“I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.”
So said George Bernard Shaw and I concur exactly.
I was re-christened Wilbur at the age of 13 by schoolmates and it has stuck to become my travel related non du plume, not least because this is what my regular travel buddy Hamish (another schoolboy nickname that refused to go away) knows me as.
Over ninety countries visited thus far, but there is so much more to do on my bucket list that I feel I have barely scratched the surface.
My travel highlight is a 2009 trip by train from Istanbul to wonderful Syria. At last I hope there is a brighter future for the long-suffering Syrians. Read about my trip by searching Syria on my homepage.
Passionate about rail as a means of exploration, top of my list is to do the trans-Siberian Express. Postponed five times due to Covid and the conflict, going would mean peace in Ukraine so it would be special indeed.
I love to travel, enjoy the thrill of exposing myself to unusual situations and am fascinated by cultures that differ from my own.
This blog will be a retro look at past trips, real time reports from current ones and dreams about future ones.
Happy wandering.
Wilbur
Just started following you and enjoyed your posts on the Philippines. And as for train travel, we love it too! We try and include a train journey in as many countries as we can as we travel across the world, makes for some interesting travel stories as you will know. Happy travels, Phil & Michaela
Hi Hungry Travellers. Glad you enjoyed the Philippines articles. I am just back from my first ever cruise. I enjoyed it but trains win hands down. Where was your favourite train trip?
Hard one to answer, as there’s been a lot of good ones…. India, Switzerland, Vietnam….the Petite Train Jaune in the Pyrenees….and every time we use Eurostar!