Travel Stuff
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A Polished Performance
If God had painted his own canvas, he’d have been hard pressed to come up with something as beautiful as Dibrovnik’s Old Town on a Sunday afternoon. I realise that this is a pretty bold statement to make, but it’s a wondrous feast for the eyes. Look up, forwards, downwards, it’s all good. And it…
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Old Town Charm
Arrival is Dubrovnik is smooth enough, although the final descent to the airport was just a bit too shaky for my liking. The combination of some turbulence, the coastline, and the hills surrounding the airfield itself made for an interesting landing. But you can’t argue with the views of the Dalmatian coast. Judging by the…
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Throne and Away
When it comes to cult TV I’m often late to the party. Sometimes I don’t even show up. And as such, I’ve never watched Game of Thrones. But apparently, it’s filmed in Dubrovnik, and that’s where I’m off to. At 4am. Early starts are always filled with trepidation, especially when you’re relying on public transport.…
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The Back Garden
Most of my travel blogs involve places thousands of miles away. Which made me realise, I actually got the travel bug almost on my own doorstep. When I was growing up, the Peak District was accessible thanks to heavily subsidised council bus routes, and concessionary travel which meant that, as a teenager, I could go…
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Staycation? I can’t afford one!
Cheap travel isn’t what it used to be. At my local airport, East Midlands, there are several budget airlines offering loads of destinations. But the choice becomes severely limited when many are now only flying to places once a week, or don’t even begin their services to places like Budapest until November. And who wants…
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Class Wars
Returning home from a trip is always tough, especially when jetlag is combined with crap weather, or more specifically “freezing cold it can’t possibly by April can it?” weather. I decide to take the tube back to St Pancras from Heathrow airport – on the basis that I’ve paid for a first class train ticket…
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Bat City
Just before sunset,hundreds of people line the Congress Bridge over the Colorado River. On the water, several tour boats jostle for position, along with modern-day pedalos, powered by people sitting upright on what looks like an exercise bike. And they’ve all come to see one of Austin’s most unusual sights. Because when it gets dark,…
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A Whole Lotta History
The mighty Colorado River – known as the Red River – snakes its way through the middle of Austin. And thanks to some neat design, there’s a good view from the elevator mounted on the outside of the hotel. The sun is beating down on the city today, a welcome relief from the chilly winds…
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Austin Powers
On 98.1 KFAT, the emphasis is on country music. And adverts for tractors. And cosmetic dentistry. These guys know how to play to the Texas demographic. Welcome to Austin, which is blessed with clear skies as we approach On the ground, an enormous man takes me to the shuttle van, and turns out to be…
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Meet The Neighbours
Stay downtown, meet the tourists. It’s simple enough to work out that if you really want to see what a city has to offer, you should spend some time with the locals. And a chance encounter in the Inner Sunset neighbourhood gives me a real insight into how San Francisco rolls. For starters, there’s a…
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