Time is our greatest gift, we cannot buy any more of it but we can waste it, give it away to people who maybe don’t deserve it. We are all guilty of thinking we have time, time to do everything we want to, time to tell our loved ones how we feel, time to rekindleContinue reading “Time is Our Most Precious Commodity”
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The Western Movies Lied To Me!
When I was a child we had a black and white television, I guess that was all my parents could afford at the time. I even remember a time when we had no television. My mum worked as a part time cleaner when I was young and I remember the marriage of Princess Anne toContinue reading “The Western Movies Lied To Me!”
Our First Route 66 Surprise
As we travelled alone across the flat farmlands of Illinois often alongside field after field of unripe corn, our thoughts often swayed to those who had travelled this road before us. Route 66 was the first highway of its kind. Designed in 1926 this 2,448 mile road was the first trans-continental, year- round highway. ItContinue reading “Our First Route 66 Surprise”
Welcome to Small-Town America
Many people have written books, made DVD’s and Youtube videos of their trip across America on Route 66. I have no desire to do the same. What I’d like to do, however, is invite you into my world as I paint a verbal picture of our adventure. ….. As we take the keys for ourContinue reading “Welcome to Small-Town America”
Impressions of Chicago
What does the third largest city in the USA have to offer? These are my impressions: O’Hare International airport ( the sixth busiest worldwide) is inconveniently nearly 20 miles from Downtown. A journey that is made harder by major roadworks which will last until 2025 according to our taxi driver! It’s not cheap either costingContinue reading “Impressions of Chicago”
How We Afford to Travel
Time for our next adventure………..I should be excited but instead I’m sitting amongst the crowds at Heathrow Terminal 5 feeling bleary eyed and tired. If I still drank alcohol I would say it feels like a hangover but as I don’t I’m leaning towards the fact that the last three weeks of unpacking from theContinue reading “How We Afford to Travel”
Getting Ready for the Next Adventure
I’m aware that my posts have tailed off a bit recently. I was in a nice routine while we were on our adventure in Europe posting on Tuesday and Friday but having finished our trip in Amsterdam, life has become incredibly hectic preparing for our next adventure……. Outline:We fly into Chicago on June 9th andContinue reading “Getting Ready for the Next Adventure”
Lessons Learnt On Our European Adventure
We had embarked upon our adventure in Europe with the mindset of travelling rather than going on holiday. With this in mind we had looked for accommodation based upon an agreed set of criteria which would suit our needs:- We wanted our own front door – we didn’t want to rent a bedroom within someone’sContinue reading “Lessons Learnt On Our European Adventure”
Highlights of Our Western European Tour
We flew from London to Bilbao on March 2nd and travelled throughout our tour by train finishing in Amsterdam on May 14th. We spent seventy four days in Europe and travelled 4316 miles. Our trip has taken us to:Spain:Bilbao, San Sebastián, Madrid, Segovia, Avila, Aranjuez, El Escorial, Cordoba, Seville, Jerez De La Frontera, Cadiz, Granada,Continue reading “Highlights of Our Western European Tour”
Touring Western Europe -Holland-Amsterdam -The Verzetsmuseum, Wartime Choices?
This museum tells the story of the Netherlands and its people from May 1940 to May 1945, when Nazi forces occupied the country. Having put four pieces of the jigsaw in place before arriving at this museum I had already begun to question, what would I have done if I was one of those people caught upContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Holland-Amsterdam -The Verzetsmuseum, Wartime Choices?”
A Midlife Adventure 