My week of bad luck in Massachusetts
After my time in Canada, I headed to Massachusetts in America. The border crossing was at Buffalo and we all piled out of the bus, grabbed our luggage and headed into the security check building. I got...
View ArticleEiteljorg Museum and Indiana State Museum – real entertainment for children...
If you’ve ever travelled with children you’ll probably understand that they are sometimes hard to entertain and keep amused on holiday. But I found some places in Indianapolis where they could build...
View ArticleBoogie Boarding in Daytona Beach
When I was organising my recent trip through America, Florida wasn’t originally included in my itinerary. I had the route all planned out… Springfield MA, Richmond VA, Indianapolis IN, Troy IL,...
View ArticleThe Museums of St Louis
After spending a wonderful day viewing St Louis from The Arch and from the Mississippi River, it was time to delve into the culture of the city with a visit planned to the History Museum, the Art...
View Article2012 – Visiting 11 countries and making memories
Happy New Year! I hope that this year is one of health, wealth and happiness for you and your families. As always, around New Year, I sit back and reflect on my past year and 2012 was quite a year....
View ArticleQuitting my job – 2 years on
For some people, 2 years is a long time but for me, the last 2 years have flown. It was April 2011 when, after much thought (and ill-health), I decided to resign from my job, sell everything I owned...
View ArticleTravelling while still at college?
Every now and again, someone contacts me about writing a guest post. Sadly I turn a lot down because there is a very specific theme on my website which I want to stick to. When KC contacted me a few...
View ArticleTuesday Tales starting soon…
What? 2 Blog posts in a week – am I ill? Thankfully no, but I am trying to bring this website back to life again. I’ve been so busy writing professionally that I don’t get much chance to write here...
View ArticleWhat is Loy Krathong in Thailand?
Loy Krathong (sometimes written as Loi Krathong) is a festival celebrated annually in Thailand, and in some parts of Myanmar (Burma) and Laos. It is sometimes nicknamed the ‘festival of lights’ and if...
View ArticleWhy I left Thailand – to come back to England
People thought I was crazy to leave. I had been living in a small apartment over the road from a lovely beach on the island of Koh Samui. Every day I witnessed a gorgeous sunrise or sunset, drank...
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