In February every year Sitges (the Spanish town of festivals) holds Carnaval (sic). The centre piece of the festival is a parade which is held over 3 consecutive nights. The town goes wild parading through the town in a mass of colourful costumes and floats. If you stand in one spot then the parade will …
21 June 2013
It’s our 37th anniversary. Train to New York 450 miles to our final destination. We have enjoyed this holiday so much we have met some lovely people. […]
20 June 2013
Breakfast on the train then bus to Niagra. Great rooms again then a quick freshen up before a walk to the waters edge. Wow that water can move.
Further down the mighty American falls. In the distance the Canadian horseshoe falls. […]
17 June 2013
We’re touring the Rocky Mountain national park today. Saw elk and some moose. Great scenery. Mountains with snow still there. Altitudes of nearly 12000 ft. […]
14 June 2013
A lie in this morning we catch the steam train to Silverton. […]
11 June 2013
Nice trip to the Hoover Dam.
What a fantastic achievement although 9\11 has a lot to answer for….
We had to offload all our luggage in a hotel room 5 miles away as no luggage was allowed on the dam in case of it being explosive. […]
American adventure 2013 – chapter 2
8 June 2013 (he didn’t by the way).Travelled to Oakland to catch train to Merced we travelled on the double motorway bridge that collapsed in the earthquake of 1989 its nearly 2 miles long and we were on the lower deck. […]
American adventure 2013 – Chapter 1
5 June 2013
Up at 7am then underground to Heathrow. Found booking extra leg room is the best way to travel on Virgin. Well done Mikey standard Virgin would have been hell. […]
BEFORE CARAVANS AND NARROWBOATS
American adventure 2013 – Prologue
Great Rail Journeys- Trans American rail tour
How lucky can two people be?
4 June 2013
We had a great journey to London (the original train was cancelled) but because mike is so organised and always gets us there early we […]
