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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
Bamahas October 2001
Bahamas 2001 Holiday time came around once again, and although the Ibiza deals for betweem £69 and £99 were financially tempting, we wanted just a little bit more from a holiday. So, 2 days before our holiday was due to … Continue reading
California, Yosemite and USA Presidential Elections 2001
Preface I love America. It’s a huge, wonderfully diverse country in so many ways. All of the people I chose to spend time with were intelligent, interesting people. But I read a lot of papers, watched a lot of TV, … Continue reading
USA and Mexico 2000 – Days 10, 11 12: Denver to home
Day 10: A warm day in a warm city It’s no coincidence that Denver not only has the highest educated per-capita ratio, but it’s also the thinnest and healthiest city in the USA. And what a lovely city it is. … Continue reading
USA and Mexico 2000 – Days 7,8 and 9: Utah to Denver
We collected the second car, a little Plymouth Neon. Not quite up to par with the previous Buick, but within budget. And so, for the third time, we saw the stretch of road heading north out of Vegas towards Utah. … Continue reading
USA and Mexico 2000 – Day 6: Vegas bound, and gambling on accommodation
An unhurried start towards Vegas that morning. Fairly quickly encountering desert, we made good time along the fast roads. Something that had either changed since I was last there, or is perhaps a regional thing were the speed limits. I … Continue reading
