It seems a bit unusual to be travelling on your birthday as it is normally time to sit back, kick your shoes off and be waited on rather than being the chief pilot of the rented Toyota Corolla with a few hundred kilometres of highway and scenery ahead.
One fortunate feature of being independent travellers is that you can choose the time to get up, have breakfast and get on the road rather than be Read on...
Happy New Year to you and all your love ones! Lets hope 2021 will bring you all your wishes...and for 2021 and the travelers that we are...may the roads to discovery be open again!
Here it is, last blog of this impressive year. I know it has been tough on most of them, but for us...2020 was a slower year, a beautiful year as we got married over 6 months ago! No idea what is in the bag for 2021 an Read on...
After breakfast and the usual meandering in an attempt to get out of a town with no exits, we headed north across the Cornwall peninsula to Tintagel Castle. Growing up, I was very aware of two myth/legend traditions from England - King Arthur and Robin Hood. I wont cover much on Robin Hood here, since his stomping grounds were far to the northeast of Cornwall. There is little evidence of an histor Read on...
Central Florida—land of palm trees, cool breezes, and 5 short rainstorms every afternoon. Also home to the most theme parks in the world. On Saturday, I saw several palm trees, enjoyed the cool breezes, and only endured 2 of those rainstorms. And my faithful readers will be happy to know that I successfully avoided all the theme parks. In these Covid times, only one thing gets me to travel: coll Read on...
It was an easy drive out of North Carolina. And traffic was sparse. However, once we were in Virginia the pandemic reared its ugly head. There was no indoor dining at the McDonalds where we stopped for lunch. Luckily though, we were still able to order inside the restaurant and use the bathrooms. We were left however without a place to sit down and eat our food. I always refuse to eat in the car w Read on...
Were camping on the this blog today actually begins in the year 1579, in Outlines, Marne, France. Jean Roy dit Desjardins (Joigny) (Lauzier) was my 11th on my mothers maternal side of the family.
All we know about Jean Roy is that he seduced Boucquenier (Brouchu) in January 1604, and did not marry her, although she gave him a son, Olivier Roy, who was born and baptised on October 2 1604 in R Read on...
It was now March 2022, we drove north out of Almeria, up through the Sierra Cabrera on the A7 and through very varied landscapes, we drove through the town of Lorca with its massive medieval castle on the hill and headed towards Mazarron. Just outside Mazarron is a small seaside resort called Isla Plana and the campsite Los Madrilles. The reviews of the site said it was popular and usually busy in Read on...
Having just returned from a trip to Chicago, I have some thoughts on travel food. But I must tell you that Chicago itself is a great foodie city. I enjoyed several great meals, at Joes Stone Crabs, Portillos, Eataly, and a Wrigley dog. But when I am sitting on a plane or train, without any decent food options, I carry my own food. Aside from the usual, I bring food like mixed nuts, cup of noodles, Read on...
Have you noticed if you are British that Professor Van Tam has disappeared? It seems and I could be wrong that if you disagree with Boris about Dominic Cummins you disappear . Not literally wiped off the face of the earth or dumped in the River Thames but you disappear quietly into the background never to be seen again . So what has happened to him I wondered as I woke up this fine miserable Thurs Read on...
From Inside Hook: Set to be held in person in 2022, the District celebrates the blooming of our cherry trees with a the gift from the mayor of Tokyo to Washington, DC. in 1912. The festival includes formal events all around DC, including the Blossom Kite Festival, Petalpalooza, the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, the Pink Tie Party and more. And, of course, lots of cherry tree peeping no Read on...