This week’s small pleasures #261

Another week and a new month, the last month of the year, summer, festivities….yes folks it is December already. The … More

This year’s travels: 2018 review

January Our trip to Sydney. Penrith, to the west of Sydney, reached 47.3C, the highest temperature recorded by a weather station … More

What do you get for Christmas for the man who has everything he needs? A ticket for a memorable rail … More

If we were having coffee …or even a cup of tea, we would naturally talk about our recent trip to … More

A strike affecting some train services in Scotland meant that we left Aberdeen an hour earlier than planned, and although … More

We are just back from a week traveling around a bit of the South Island of New Zealand, seeing new … More