https://calderescapes.com The Calder's Global Travels Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:50:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://calderescapes.com/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-ce-site-icon-32x32.png https://calderescapes.com 32 32 https://calderescapes.com/posts/we-visit-kegs-in-uganda/ Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:06:59 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=65145 February 18th, 2024 There will not be the usual blurb or Fun Facts about Uganda in this post as this is not our first time in Uganda – we will just date some info below.  CURRENCY:             Ugandan Shillings (UGX) – $0.0026 USD or $0.0035 CDN LICENSE: BEER:                        Tusker and Nile GAS:                           5300 UGX […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/we-attempt-to-visit-oman-from-dubia-get-flooded-out/ Sun, 11 Feb 2024 12:44:19 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=65129 February 11th, 2024 Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located in West Asia.  It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of the Persian Gulf.  It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen, while sharing maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. The capital and largest city […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/abu-dhabi-uae/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:28:43 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=64164 January 22nd, 2024 As this is not our first entry into the UAE there will be no regular “intro” except:  this time we bought gas! GAS:   2.85 AED per litre about $3.21 USD per gallon Upon arrival, we thought we could use the SMART entry into the UAE as we’d been here before so we’re […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/dubai-uae/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 12:21:04 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=63014 January 3rd, 2024 So we begin our 2024 adventure – Happy New Year. We start with a few countries in the Middle East – trying to spend our non-Schengen time.  We had hoped to include Israel and Palestine on this trip but that won’t be happening any time soon. So we will explore the UAE, […]]]>