Up early and ready to meet Aree and her mum. All sorts of ideas about what we might do took us a few minutes walk up West57th to the Brooklyn Diner for breakfast. A shared portion of blueberry pancakes hit the spot and Aree’s mum was amazed at how comfortable her baby was with us.Continue reading “A day of reunions, the ‘Top of the Rock’ and exploring Times Square”
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Our US journey begins in New York City
Delighted with the location of the hotel on W57th Street, just a few minutes walk from most of the Midtown highlights: Central Park, Fifth Avenue, Broadway, Times Square are all very accessible. Having promised myself a visit to the renowned B&H Photo store which is to photography equipment as Hamley’s is to toys, I wasContinue reading “Our US journey begins in New York City”
Old and new
What an amazing day! Up tolerably early after a second late night, driven to the airport by a friend who’s as happy (maybe happier!) in the front right seat of an airbus as he is behind the wheel of his car, experienced the Terminal 5 transit system for the first time having spent some timeContinue reading “Old and new”
On the Road Again
Sitting in my comfortable home looking back on the three years since last I posted here I find it difficult to imagine how I let things pass me by and failed to record them. The prospect of a first visit to the US has changed that and, once again, the challenge of recording a longContinue reading “On the Road Again”
Eight months has passed
A year ago today I was in New South Wales, enjoying great hospitality and lots of new experiences. I had just spent a memorable couple of weeks exploring Tasmania and was about to drive across to Broken Hill and on to Adelaide: and it would not be the boring journey so many predicted: I lovedContinue reading “Eight months has passed”
Another stage ends……
Sometime in 2008 I found myself feeling totally unequipped for some of the things I had to do at work. There was nothing for it but to find some way of increasing my skills especially in the areas of design that figured in marketing a school. It was with the excitement of anticipation that IContinue reading “Another stage ends……”
Melbourne and Sydney, January 2011
Having spent a couple of hours at the Antarctic Experience, which is very conveniently sited near the airport in Christchurch, it was time to check-in and board the flight back to Melbourne. It’s a city I like and I knew I would enjoy it even more than usual when I heard that Dianne and JohnContinue reading “Melbourne and Sydney, January 2011”
Back to Christchurch and beyond via the TranzAlpine
Boarding the train at Greymouth along with other tourists and a few locals I was pleased to find that, as requested, my designated seat was right by the viewing car where it was much easier to take photos. These carriages are a bit like cattletrucks – no seats and no glass in the windows –Continue reading “Back to Christchurch and beyond via the TranzAlpine”
… and yet more from New Zealand’s South island
The next day I continued the drive northwards along the west coast. Once again I wasn’t sure how far I would get but had three places in mind to visit. Although the drive was not as spectacular as that from Haast to the glaciers, it was beautiful – cattle grazing in meadows at the footContinue reading “… and yet more from New Zealand’s South island”
…and even more ‘How Great Thou Art!’ moments
Sitting at the computer in Chiang Mai, I find it hard to believe that it is just a month since I was travelling the South Island. I’ve only been back a week and it feels like a looooooong tme, though I’ve achieved very little as I almost feel as if I’m still on holiday. ThatContinue reading “…and even more ‘How Great Thou Art!’ moments”
Living the Journey 