“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
I would definitely count Monaco and Vatican City! That train ride from Porto to Ho Chi Min sounds amazing though. I’m looking forward to seeing you blog about that one day 😉
And me!
Managed it!
Popped in from a-z, but am unsure if you’re really participating, as I don’t see the badge or reference on your blog.
Safe travels, have never traveled by train, but should have when we were in Spain.
Hi Sandy, I have them drafted up to T. What do I need to do to get your A-Z symbol on my site? I have saved the picture but don’t know what to do next.
Nice to meet you, Wilbur. I am a fellow A to Z participant. You can pick up the official 2015 Blogging from A to Z Badge for placement on your sidebar from the following URL:
http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n547/Jeremy-iZombie/A2Z-BADGE-0002015-LifeisGood-230_zps660c38a0.jpg
Hope this helps, and I look forward to hearing more about your travels.
P.S. Trains in Spain are some of the best in the world. Lots of EU money pumped in!