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Mostly enjoy independent travelling, wandering with an aim, exploring the ancients, pursuing a vision of tradition and fascinating about 'the other'. Favourite places are Cuba and Mexico, great culture and fantastic places. Jamaica is another favourite, albeit more expensive. Other favourite places are with best friends anywhere in the world!

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Notting Hill Carnival, London, UK

Sadly our year of travel and work is over... Sally and I, back in rainy Old Blighty, decided to check out the 'The largest street party in Europe' ... a multicultural festival and celebration of Caribbean history in London. Since 1966 on August...

Most Recent Entry: Monday, August 28, 2006

Back on the bus to Guatemala & Honduras from Mexico City.

From Guatamela City, took the local chicken bus run to the station, got on the International Bus Galgos (or something like that) to Copan Ruinas in Honduras, 240 km ride from where again we had to get off the bus to complete immigration process and get...

Most Recent Entry: Wednesday, July 26, 2006

4 Days on a Bus: From Mexico to Guatamala

Arrived in Solola and was pleasantly pleased. A lovely plaza and hub of indigenous activity. I could have stayed longer. Men and women wore their traditional clothes. Men wore skirts over their trousers and women carried their bags on their heads an...

Most Recent Entry: Monday, June 26, 2006

A truly orgasmic experience in Puebla, Mexico!

Got on the tube for the first time to the bus station TAPO. Only got ten minutes to the catch the 11.50 bus to Puebla, 28km east of Mexico City, a 2hr ride. No problem. It was 90 pesos which is about 5 GBP. Got to Puebla CAPU bus station and took taxi ...

Most Recent Entry: Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Zacatecas - The Fabled City?

Supposed to be going to Acapulco and booked a hostel but changed my mind as there were no direct buses or flights and everyone said it was a crap with loads of Americans! So decided, if I wanted to, to go to Mexico City where I was going anyway to meet...

Most Recent Entry: Monday, June 19, 2006

Colonial Guadalajara, Tlaquepaque & Los Colmos

Having missed the organised tour because of the time difference, I decided to do it myself. Got a taxi to Tlaquepaque which was about 20 minutes from Guadalajara, cost $60 pesos which is about $5 USD and only about 2.50 GBP and started off at the El R...

Most Recent Entry: Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Tijuana

Got a taxi to another Hostel but it was very far from the town. I knew it as soon as we drove passed downtown and ended up in some suburb. Not only was it too far but this Hostel was toooo basic for me! I walked to the main road, got another taxi to...

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, June 10, 2006

From Sacramento to St Luis Obispo & San Diego

Arrived at San Luis Obispo and stood outside waiting for a taxi with the address ready. Taxi came and told me to walk it! It was only down the road, and he´s not going to drive there! Again, a lovely hostel. Met other travellers, had a chat and...

Most Recent Entry: Friday, June 09, 2006

Sacramento - Rail Fun Starts Here!

Reflections on living in small town America. 1. Don’t look shocked in any eating establishment when food is literally piled four storeys high; it is usual for food portions to be enormous. It is to our advantage as one portion can last days! 2. F

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, June 03, 2006

Mexico City, Teotihuacan, Xochimilco, Cuernavaca and Taxco

Xochomillo is about 28 km from Mexico City. I was excited to see its network of canals. floating gardens and artificial islands, very much like Venice. Built since the 16th century and during the colonial period, I was very excited to see it. Its now a...

Most Recent Entry: Friday, April 21, 2006

Texas - Is this the way to Amarillo?

I flew all Friday night in order to spend three days of fun and celebration with friends Sally and Andrea in the Lone Star State of Yee-Ha Texas, and met Andrea in Dallas Forth Worth airport when I changed planes. Yee-ha... Yee-ha...Getting into the...

Most Recent Entry: Friday, February 17, 2006

Viva Las Vegas!

Worried that I did not know where to meet my friend, Andrea, as I landed in Las Vegas airport, I hoped both our mobiles would connect as soon as I got my luggage so she could tell me which hotel she was in! It´s just round the corner she shou...

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, December 31, 2005

New York, New York!

Flew in from Montego Bay and arrived at JFK airport in the evening. My dad arranged for me to stay with some relatives whom I had never met. It was nice to met another side of my family. My cousin picked me up in a SUB with satellite tracking device

Most Recent Entry: Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Hot Hot Jamaica!

Took a flight from Fresno to Jamaica, changed planes in Miami and met my retired Dad at Montego Bay airport. I´ve only been to Jamaica once before when I was little, I wondered just how much it had changed. Driving the 60 miles to Runaway Bay,

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, December 15, 2005

Girls` Night Out in San Diego!

OK. Not really a night out but a weekend! My friends and I decided to meet in San Diego for the weekend, Sally teaching in Texas, Nicole in Utah, Rachel in New Mexico and me in Fresno. I flew from Fresno to San Diego, even though it´s only two ...

Most Recent Entry: Friday, November 18, 2005

Fun in San Francisco

San Francisco is a far cry from Fresno. I parked at the station, took the Greyhound from Fresno at 5.40 am. I enjoyed the drive, the coach was comfortable and I was glad I didn´t have to worry about directions and driving on the wrong side of the ...

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, November 12, 2005

Beautiful Yosemite. California

I jumped at the chance to spend the weekend with a colleague and her family at Yosemite National Park, staying in her log cabin at Bass Lake overnight. Driving 40 miles from Centre of Fresno to Bass Lake was pleasant and scenic. The log cabin nestled ...

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, October 08, 2005

Arrival in US

Filled with excitement, anticipation and after hectic months of preparation, we arrived in Washington DC.for the start of our year long adventure. Sally is off to Texas, Andrea to New Jersey and me to California! Attendance at the Washington DC Ori...