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Summertime Gladness – New York & Canada
A whistle stop account of my tour of New York & Eastern Canada
Baltic Greats – Riga to Tallinn Part 3
Tallinn, Estonia Having arrived from Riga by train, we soon found our impressive Airbnb that was right on Town Hall Square in the Old Town. As well as a splendid view of the town hall & square from our window, we were also directly above a brightly decorated Christmas Tree. We had arrived on Russian […]
Baltic Greats – Riga to Tallinn, Part 2
Making Tracks Having seen much of Riga’s special charm, we decided on a little side trip to the Baltic Coast. The Jaumeri area has long been popular with the city’s inhabitants due to its proximity to the capital, the white sands of its blue flag beaches and the pine fresh air that invigorates visitors. Riga […]
A Weekend in Stavanger, Norway
I was looking for a cheap solo weekend away and after a little research plumped for Norway’s 4th biggest city. But isn’t Norway expensive I hear you exclaim. Well not really actually. A return flight from Gatwick with the excellent Norwegian Airlines arriving 2pm Friday and departing 7pm Sunday cost £75, two nights room only […]
2024 Gone, 2025 Beckons
As has become traditional at this time of year I am looking back on my travel year and forward to travels to come. 2024 Innsbruck I started 2024 with a solo short break to the Tyrollean Alps. 36 hours gave me enough time to explore the small city and take the train/cable car high up […]
Travel Milestones
1979 – first trip overseas – Pont L’Eveque in Normandy, France. School exchange trip. First ferry. 1982 – first flight, London Gatwick to Alicante for Benidorm holiday 1987 – first European train tour – Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Yugoslavia, Italy, Switzerland, France. Inter-rail. First overseas train journey, Hoek of Holland to Amsterdam. First overseas football match, Lausanne […]
Fortnum & Mason Christmas Windows
It would not be a complete festive season without the Fortnum & Mason specially decorated windows and external advent calendar. As has become my tradition I travelled to Piccadilly to photograph the windows, which this year feature animals from over here and overseas. This is what F&M themselves have to say about the display: “Fortnum’s […]
Baltic Greats – Riga to Tallinn Part 3
Tallinn, Estonia Having arrived from Riga by train, we soon found our impressive Airbnb that was right on Town Hall Square in the Old Town. As well as a splendid view of the town hall & square from our window, we were also directly above a brightly decorated Christmas Tree. We had arrived on Russian […]
Baltic Greats – Riga to Tallinn, Part 2
Making Tracks Having seen much of Riga’s special charm, we decided on a little side trip to the Baltic Coast. The Jaumeri area has long been popular with the city’s inhabitants due to its proximity to the capital, the white sands of its blue flag beaches and the pine fresh air that invigorates visitors. Riga […]
