April 13, 2020
A fairly smooth transition from Lisbon to my next stop, Seville Spain and all seemed to be going well .. then it all came to a screeching halt, as the Spanish government issued a countrywide lock down. More about that...
March 18, 2020
Now what’s that saying from boxer Mike Tyson, ‘Everyone has a plan until you get punched in the face’ or something like that, well that’s how I felt when the Spanish Government suddenly issued a nationwide shutdown while I was...
March 11, 2020
My first impression of Lisbon is that its very hilly, as you can see from the photo below … (which quickly lead me to my next discovery, I am not as in-shape as I thought I was) Luckily there are...
March 11, 2020
Well okay, first stop was technically London UK and a quick visit to see the folks ‘back home’, but then it was back to Heathrow airport and TAP (Portuguese airline) for the short flight to Lisbon. Three nights in Lisbon...
February 2, 2020
With the advent of my full-on retirement at the end of February, March ushers in a new style of travel. I will be heading to Lisbon, Portugal, a country I have never visited before and then into Spain, via Seville,...
February 2, 2020
Having managed to catch ‘Flag’ the offshoot of seminal Punk outfit Black Flag, a couple of years back, I was delighted to be able to catch the actual Black Flag when they recently did a show in Nashville’s Cannery Ballroom....
December 21, 2019
I’ve always been a big fan of Irish music and especially bands like the Pogues, who I was fortunate to see on several occasions during the past few decades. When I saw that two of the original members (of the...
December 8, 2019
If you know anything about Bourbon, you’ll almost certainly have heard of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, which covers a multitude of distilleries mainly based around the Louisville/Lexington area of Kentucky. There are companies that run tours lasting up to 8...
November 1, 2019
If ever you have a few hours to spare and see a class offered on becoming a Certified Bourbon Steward I highly recommend it. For just over three hours or so we covered as much about Bourbon as you would...
August 5, 2019
Despite living in Germany for four years I’d never been to Cologne and decide to take a slight detour (on my way to Berlin) to stop off for a couple of days or so and visit two things that the...
Las Fallas 2024
Return to Spain, Barcelona and La Sagrada Familia (March 2022)
Finally, Las Fallas!
Niagara Falls and State Park
Camper Van build-out part 2.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Cleveland, OH
Franklin Park Conservatory – Columbus, OH
A1A Road – Jacksonville to Key West (Van-build first run)
Time to get back to travel again. Camper van build out – part 1.
The best laid plans … escape from Spain, processing in Chicago