Greetings from London. It is the beginning of the summer holidays, and I am once more on the eve of an epic summer journey. Although I have done summer journeys for the last two years, these were both based in the UK, and thus this is my first epic travel adventure abroad since 2019. I am excited.
Tomorrow I head up north, to begin a week trip around Scandinavia. I first fly to Oslo where I will Read on...
When people think of Australia they think of dryness and deserts. Well in the the eastern part of the Kimberley there is water aplenty.
The morning started with a beautiful cruise along the Ord River. The river and its banks are filled with a plethora of wildlife including crocodiles, bats, pelicans as well as plants of all kinds.
The Ord River was dammed in 1963 creating a huge lake named Argyl Read on...
With school holidays over, I imagined it was the perfect time to travel from London to Kolkata on empty flights and catch up on movies in the flights.
Very confidently, I arrived at London Heathrow to be denied boarding because I did not have a negative RT PCR test. My option for one free change of date was also denied ( I later in Kolkata that I did have a free change). I paid 179 GBP penalty t Read on...
I am a retired English teacher. I taught for 39 years all over the world – in the UK, Africa, South America and Vietnam. My greatest love in English teaching was teaching Shakespeare and poetry. I often reflect on the epiphany I had in 6th form, which turned me into a Shakespeare- and
From a very early age I had been bookish. Starting with Enid Blytons ‘Secret Seven, I had worked my way thro Read on...
Skytrax, a airline and airport review and ranking site, conducted more than 14 million customer surveys in more than 100 countries between September 2021 to August 2022 to find out the worlds current favorite airline.
This years winner was no stranger to the podium. The newly crowned Qatar Airways has won the top prize a total of seven times since the awards were introduced in 1999. The Qatari Read on...
We have done our last trip so no alarms today!! I was awake for 8:30 but Claire managed to sleep for about an hour longer. This must be what its like for other people who do ‘normal holidays.??? I just felt lazy to be honest.
The rest didnt last long though. We were soon walking up (of course ‘up) to the Holy Trinity cathedral which is the best religious place we have visited here. Lots of cl Read on...
Let your mind wander in the pure and simple The words of Chuang Tzu rang in my ears as I walked . Autumn with Winter just around the corner . It seems a little strange to say winter when the sun is beaming down. It is 25 degrees at least and feels much warmer. The sun has been like a large red ball in the sky. The wildfires of the USA seem to have created some kind of phenomenon where the smoke h Read on...
I started yesterday with a bit of background on this important city, so if your memory is like mine, read it again. As my parents used to say when we were in a hurry, and I appeared to be elsewhere, Im not going to repeat myself ! Luckily for you, there is no implied punishment attached to this, and I dont think there ever was for me. It was just an often futile attempt to get me to snap out of i Read on...
Lisle sur la Sorgue looked lovely. A small village with lots of craft shops, cafes, water and brocantes . Those antique/junk shops that France do so well. There was also an excellent campsite just a short walk out of town . What more could we ask for ? What we had not bargained with was that it was Thursday . Maundy Thursday back home. The first day of the Easter weekend. I guess it might be the s Read on...
Now that we have the car, our days dont have to start as early so a bit more sleep is the side benefit of that. We were up at 7 and down to breakfast at 8:30. Breakfast was the standard everything for a Full Scottish, but two types of eggs, scrambled and fried. Remember fried in the UK means sunny side up.
The whether was overcast, which makes for good driving. The day started at the farthest poi Read on...