California in September I first flew to San Francisco where my friend Mike O’Reilly met me. Mike lives in San Jose and is retired from Hewlett Packard. After retiring, he had the same idea that I did – get on a plane and travel. We met earlier in the year in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He […]
Normandy in August In August, my friend David and I decided to have a quick break over the Bank Holiday. We waited so late to book, there were no flights available at any reasonable cost to anywhere we wanted to go, so we took the car on the overnight ferry from Southampton to Le Havre. […]
Hamburg August 14-18 I happened to see an offer for cheap flights to Hamburg and decided to visit some friends. This is the famous Alster waterway. The town hall. My friend Ruth is currently appearing in Phantom of the Opera in Hamburg. It was very exciting to go backstage and see all the costumes and […]
August 11, 2000, 10pm I had the most wonderful experience tonight. I had a “flight” on the London Eye, the largest ferris wheel in the world. It towers over the South Bank and it is said that on a clear day, you can see Heathrow airport. The ride is called a “flight” because it is […]