Life's about experiences. These are mine.
I am typing the first part of this post on the plane to Sydney. With my elbows tucked in as far as possible it is not the most natural position to be typing. We had pre-booked a taxi to take us to the airport. At five past eight we received a call telling us that …
This morning caught the train to Williamstown, a small town on the coast to the south of Melbourne. The guide books had suggested that it was a picturesque place for tourists to visit . Clearly the person that wrote the guide hadn’t been out of season as in September Williamstown resembled the Isle of Wight …
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Just to the north of Melbourne is the Yarra Valley wine growing region. Given that Helen and Sharon are partial to a drop or two we decided to have a tour round the region visiting a number of vineyards for some tasting. We set off to the start of a circular tour and quickly discovered …
I know that the title sounds like some unsigned band we might have gone to see – “Melbourne and the Doctors” but, regrettably, it is a literal description of the places we have been today. I have been feeling pretty rough now for the last 10 days and haven’t been able to shake off a …
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Say what you like about Australia but it is a very long way from home. Helen and I left home Saturday night and didn’t get into Melbourne until early on Monday morning. To be fair it wasn’t as horrendous as we had been expecting it to be particularly as we both managed to get some …
I was at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last Friday and it has to be one of the greatest motorsport events anywhere. It is the only event that I know of that allows fans such unprecedented access to the cars. As you can see from the pictures you can get within touching distance of the …
Yesterday I made my annual pilgrimage to the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the weather was just perfect for it. I usually go on the Friday but this year I managed to blag a couple of free tickets for the Thursday “Moving Motor Show” which is an a great new take on the car shows …
Having difficulty deciding who to vote for in the European elections? I know that if you are anything like me you just can’t wait to get into the polling booth and make your mark and influence the next four years of European policy. Well you will be glad to hear that there is a new …
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Despite still suffering from jetlag Mat and I got out of bed early this morning to drive to the NEC in Birmingham for Gadget Show Live. We are both fans of the show and of gadgets in general so we were looking forward to finding out what was on offer. What it turned out to …
This post is a round up of all we did while in Florida 2009. Included are the day by day posts along with the general posts written while we were out in Orlando. I have put these into categories and have also provided links to the websites of the attractions, shops and restaurants we visited …