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St. Paul’s Cathedral – The Best View in London
Despite being a fairly frequent visitor to London, up until my last visit I had never been inside St Paul’s Cathedral. Arguably the most iconic London landmark after the clock tower which holds Big Ben, St. Paul’s Cathedral is visible from many vantage points along the Thames. However, in terms of visitors it has always […]
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Alhambra in Granada- Visiting the Nasrid Palaces
We’ve been in Granada, Spain for two full days now and we’ve yet to visit the Alhambra Spain. We’ve looked at it at night from above sitting on the third floor patio of our apartment in the Albaicin. And we’ve looked at it from below, walking up the Carrera del Darro. This morning we are […]
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Buckingham Palace – Visiting the Queen?
The first time I saw Buckingham Palace I was thirteen and very disappointed. Having been raised on a steady diet of Walt Disney imaginings, I expected a palace to look like this. Having matured (well at least aged), I’ve come to realize that real life palaces have their limitations, but also their strengths – for […]
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Alhambra Palace – Tips for Enjoying Your Visit
In my last post Alison and I finished up our walk around Granada and I promised that the next one would take us to the Alhambra Palace. I’m going to renege a bit on that promise by first putting up this post on how to prepare for and get the most out of a visit to […]
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Granada – Explore It on Foot Part II
In the previous post I told readers why renting an audio tour of Granada Spain was, in my opinion, probably the best way to explore the city on foot over a two day period. In that post we got as far as the Capilla Real and the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella. In this post we’ll […]
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Harry Potter Studio Tour – Make Sure to Take It in London
It’s a brisk morning in February and my daughter Lenore and I are headed out from central London to the Harry Potter Studio Tour in Watford Junction about twenty miles away. Even though she is an accomplished world traveler she has never been to London before and the absolute must see attraction on her list […]
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Granada Spain – Why It’s Best to Explore It on Foot
We’ve been in Granada Spain for just over twenty-four hours, all of which we’ve spent residing in or exploring the ancient Moorish district known as the Albaicin. It’s been a very pleasant eye opener, but now it’s time to literally come down from the mountain (well hill) and visit the centre of this wonderful city. I’m one of those […]
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Albaicin – Exploring Granada’s World Heritage Site
The Albaicin In a previous post I described how Alison and I, almost on a whim, ended up in a beautiful three story apartment in the Albaicin area of Granada, Spain. Well now that we are settled in and I’ve found the closest place to buy wine, cheese, bread, olives and sausage in that order of […]
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The Tower of London – The Key to English History
It’s February and it’s cold, but its London, so who cares? I’m off with my adult daughter Lenore to visit the Tower of London. She’s never been there before and even though I have, there’s definitely a tingle of excitement that I always get on visiting a place that is so steeped in history. In fact […]
From the road
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April 20th, 2023
I’ve had a bad case of writer’s block since getting back from Southeast Asia, but I did finish this post on the fan… https://t.co/HoJjP4jeha
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April 12th, 2023
One of the main reasons to visit the Galapagos is to see the giant tortoises. This latest post explains where you c… https://t.co/mQ8PWha8j3
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April 11th, 2023
Spring is very late this year so it’s nice to see the crocuses finally show up. https://t.co/7HD6wvsEJ6
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April 9th, 2023
Sunday morning is a good time to reflect back on another Sunday in Reading, England which I wrote about here:… https://t.co/EJ4Is2NSqz