“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
Thanks so much for following Shaking the Tree and introducing me to your blog. I’m looking forward to reading more.
Gee that train trip on your bucket list sounds pretty EPIC 🙂 Now you got us curious as to whether we need to add that to our list 😉 Pleased to have stumbled across your blog… you have yourself another follower!
Hi Wise Monkeys – yes it would be epic indeed! Thanks for following and I look forward to reading your posts. Wilbur
Hi Wilbur!
Thank you very much for stopping by my blog!
Your blog is very cool and you have a very interesting story! I do hope you make your dream trip from Porto do Ho Chi Minh City someday 😀
Happy travels,
Allane
Thanks Allane, it is good to dream. One day! Wilbur
Yes it is!!! Thank God we dont pay for dreaming, otherwise I would be broke! So yes, it is great to dream 😀