Hotel Josefina

Josefina and I off to Malta for 3 nights. Swimming first day in the hotel pool, then off to see Valleta. Next day to Gozo, where we ending up hitching a lift as infrequent buses, Saturday was Mdina and Rabat, then final day in Valeta again, including the ...

... a very exposed flat southern shore of the Magellan straits. The winds were already strong and we turned around at Estancia Josefina and headed for Porvenir. At Estancia Josefina we found an old cemetery with only seven graves that had become a protected ...

... to Hurgada we wallowed in pool and then went for sunset felucca trip (25EGP) for an hour where we drank tea and Josefina interrigated the captain about their love lives!  Very pleasant and good fun boarding the boat.  Wouldnt want to spend days ...

... empty the next day as will talk in next entry. Evening spent walking through Souk and dinner (Tajines) at floating corniche side restaurant wheer the man gave Josefina flowers.  Can´t remember the name but its in the lonely planet and serves ...

... las cocinas y no mencionemos los postres, Jorge y Mary Ann perdidos y confundidos en el mercado de Ampora, Piero y Josefina tomándose infinitas KingFischer de medio litro en el chiringuito de Vagator rodeados de hippies de Barcelona, Chris tomando fotos ...

... in hotel as cheap, then old town for a few drinks in a great atmosphere, before the bigger louder bars on the main strip.  Josefina especially was loving the music, but then at 1 am it all went quiet - the restrictions in place a few years ago are ...

... a salsa club right near our hotel, and then senor frogs for some gringo fun.  The forts was only about 5 dollars for 2 forts valid 7 days.  Also had a bag of assive pork scratchings!  Quite liked it here and Josefina liked speaking ...

... plane made me very hungry.  And given that the plane food left much to be desired, after arriving at the Delhi hotel, we ran (I ran, Josefina walked) to the hotel restaurant for some dinner.  We went to sleep early and knew that it would take a ...

... it was about 7pm.  We walked the 1 minute to Times Square then to Bryant Park for some Ice Skating, I am not a natural.  Josefina enjoyed it.  We then had a hotdog and then into Empire State (pre-booked) at about 9pm.  No queue at this ...

... day we got up late, watched some ducks and fish being fed, which was somewhat engrossing, and then after rushing back to hotel to get batteries for Josefina´s camera, we embarked on our sightseeing mission.  Wasn´t thad daunting in a small place ...

Went to Egypt last year with my sister, now time to see it again but with Josefina!  Easyjet flight to Sharm, then off to Dahab.  Stayed in Dahab Plaza which is in great location and good staff. Beachside restaurants very nice with cushions and ...

... in the local market: -I got a brand new wrist band for my old sports watch for 20 Rupees (50 cents in US). -Josefina bought a nice silk dress which she later wore at the Taj Mahal. Food for Thought: When in Rome... A favorite Hindu pilgrimage ...

... mall was big, but had no English language films, most bars seemed a bit seedy from the outside, may have been ok inside, but Josefina didn´t fancy it. During day we went to the old Spanish part of town, wandered round a fort, and some churches it ...

... It's a beautiful vast garden. The Collartes (Juan Carlos and daughter and son) grow and sell cherries, table grapes and walnuts. Josefina has a business growing and producing sun dried tomatoes and a wonderful dry fruit mix. While at the farm we talked a ...

Josefina, Dad, Joss and I on a four night jaunt to Tunisia.  Josefina had already been there, but she was kind enough to go again, as it is somewhere I had wanted to go since 2000, where I had to cancel my planned holiday.  That was going to be ...

... had three days there. Managed to catch up with Mariano and Daniela, an ex-colleague of Bea's and their gorgeous new addition Josefina. They cooked us a great Gaucho Asado (barbeque) and let us swim in their pool. Which for me as a backpacker ...

... everywhere when Germany scored - great!  Lots of people in Argentina tops as well.  We enjoyed a pint of Sangria, to remind Josefina of home. Walking back to town we stopped off to watch a display of people diving from high boards into the lake, ...

After returning from Valparaiso/Vina del Mar we joined forces with our friends Juan Carlos and Josefina for a 2 week vacation/tour of central and southern Chile. We were lucky to have them as our guides as they both know the country very well and I am ...

... . One afternoon while Ellen and I stared for an opening in the clouds, Lorcan and Brunella made a restaurant reservation for us at Josefina's. Josefina told them that she had an abundance of fish, crab and lobster but no dessert. And she didn't serve ...