On the road again! I’ve just driven over the border from Hungary to Serbia to notch up my 68th country visited – see About Us. Having read on various sites that crossing the Hungary-Serbia border can take 3-4 hours or more I was concerned that my trip to Serbia would finish before it started. However, […]
Ilnacullin (also known as Garnish Island) is a small garden hidden away in the south west corner of Ireland, so why have I included it in my list of Top Ten Gardens? Well for many reasons including that it is a quite magical, island garden, nestling in a sheltered harbour with a backdrop of spectacular […]
Family holidays in Florida usually mean a succession of visits to theme parks in the Orlando area. Senior Travellers may find these of some interest, but there is lot more to the “Sunshine State”, including an interesting coastline and hinterland, attractive gardens and historical towns and cities. The USA is generally Senior Traveller friendly and most hotel […]
The full title of this book by retired lawyer Boyd Lemon is ‘Eat, Walk, Write – An American Senior’s Year of Adventure in Paris and Tuscany’. But even this long title understates the scope of this book. Although most of the action – and I think that is the correct word to use – is in […]
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, with a population of 13.5 million, and the cultural centre of the country. Sitting at the junction between two continents and on the sea route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, Istanbul has played a key role in religious and political struggles over the past 2000 years. The very name […]
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Old Trails and Frontiers by William Croft – Book review
This travel guide by retired headmaster William Croft describes eight car journeys within the south-western states of the USA, hence its full title: Old Trails and Frontiers – Driving the American Southwest. Early in the book he admits: “I love wild and desolate places” and that sets the tone for these journeys. In each case […]