Crossing the country on a train.
I’ve just been to Montreal and back – on a train. The journey was over ten hours each way – and I loved it. Seriously – I did. It’s a great…
Category: My travels
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Trying My Hand at Thanksgiving
It’s hard for someone who hasn’t grown up with Thanksgiving to understand the place it holds in people’s hearts here in the USA. However, I have seen images of the Macy’s parade…
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Tales to Tell
On Sunday, I visited a craft fair – with some truly beautiful things for sale – but strangely enough, I didn’t feel inspired (nor did I buy anything) until I left the…
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Take that Al Capone!
Last weekend, we hired a car and headed up the Hudson Valley looking for some of that autumn foliage for which this part of the world is justifiably famous. It was pretty…
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Things I like about NYC #3: Bridges
With the weather still good, we set out to walk from Manhattan to Brooklyn on the Brooklyn Bridge – and back via the Manhattan Bridge. Both bridges are spectacular… On the…
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I Meet a Big Green French Woman
There’s something about cities with a harbour – we are always drawn to the water. New York’s harbour has a couple of things worth visiting – first and foremost of course is…
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Things I Love about New York No. 1 – The NYC Public Library
So – time to play tourist. I set out, map in hand, to find the New York Public Library. The library has dozens of branches around the five boroughs, but its heart…
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An Aussie's adventures in the Big Apple
So – here I am in New York City: The Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps. Wow! I’ve only been here a day and a half and my head is spinning…