Category: Antarctica to Alaska

Thursday, 11 April 2019 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA   Always wanted to visit New Orleans since watching Live and Let Die as a kid. It lives up to its reputation. Catch the restored tram to Canal Street which trundles along the river front. Today is the start of the French Quarter Music Festival which we’ll… Read more

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA   4hr drive to Avery Island. Flat, featureless and straight interstate most of the way. Cross the state line from Texas into Louisiana. Quite a few police cars after the state line by the roadside, reminding people of their presence. It’s like a scene out of Smokey… Read more

Tuesday, 9 April 2019 Kemah, Texas, USA Have been looking forward to today for ages. Doing a tour of Johnson Space Centre. Houston. Not just any tour. Oh no. Just for you, dear reader, am taking you behind the scenes on the Level 9 VIP Tour. ‘Cos you’re worth it. Obtain my VIP pass and… Read more

Monday, 8 April 2019 Kemah, Texas, USA Driving from San Antonio to Houston on the interstate for 2-3hrs. Flat and featureless landscape. There is literally nothing in between for about 200miles. Just think about that. It’s like driving from Nottingham to Brighton. With nothing in between. Just think. No Leicester or Luton. Big signboards at… Read more

Sunday, 7 April 2019 San Antonio, Texas, USA   Quite a storm last night. Woken by the loud thunder, wind and rain lashing on the window. Still dreadful as I open the curtains so confined to hotel for the morning. Begins to clear by noon and wander out for lunch and order nachos and a… Read more

Saturday, 6 April 2019 San Antonio, Texas, USA   Grim day as I open the curtains. Dark grey cloud shrouding the tops of the Dallas buildings. Can’t see much. Old man in lift says in a low gravelly Texan drawl to no one in particular, “Storm’s coming.” Bloody ‘ell. He’s not wrong. Starts raining as… Read more

Friday, 5 April 2019 Dallas, Texas, USA   Urban sprawl soon gives way to plush housing ‘estates’ on the north side of Dallas as I drive towards Murphy and Parker. Why, you might wonder, would I be doing that? Well, dear reader, located between the two is a very well known ranch. That you may… Read more

Thursday, 4 April 2019 Dallas, Texas, USA   For the first time in months, not woken by the early morning racket of various wildlife outside my room. No. Instead, it’s a Puerto Rican maid banging on the room next door shrieking “Housekeeping!”. Obviously oblivious to my ‘Ssssshhhh….enjoying a rest’ sign on my door. Regular readers… Read more

Wednesday, 3 April 2019 Dalla, Texas, USA   Still have manflu. In case you hadn’t sent your TLC. And many of you haven’t. Sniff. Can’t go through airport security at Chihuahua. As the immigration officer hasn’t turned up yet. Have to wait half an hour before he gets out of bed. Bags x-rayed. They need… Read more

Tuesday, 2 April 2019 Chihuahua, Mexico   Manflu has set in. Cold night again. If you want to send me virtual TLC, please feel free to do so. Train from Posada Barrancas to Chihuahua is due to depart 1345hrs and arrive at 2130hrs. Nearly 8hrs train journey. Leisurely morning on balcony admiring the view and… Read more