I’m getting old. There are obvious signs of getting old. I won’t list them all, because I’d bore you. There’s a reasonable chance you’re also a bit old, or getting there, and will be familiar with most of them anyway. And if I tried to make a list, I’d find I’ve forgotten most of them. … Continue reading The Ageing Traveller
Train travel is all the rage. New/revived sleeper services are springing to life across the continent. There are new glacier train services in Switzerland/Northern Italy. I have my eye on quite a few train trips. It would be madness not to give them a go. As a railwayman,I get fantastic discounts on rail travel across … Continue reading My Waterloo
That’s a map of every place I’ve visited. Plus two, which I’ve coloured in in advance of my visit to them next month. If you’d like to guess which those two are, put your answers on a postcard. I’ve got another potential trip the following month, if finances allow, that will colour in another three … Continue reading The Travel List
I’d rather like to travel. Abroad, to be specific. But there’s a problem. A whole bunch of problems, in fact. Should I list them? It’s hard to know where to start. Which is exactly why many people have just given up on the idea of foreign jaunts for this year. I haven’t, but it’s wearing … Continue reading A World of Problems
Mrs P and I are long overdue a trip back home to Mexico City. Sadly, it can’t be just yet. Boris says no. Not just now. Maybe later this summer. No promises, mind you. But I’ve had both jabs, so never say never. But roaming the streets of the world’s greatest Latin American city will … Continue reading Streetview Vacations
Twenty years ago, I went to Egypt with a friend. First stop was Cairo for a week, then Sharm el Sheikh for a few nights. It was hot, at times exceeding 45 degrees Celsius. My friend is a red head with freckles and he suffered. I love the heat, especially dry heat. But once it … Continue reading Cairo 2001
This year marks a full decade since I departed Mexico and came back to the United Kingdom. I still miss Mexico, warts and all. Indeed, it’s the warts that I perhaps remember most fondly and most vividly. Sure, the food, weather and lifestyle were fabulous. Mexico City gave me better material for blogging. I had … Continue reading This One Time In Mexico
The Mexile 