Aujourdhui, premier de 4 matchs de baseball. Cest vraiment intressant de vivre ces expriences dune gigantesque foule motive car leurs quipes sont #1! Les 2 clubs ont de trs bonnes saisons, et les matchs ne sont jamais ennuyants. Les Yankees ont gagns Leur fiche est de domicile). Le stade peut contenir 55 000 fans, et il est presque plein. Lambiance vaut vraiment le dtour et le 24$.
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Last night we had a lovely dinner in the dining room of the castle we were staying in. Don finally got to try some some lamb. I had the cod because it was the lightest thing on the menu.
We ordered an old fashioned as our cocktail which stumped both the waitress and the bartender. The bartender did do her research and looked up what would be the best whiskey - and landed on a peaty scotch. It wa Read on...
From Jasper we took a side trip by train to Prince Rupert, British Columbia on the Pacific Coast. What was different about this leg of our train trip was that it was out and back - 2 days to Prince Rupert, and 2 days return to Jasper. Also different was the fact that the train had no sleeping cars, and so stopped overnight about half way in Prince George, where we had to find our own With not a gr Read on...
After the big adventure last year which was pre booked before I met Sarah it was time to set off on our first international trip together. During our first trip away togethers the previous summer to Aviemore we had discussed how all going well it would be nice to take a trip to historic Dubrovnik, well we did and so glad.
We had 5 days and the overview is a stunning place but just try to visit th Read on...
This list has changed rather dramatically from the last time I saw it. This one is from Travel Awaits (MSN) that is rather shocking, since Singapore, my personal favorite, is number eight!!! As times goes, the airlines change as well. I have a letter grade for my assessment of the airlines. Here is the list:Lufthansa I just flew them to Frankfurt, and on to Athens, Greece. They lost my luggage, an Read on...
Hughenden was once dubbed the Capital of the Inland and is now the administrative centre of the Flinders Shire which covers 41,200 km2 and was gazetted a local government entity in 1882. It is roughly 383km west of Townsville.
It was going to be a hot day on Tuesday – of course it was, because that was when we planned a trip out to Porcupine Gorge. Loaded up with water, sunhats, sunscreen, hiki Read on...
Its been 9 months since our last blog and although we have travelled a few places in the UK I didnt write up any new blogs but hopefully we will be able to travel a little bit more now having had to cancel a number of trips for various reasons.
Its was good to be on the road again and have a change of scene and we have been blessed with beautiful blue skies and some warm sunshine on our first thr Read on...
Today weve booked tickets to visit Vintgar Gorge which is about five kilometres north of Lake Bled. Issy didnt sleep too well so it looks like Im on my own. Its drizzly and a bit grey, and the clouds are down on the mountains which is making them look a bit spooky.
We read last night that theres a free shuttle bus from town out to the gorge. There must be a lot of people who want to go there; the Read on...
For the last 7 or 8 years, I have been a loyal and supportive Amtrak passenger. In preparation for my Trans Siberian Railway trip across Russia, I started taking Amtrak trips as a training trip. My first was a trip from Seattle to San Francisco, and the second was the California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco. Both were pleasant trips, with the Coast Starlight a particularly special trip, fo Read on...
Thursday - another day . We made the decision early to cancel our house viewings for tomorrow . We thought whats the point . Yesterdays viewers had back to us . We had a plan if they rang to see two houses and meet up with Sions best friend Woolly Mammoth . It was with a sadness that we cancelled the visit to Sions friend . He had been waiting two years to see his best friend . So he was disappoin Read on...