I Need A Vacation; Why Not Take A Trip Around The World
Janes holiday travels
What a fabulous week staying with our hosts and good friends Deb and Ian. We had beautiful food cooked by Deb and excellent chauffeur service given by Ian. Lots of fun and laughter with Chris from the next door cabin and also Justin, Deb and Ians son. Beautiful memories created over the week.
Now I have my dear friend Linley to go party with!!! So another day let loose in Toronto. Great fun. And the weather was really sunny and warm. We then strolled down through China Town and to the Kensington markets where we had a very tasty Mexican meal in a tiny, groovy…
Beautiful Toronto. A city I was last in 46 years ago!! After a wonderful flight on Air Canada and checking in to my hotel, I decided to take a stroll, stretch my legs and reacquaint myself with this city. I visited Berczy Park, St Lawrence market with it’s array of fresh meat, seafood, fruit and…
A quick two week visit to old Blighty this year to see family and friends. The weather was kind to me but I found the traffic quite daunting, even though the drivers in the UK are very good drivers. Please remind me to never go on the North or South Circular roads again as the…
Driving through Richmond Park was incredible. Such a beautiful park on the outskirts of London, and good friends Rod and Rachel, have now moved to a house that backs on to the park. Rachel and Rod held a long lunch and old college friends, John and Marian joined us, and we had a stroll around…
Staying with good friends Chris and Pete at their beautiful converted mill in Painswick! We all love walking so managed 2 long walks of around 10kms, one around Painswick and the other to Haresfield Beacon and Standish Wood. And we spent a morning in Stroud at the markets savouring all the local produce. On the…
A great catch up today with old college friends, Barb and Anna, and what better way to spend the day than having lunch in Somerset House, where the Courtauld Gallery is located. It is home to one of the world’s great art collections which includes paintings, drawings, prints sculpture and decorative arts ranging from the medieval…
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London. Held at Chelsea since 1912, the show is attended by members of the British royal family. I…
A Wonderful day spent at Harry Potter Warner Bros Studio with fellow Harry Potter fans and good friends, Jenny and Gary. I love the fantasy and magic of Harry Potter; and the studio tour was amazing, exploring the sets, props, costumes, special and visual effects and creature effects!
Such an informative and interesting cruise shared with such knowledgeable naturalists, and a great group of people on board. Excellent food, great entertainment with Fran and Gus and lots of fun with our new friends. Highlights of the journey; there were many, but probably the one that is most memorable is the helicopter ride over…