I must admit I have a love-hate relationship with London. I love many aspects of this massive conglomerate, particularly the highlights set out below, but I hate the noise, the traffic fumes, and the general hustle and bustle – all headache-inducing. My answer is to visit at the weekend. Almost everyone has returned to their leafy […]
I’d visited Heidelberg once before, almost exactly 50 years ago. I remember being very impressed by the panoramic view over the Old Town and the River Neckar from the Castle’s grey, granite parapets. Of course one’s memory can play tricks. But even so I was surprised when I arrived in Heidelberg, to see the distinctly […]
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. […]
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 […]
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San Francisco, Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas – Touring Holiday
I’d never visited the Southwest of the USA. How could I call myself a seasoned traveller, when San Francisco was nothing more to me than a pop-song, Los Angeles a crime series, the Grand Canyon a world wonder from my school-books and Las Vegas a backdrop for Elvis and Sinatra? Maybe allowing just two weeks was […]