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Caledonia – keeping on track
Heading to Scotland and not wishing to waste a day on a train, I took the Caledonian sleeper overnight to Inverness. I left my suitcase in safe custody at Euston and set off on my overnight journey. The room was
Caledonia – keeping on track
Heading to Scotland and not wishing to waste a day on a train, I took the Caledonian sleeper overnight to Inverness. I left my suitcase in safe custody at Euston and set off on my overnight journey. The room was
The time-warp of time zones
I do like the familiar, so I return this holiday to my usual digs in Cartwright Gardens. This time I had a ‘large’ basement apartment. It would have had a lovely view of the rear garden, had it not been
The time-warp of time zones
I do like the familiar, so I return this holiday to my usual digs in Cartwright Gardens. This time I had a ‘large’ basement apartment. It would have had a lovely view of the rear garden, had it not been
Home again… short trip but sweet
This morning we returned to Sydney at 6.21am.
Kingsman – the Golden Circle (don’t they put pineapple in a tin?)
Colin Firth and pugs. What’s not to like? I wasn’t expecting much and the action scenes were so over the top as to be quite stupid. But men in bespoke suits, Saville Row, glasses and designer cases + pugs and
Kingsman – the Golden Circle (don’t they put pineapple in a tin?)
Colin Firth and pugs. What’s not to like? I wasn’t expecting much and the action scenes were so over the top as to be quite stupid. But men in bespoke suits, Saville Row, glasses and designer cases + pugs and
Food in Barcelona
Before leaving home, I tried to book two restaurants for dinner while I am here. What else does one do at night in a foreign city? Neither would accommodate me no doubt as I am a single (leaving a vacant
Food in Barcelona
Before leaving home, I tried to book two restaurants for dinner while I am here. What else does one do at night in a foreign city? Neither would accommodate me no doubt as I am a single (leaving a vacant
Mediterranean meandering
From my balcony, another day of total leisure n the Mediterranean Sea. Breakfast in the Lido buffet where I snagged a window seat, though on the sunny starboard side so I was a bit hot. I used my book as
Mediterranean meandering
From my balcony, another day of total leisure n the Mediterranean Sea. Breakfast in the Lido buffet where I snagged a window seat, though on the sunny starboard side so I was a bit hot. I used my book as
The Sparkes fly over Dartmoor
After a pleasant drive from Exeter, I am in Tamerton Foliot adjoining Plymouth to visit with my cousin Jan Sparkes and her family. Her mum, Edna Morrison, was the last of her generation when she died last year, aged 106.
The Sparkes fly over Dartmoor
After a pleasant drive from Exeter, I am in Tamerton Foliot adjoining Plymouth to visit with my cousin Jan Sparkes and her family. Her mum, Edna Morrison, was the last of her generation when she died last year, aged 106.
No wine at the wedding
on the way back from Nazareth to our hotel in Tiberias we stopped at Cana, where Christ attended a wedding and rather reluctantly performed the first miracle recorded in St John’s gospel. This is a stone jar, and hitch
No wine at the wedding
on the way back from Nazareth to our hotel in Tiberias we stopped at Cana, where Christ attended a wedding and rather reluctantly performed the first miracle recorded in St John’s gospel. This is a stone jar, and hitch
The friendly way ….. Super-Shuttle
People are very friendly in New Zealand. Impressively so. They have shuttle buses from all their major airports called ‘Super-Shuttle’, and I have used it for all my connections to and from airports here. They put your bag in the
The friendly way ….. Super-Shuttle
People are very friendly in New Zealand. Impressively so. They have shuttle buses from all their major airports called ‘Super-Shuttle’, and I have used it for all my connections to and from airports here. They put your bag in the
Rivers and creeks
I have encountered a few rivers and creeks in my travels. Above is the Avon River which runs through Christchurch. It is very clean and about the size of Cambridge’s Cam, hence the punting which you can see in this
Rivers and creeks
I have encountered a few rivers and creeks in my travels. Above is the Avon River which runs through Christchurch. It is very clean and about the size of Cambridge’s Cam, hence the punting which you can see in this
Father M 