Tuesday I bid farewell to Australia. Halfway around the world, it was an adventure in more ways than one. As it turned out, my...

Australia continues to amaze me. Today we traveled south of Thirroul and experienced the coast, switchback roads up into the heavily...

Thursday morning I bid farewell to Sydney and took the train south to the town of Thirroul, located along the coast. My friends Victor...

I spent a long, but amazing day today in the Blue Mountains. Located a 2+ hour train ride west of Sydney, the town of Katoomba is the...

After enjoying a latte at a German bakery a few steps away from my hotel this morning, I studied the latest weather predictions. Showers...

Fortunately, the weather app was correct, and Sunday dawned bright and sunny, although a tad chilly. After fixing breakfast, I set out...

As expected, today dawned blustery and chilly, with intermittent rain. So I decided it would be a planning day. I have four more days...

I’m here! And it was totally a God thing that I am. Most of you know that I’m a retiree from what is now American Airlines (I worked...

I had another house sit confirmed in England for May, following my granddaughter Erica's wedding on May 4th. It was in Devon, on the...

We had booked tickets on a Big Bus Hop On, Hop Off tour throughout London for Monday. The weather was beautiful, so we sat on the open...

Amy and I took the train into London Sunday morning, arriving at Paddington Station around noon. We were booked at the Hotel Edward,...

Yesterday dawned rainy...and stayed that way all day. We, however, were undaunted. We struck out mid-morning, needing to purchase...

Yesterday Amy and I decided to take advantage of the good weather to visit the Cotswold village of Chipping Norton. It involved taking a...

Our hosts, Simon and Joanne, drove off Tuesday morning in the 1962 Jaguar for their 4 day getaway. Amy and I decided to spend the day...

England. It has my heart already. A wonderful few days have been experienced—and more yet to come. Since this was my very first trip to...

Sunday was a busy day, once again touring the villages of the Cotswolds in Simon and Joanne's 1962 Jaguar. The country lanes traversed...

I'm back in England! Simon and Joanne, where I was house sitting in March, invited me back while they take a short trip in-country to...

My hosts, Simon and Joanne, returned from their holiday in Morocco Friday evening (actually early Saturday - it was 3:30 AM when they...

Yesterday afternoon Andy took me to the village of Burford, the first major Cotswold town when coming from the east. The wide High...

Yesterday I visited Blenheim Palace, the ancestral home and birthplace of Winston Churchill. It is only about 20 minutes away from...