My story continues in a city that I later learn is called Charleston. It is here that all three ships land and once again we are shackled together and marched out of the bowels of the now stinking hold. As we walk through the streets of this city white people dressed in fancy clothes stopContinue reading “I Am Sam -I Am For Sale!”
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I Am Sam -The Reality of the Slave Trade
When we were planning our trip to America, in addition to spending time travelling from coast to coast and exploring the Eastern seaboard, I wanted to extend my social historical knowledge and learn more about: The Demise of the Native American IndiansThe Slave Trade My previous posts “Our Navajo Spirit Tour Guide” and “The WesternContinue reading “I Am Sam -The Reality of the Slave Trade”
America v England -The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
I’m currently sat with my right leg raised on the sofa. My knee started to complain shortly after we had embarked upon this next phase of our adventure. The rental car was dispatched on Sunday and the remaining journey up the Eastern side of America is planned on Amtrak to avoid having to navigate ourContinue reading “America v England -The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”
Discovering the Differences between America and England
When you come to America on holiday for a couple of weeks, as we have done previously, you don’t really take a lot of notice of how daily life plays out. You are solely focused upon the plans you have to enjoy yourself and take in the key sights wherever you are visiting. On thisContinue reading “Discovering the Differences between America and England”
Las Vegas: From Sin City to Sophisticated Getaway
My History of Vegas:I had last visited the “City of Sin’ ten years previously with my two children whilst still a single Mum. It had been part of a bigger trip when I had taken a month off my career to celebrate key milestone birthdays that we were all experiencing in the same year. MyContinue reading “Las Vegas: From Sin City to Sophisticated Getaway”
National Memorial and Museum, Oklahoma -Time is Our Most Precious Commodity
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 “National Memorial and Museum, Oklahoma -Time is Our Most Precious Commodity”
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”
Touring Western Europe -Brussels -Discovering the Facts About The European Union
We left my new friend Lille (see previous post) last Saturday and travelled north east to Brussels. The capital of Belgium since the country became independent in 1830, with a population just over 2 million, one tenth of the size of Greater London and since 1958 the seat of the European Economic Community, the precursorContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Brussels -Discovering the Facts About The European Union”
Touring Western Europe -France – This Is The Climax of Prejudice
Last week in Paris, as part of our current adventure, we visited the Memorial de la Shoah – The Holocaust Memorial. For us it was the amalgamation of three adventures that began back in December 2016 in Berlin, moved through September 2019 in Krakow and ended here. Coincidentally this weekend an article was printed byContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -France – This Is The Climax of Prejudice”
The Instagram Generation: Are We Travelling for Experiences or Likes?
Originally written in 2023, this post came back to mind recently after reading a discussion on social media. Three years on, I find myself wondering whether anything has really changed, or whether our obsession with capturing the perfect photograph has become even greater! Have we become so obsessed with capturing the perfect Instagram photo thatContinue reading “The Instagram Generation: Are We Travelling for Experiences or Likes?”
