During my recent Round the World trip, I needed to travel from Vancouver to Seattle for a connecting flight. I toyed with the idea of taking a Greyhound coach. Having read this book, I’m greatly relieved I opted instead for a hire car. Andrew Thompson, the author, and his girlfriend, Lucy, had purchased Greyhound 60 […]
The seven hour flight on Icelandair from Seattle to Reykjavik set off in the afternoon and arrived about 7-o-clock the following morning. The night, and a night’s sleep, had disappeared. Maybe that explains why the following morning we went down for breakfast at 4.30 thinking it was 9.30! I even chided the puzzled-looking hotel receptionist […]
I’d visited the Northeast, Southeast and Southwest of the USA, but Seattle and the Northwest were new to me. Stage 6 of my Round the World in 30 Days tour commenced with crossing the border between Vancouver and Seattle. This had been concerning me as I’d heard stories of long delays when ‘importing’ a car into the […]
Auckland to Vancouver was one of those strange flights where you set off in the evening and arrive in the morning of the same day. It might screw up your sleep patterns, but it feels quite good to have apparently gained time and it meant that I had an afternoon to start my exploration of Vancouver.
I’d visited New Zealand South Island five years previously, but not Kaikoura and the NE Coast. I’d made a fleeting visit to Blenheim at the time, but that was just long enough to persuade me to return and spend more time there. Stage 4 of my Round the World in 30 Days trip commenced with an […]
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Brodsworth and Cusworth Halls – Off the Beaten Track
Many people pass very close to Brodsworth Hall and Cusworth Hall when travelling along the A1 through South Yorkshire, but few pause to visit. A great pity! Brodsworth Hall is one of the finest examples in England of a Victorian country house and is surrounded by gardens that have been restored to their Victorian splendour. […]