|
|
|
Join us in supporting:
|
|
||||||||||||||||
 |
FlevOnice
5 km outdoor ice skating course [2008-01-16] On Boxing Day we visited a new recreational centre near Biddinghuizen in the Netherlands. Ice skating is a national sport and with the milder winters and lack of natural ice, skaters can still enjoy the age-old feeling of freedom that is experienced when skating along the hundreds of frozen canals in Holland (read full story) |
 |
The
Festive Season, as it should be [2008-01-06] A couple of weeks ago, we took a drive to Oldenburg in Germany, some four hours away, to meet up with our cousins to enjoy the Christmas Market in Oldenburg. These German markets are renowned for their festive spirit and good cheer. We found the greatest gifts ... love, care, attention and time with family and friends (read full story) |
 |
A
Brief Glimpse into Ice Sailing [2008-01-02] The Netherlands experienced another record warm year in 2007. But in the week before Christmas, the temperatures plummeted. On the 21st of December, it even dropped to minus 8 deg Celcius. Brrr. Winter water sport enthusiasts were enthralled. Hope you enjoy this brief glimpse into "hard water sailing" (read full story) |
 |
Land Rover Drives Over Log Cabin [2007-08-19] A friend of ours is a 4x4 driving instructor, and invited us to experience a LR3 driving over a log cabin and 4x4 ramps - hope you enjoy it too. The article will follow soon, for now you can view the Land Rover video on YouTube. |
 |
Breakaway
to Hurghada on the Red Sea, Egypt [2006-08-31] Our RYA sailing course was cancelled at the last minute, so we booked a last minute trip to Hurghada, on the Red Sea in Egypt. We snorkelled, scuba dived, quad biked and visited Luxor including Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple (read full story) |
 |
Chase
Away the Winter Blues at Keukenhof [2007-04-22] The most beautiful spring gardens in the world are open for a few months each year. This year, they were open from 23/03/07 until 20/05/2007. We spent 5,5 hours in this 32-hectare eden, enjoying the flowers, smells, sights and sounds, with seemingly, millions of other people (read full story) |
| Written | Shore-entry Navigation Dive (July, 2001) |
 |
Tiger
Shark Dive at Eels Skins Reef, Aliwal Shoal '01 (South Africa)
[2008-01-12] We took a month out to go scuba diving in Umkomaas, trying to rack up our scuba hours and experience. The brief for this dive was to (hopefully) see Tiger Sharks. Our dive leader, sea dog Walter, took us to "Eels Skins" at a depth of 15m on Aliwal Shoal. We hope you enjoy watching this brief video of our 68-minute dive (read full story) |
Marvic VOF
© 2001 - 2008 Tours and Tales | All material is protected by copyright and
may not be reproduced without prior written permission
Contact Us | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Handcrafted
Wire Art | Marvic Web
Design | Floorstyle (NL)
"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." ~ Lao Tzu
