Strange Places I have slept on the road Over the years during my travels I have slept in some strange places on the road. In the 1990’s when the Berlin Wall came down I travelled to Hungary and Budapest. On…
USA draft bucket list
In just over 50 days we travel to Canada and then the USA for several months. I am fascinated by the USA. I have visited New York and Washington, DC. several times and enjoyed both the cities. We are now…
Byron Bay
A few years ago we did a trip to Australia. After spending some time in Brisbane we hired a car and drove to Sydney via Byron Bay. We stayed near Byron Bay at a place called A Beach House at…
A Visit to Shoreham Fort near Brighton
Last Sunday we visited Shoreham Fort which was built in 1857 during a period where England were worried about France. A lot of the fort has been removed but there is a group trying to get it rebuilt and there…
Kuranda steam train day trip
We visited Australia last year and stayed several days at Port Douglas. On one day we decided to do a day trip on the Kuranda Steam Railway near Cairns. We booked a day tour with a company as we were…
New York to Washington, DC by train
A few years ago I spoke at Columbia University in a lecture and spent a few days in New York. The university let me stay on campus in an apartment for a few days so I took the opportunity and…
Where to go and what to do in a five month trip around the USA?
One of the things on my list to do is to tell my in-laws where I want to go to in the USA. We arrive in Canada, Vancouver on August 11 and head up to Kelowna and then in early…
Afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace with the Queen
Afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace with the Queen After 8 years of trying to go to a Queen’s Garden Party through the New Zealand Embassy at Buckingham Palace I had given up. It seems that unless you know someone, are…
1000 views
Today I reached 1000 views milestone on my blog after three weeks. Thanks to all those that are following our blog and for liking the facebook page and I hope some of the information and stories you at least get a…
The Titanic Museum in Belfast is cursed
The Titanic Museum in Belfast is cursed After a visit to Dublin with my in-laws we went on to Belfast for a few days to bring in the New Year in fine style. Well, that was the plan. Instead I…