THERE’S NOTHING SO DREAR
There are few things sadder, from a community point of view, than the closure of a much loved ‘local’. Now, I don’t wish to glorify drinking. This item is all […]
Category Archives: Travel
HOLY TOLEDO
The climb from the Tagus River at Toledo is steep, so the church, in the square at the top is a logical spot for a breather. On this occasion, in […]
THE DELIGHTS OF TUSCANY
It took only 10 minutes for our guide to realise we were not connoisseurs, as he took us through the impressive Ricasoli Wine complex in the hills of Tuscany, in […]
GRAND UNION CANAL WALK
BRITISH Waterways and rugby league. What do they have in common? Quite a lot actually, given that a big part of Britain’s canal system runs through rugby league heartland, the […]
CAN I HAVE ICE WITH THAT?
As my 1990 Kangaroo Supporters’ Tour, ‘Regis’ coach pulled up outside the Hindhead Hotel in Surrey, England, I reinforced to my 33 loyal ‘subjects’, that ‘When in Rome, do as […]
LEGENDARY MANAGER TO THE RESCUE
TOULOUSE Regional Sports Centre. What could possibly go wrong? Accommodation for the first week of Queensland Residents Tour of France in 1989 was this multi sports complex on the outskirts […]
RIGHTS OF WAY
Rail trails are proving an enormous hit with travelers looking for something different, and it is good to see Australia is now catching on, with one of the latest proposals […]
NO FUEL AND WARM BEER
“A nice day for a drive,” I said to Marie, as we contemplated our journey from Timaru to Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island, during our Kiwi motoring holiday of late Spring, 1979, with […]
LONDON ‘DIGS’ 1978
Norfolk House, London – sounds grand, doesn’t it. In 1978, for close to three months, it was home to my wife, Marie and I in the second half of our […]
IF IT’S TUESDAY…
I so wish I had seen the movie, ‘If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Belgium’ before Marie and I embarked on our Trafalgar under-35, 18 day tour of Europe in […]
