World travels from a thoughtful Londoner
Thoughts and musings with a world weary but interesting traveller.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Budapest - my favourite city
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Budapest was a revelation. It was the third European destination I visited. Vienna was the first i visited; but it seemed too spi...
Bologna - Piazza di Maggiore
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Every city in Italy has it's Piazza. Some are world famous such as San Marco or San Pietro but each fills a commu...
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Bath - Glastonbury - the resting place of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere
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"And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountain green? And was the holy Lamb of God? On England's pleas...
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Barcelona - Life doesn't get any better then this
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Its the sunshine which is the draw in Barcelona. In summer the city glows. The sunshine heats the city up. The sunshine you can f...
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Bangkok - Wat Po - temple of the reclining Buddha
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My most vivid memory of sumptuous Wat Po has to be the dragonflies. They flit around the compound like little buzzing jewels in t...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Athens - Piraeus - ferries to the islands
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Athens, for all its attractions, is also one of the biggest travel fulcrums in the world. From here tourists head off in a dozen di...
Arusha - exploring Lake Manyara NP
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Ooooohhh...that felt good. You could see an elephant think this as he rubbed his backside against a scratching post. The scratchin...
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