Category Archives: travelogue
Glastonbury Festival 2008
I lost my Glastonbury virginity in 2008, and what a pleasant surprise it was…almost. Unfortunately, I only had the Saturday there, but armed with one bank card, a bit of cash and some wellies, I walked the 17 miles from … Continue reading
USA and Mexic 2000 – Day 2: San Francisco; Alcatraz and Pier 39
San Francisco: 37°47N 122°25W, pop (1995e) 793 000. City co-extensive with San Francisco Co, W California, USA; bounded W by the Pacific Ocean, N by the Golden Gate, E by San Francisco Bay; built on a series of hills; connected … Continue reading
Nebraska, Hoover dam, Las Vegas, train derailment
Sunday the 7th Sept 4:00 am.I was asleep, when I was awakened by a violent juddering, and the train stopping abruptly. I thought that maybe it was antilock brakes or something, but they wouldn’t have done much…the train wasn’t on … Continue reading
Alghero, Sardinia, Italy. June 2006
12743 I was liking Italy, after my Sicilian adventure. And I was enjoying the language too. Far more than French. In spite of Tom and Kate Walker, the couple from hell who do the dialogue. But anyway, enough waffle. Until … Continue reading
Sicily in April 2006
Took advantage of Ryanair’s spiffy cheap flights to spend a long weekend in Sicily: Pictures In fact, it was quite by chance I ended up there – I got a free flight to anywhere, just pay tax. Obviously, there’s no … Continue reading
1996 – 2006 : Ten years of wasting time and bandwidth
Time for something new and improved! Working on it right now, so hold tight and enjoy the ride.
New Zealand 2002 – Part 2. South Island.
I arrived back from my trip to Australia and I would like to thank them for boosting my immune system by introducing me to a wide new range of bacteria. The people I am staying with have not one … Continue reading
A year’s working holiday in New Zealand, 2002-2003
To cut a long story short, it was time to get away…a long way away. On the January, I decided that New Zealand was about as far as you could get, I had relatives and friends there, and I’d always … Continue reading
