Back in 2012 we had a few days based around the coastal town of Old Saybrook which was Katherine Hepburn’s town. We enjoyed the trip immensely back then, stopping at one of the nicest of motels just outside of that town but also taking a very beautiful scenic drive up through woods to the whimsicalContinue reading “Connecticut – Essex & The Griswold Inn, March 2025”
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Paris, May 2025
This was our first time to Paris, and we loved the whole week! Even in a big city, seven nights is plenty but we were able to find contrasting things to do every day. Hilly Montmartre is magical, though you need to also take refuge in the much less crowded, cobbly streets. Parks like LuxembourgContinue reading “Paris, May 2025”
London and Birmingham, Christmas 2024
including Baker Street, Borough, The London Eye, Bletchley Park and Leighton Buzzard (above, from google images) Flying ‘home’ for Christmas – London and Birmingham 2024 This was to be one of our most enjoyable holidays/vacations ever! From travel and hotel choices to events, sites, restaurants and pubs etc to seeing all of our family andContinue reading “London and Birmingham, Christmas 2024”
Toronto
(late August 2024) Checking in to the King Edward Omni Hotel in Downtown Toronto, this is one of the nicest and finest hotels we’ve ever stopped in. Marie got us a reasonable deal on a room. Absolute luxury, and quite a lot bigger than the much more expensive Kimpton Hotel we had stayed in inContinue reading “Toronto”
London April 2024 – Bloomsbury, Islington and Carnaby Street
London is always a delight, and also contains both comforts and surprises. We usually go for around four days at a time, this being no exception. This will be a review of our time spent in Bloomsbury, Trafalgar Square, Southwark, Islington and Carnaby Street. After this, we would be heading up North on the trainContinue reading “London April 2024 – Bloomsbury, Islington and Carnaby Street”
Disney World October 2023
Okay, so I’m going to try to best evoke our very recent Disney World week, for those who know Disney and have been, for those who haven’t been but would give it a go, and for cynics or the non-interested too! It was our third Disney visit (each time to Disney in Florida). We wentContinue reading “Disney World October 2023”
eating and drinking 2023: Port Jefferson and beyond!
Port Jefferson We’ve lived in Port Jefferson, Long Island New York for just over two years now, my wife and I. After many years in Queens, NYC. We’ve loved it. To begin with, the lack of noise was weird. From our new house in the early days, the bull frog chorus was overwhelming! It stillContinue reading “eating and drinking 2023: Port Jefferson and beyond!”
Birmingham and London, Oct 2022
Here is an article on our latest visit to my old home city of Birmingham, England and London. From October. It’ll be a celebration of food (and drink) as always, but also some cultural events and sites! Birmingham (or “Brum”, or even “Brummagem” to locals) Announcing ourselves at the Staybridge Inn on Corporation Street isContinue reading “Birmingham and London, Oct 2022”
The joys of sitting at the bar
The last two plus years, Marie and I have got ourselves happily accustomed to sitting at the bar in certain pubs and restaurants. Instead of at a table. We love it now; it’s more sociable, often more “buzzy” and you can also get smaller, less expensive and very delicious plates of food. As well asContinue reading “The joys of sitting at the bar”
New Orleans (February 2022)
“Few people go to New Orleans because it’s a ‘normal’ city – or a ‘perfect’ or ‘safe’ one. They go because it’s crazy, borderline dysfunctional, permissive, shabby, alcoholic, and bat shit crazy – and because it looks like nowhere else.” – Anthony Bourdain I mean, we admire the late Anthony Bourdain, but what would weContinue reading “New Orleans (February 2022)”
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