for the ...

... wide at the top. Watch towers were set every 120 metres (60 metres being the effective distance of an arrow) and each point of the compass had a great gate complete with drawbridge across the moat. Naturally, we took a tandem push bike for a ride around ...

... you come and could easily stay for weeks. The Island was discovered by Captain Cook and got its name because it interefered with his compass, or so they say. We stayed in a small village called Picnic Bay which was on the edge of the national park and ...

... After tomorrow's trip to the Emperors Summer Palace west of Beijing, we will have covered all four points of the compass here.  Our guide Charlotte explained that city growth follows the Chinese concept of 'feng shui' which priortizes North, ...