You know the story by now. I was invited to visit Ukraine back in 2014, when I was traveling on the Trans Siberian Railway. A nice American lady invited me to join her on a side trip to Kiev. I declined, even though it sounded interesting, and despite the fact she offered to pay. I just knew it was not for me. Now, refugess are pouring into eastern European countries, many places where I have visi Read on...
From Langley Park To Memphis. I often draw inspiration from music for a blog title. It could be a line in a song or an album title and it doesnt even need to be from a band with whom I have some affinity. The title seemed appropriate for another wander around County Durham. The 1988 vinyl by the Prefab Sprout gang might have fallen off the radar somewhat, but is still credible 30 odd years on. The Read on...
Our ship sailed in towards Lisbon around 9am on the brackish River Tagus which meets the ocean at the lighthouse. I was surprised to learn that Lisbon is not on the ocean. Seeing things first hand is a constant history and geography lesson. As we entered the river we passed under their iconic 25th of April Bridge, a replica of our own iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The bright red 25th Read on...
After kicking off the summer with a trip to Italy, I didnt really have any further travel plans and thus I wasnt expecting to be writing again so soon - but here we are! Life has a habit of keeping you on your toes.
The pandemic has changed the world of work forever by forcing millions of office workers to work remotely and for across the globe, this forced experiment proved to be a huge success Read on...
Il a plu une bonne partie de la nuit. Le ciel est trs nuageux quand on se rveille et il fait plutt frais ce matin, environ degrs.
On range nos affaires et on quitte notre AirBnB. Il tait trs bien, et ca nous a permis davoir une nourriture plus saine. Enfin, des pates au beurre !
Il est dix heure quand on prend la route en direction du parc de Yosemite, en empruntant la Tioga road, un col qui tr Read on...
Weve been home a week but for our own historical record I need to update this with the last of our travels.
Tuesday 18/10/22 Still in Paihia. I played golf today at the Waitangi Golf course. It is set in a majestic setting with expansive views across the Bay of Islands. Its also very hilly and steep and I should have hired a cart but thought I could walk it OK. Bad decision . By number 13 I was f Read on...
So we ended our day dragging out luggage (did I say weve been gone for 25 days?) to our bnb for last evening. So we started our day today doing the same thing.dragging out luggage from last nights bnb to the one we have for the next two days. We laughed as we saw people out for their morning walk with their dogs or their children or even their significant other and we were walking our luggage.
Wh Read on...
We enjoyed our last breakfast in our Amsterdam B&B yesterday morning, before walking to Centraal Station and taking the train to the airport. Centraal is huge and there are lots of different platforms, so its a little confusing ensuring you are on the right platform. The train took around 20 minutes to get to the airport, and then we had to figure out where to go - the airport is really big and it Read on...
If you are planning to visit Grand Canyon on December,expect it to be cold and icy,yes it is lesser crowd than the peak season but the climate might pose some challenges for you.
Grand Canyon is my must visit place on earth before I die.I couldnt possibly go there during the peak season which is summer because of my job so I did it during the winter times.
I flew my way all the way to Flagstaff. Read on...
Once upon a time, my dad went to college at UC Santa Barbara. In a lonely little chemistry class, he met a woman named Jen. They became very good friends; and if you have been reading this blog for a while you would know that my dad, Jen and I have travelled together. Well, this summer we are going to Roatan, Honduras, where Jen lives. Luckily, Roatan is only 2 hours away from Miami.
When we got Read on...