Tower Bridge glass walkway
I’ve spent a lot of time in London, I even lived there for 8 years, but until a recent trip ‘home’ I’d never visited Tower Bridge and so on a whim I decided to do the ‘touristy thing’. I knew...
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Cheaper accommodation in London – hostels
My first trip staying in hostels worked out very well, Palmers Lodge Swiss Cottage (https://palmerslodges.com/) and Wombat’s City Hostel (https://www.wombats-hostels.com/) to be precise. I would definitely recommend both of them to anyone looking for hostel accommodation in London.
A slice of Ireland – Ennis and Galway
I’d been to Ireland once before, many years back I spent a week working in Dublin and even back then it was a very ‘European’ city with the Temple Bar area being the main attraction for music and drinking. I...
‘Alaska – The Last Frontier’
‘Alaska – The Last Frontier (according to the legend on the license plate of the 49th and largest state admitted to the union), was where the cruise ship was bound, via what is known as the ‘Inside Passage’. Boarding in...
Rome wasn’t re-built in a day
A few years ago I was lucky enough to be able to spend a day in Rome, Italy and spent the majority of the time touring the Vatican City, but always wanted to see the multitude of ancient buildings, monuments...
The Bernina Pass via train, Swiss and Italian Alps
I’m not sure when my love of train travel first began, but whenever I get the opportunity I travel by train. So when I read about a mountain railway that traveled across the Alps from Switzerland to Italy I knew...
Weezer at Ascend Ampitheater in Nashville, TN – 28th July, 2018
The lights dimmed, the voice-over announced ‘Happy days is recorded before a live studio audience …’ the blackout curtain dropped and Weezer (with a stage set representing Al’s Diner in Kenosha, Wisconsin) launched straight into ‘Buddy Holly‘. ‘Beverly Hills’, ‘Pork...
The Journey Begins – almost
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton How does the saying go, ‘The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry’ (adapted from Robert Burns) or for a more...
Bush, The Cult & Stone Temple Pilots at Municipal Auditorium, Nashville TN -18th July, 2018
After opening act Julien-K completed their short set, Bush were up first of the trio, although in my opinion any of three could be considered headliners. I first ‘discovered’ Bush on the sound track of the snowboarding video ‘Odd Man...
