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USA Rail Pass

Readers of this blog from its start may have noticed my interest in trains.  In my last months in the … More

Amtrak, Chicago, City of New Orleans, Coast Starlight, Empire Builder, Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle, Sunset Limited, travel, United States, US

Where I’ve been

I recently encountered this neat tool which shows visually where you’ve been as well as calculate the proportion of that … More

Africa, India, travel, United States, US

Louisiana coastline

While I have time between the Spring and Summer semesters, I am catching up on telling some tales about past … More

aeroplane, airplane, Cessna 172, French Quarter, Houston, Louisiana, New Orleans, New Orleans Lakefront Airport, Texas, travel, United States, US

Getting settled

Moving from one city to another takes some effort, moving to another country and continent even more so.  I love … More

home, Houston, India, Liberty Island, London, Mumbai, New York City, South Africa, subway, Texas, travel, United States, US

Holed up with priests

well, it wasn’t me actually holed up, it was the priests!  Baddesley Clinton is now owned by the National Trust, … More

Baddesley Clinton, England, National Trust, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, priest hole, stained glass, travel, Tudor

LHR T5

A picture of what I was left with to take to Houston, having shed belongings of different types across the … More

aeroplane, airplane, emigrate, Heathrow, luggage, travel

What makes a good shower?

While on my road trip in England, I stayed with lots of friends and family as well as a few … More

Bath Spa, bathroom, Galveston, quality, road trip, shower, Texas, Thermae Bath Spa, travel

The Railway Child

Before leaving the UK for the big adventure in Texas, I decided to have a little adventure in England.  I … More

England, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, museum, Railway Children, road trip, trains and railroads, transport, travel

The first night in the desert

In April 2012 together with 48 colleagues, I walked 101km through the Moroccan Sahara.  It took us five days to … More

Africa, Ait Atta, Atlas Mountain, camping, desert, Moroccan Sahara, Morocco, Ouarzazate, Sahara, sand storm, travel, walking

Ship, store or salvage

Anyone who has interrupted their travels to settle down for a bit will have gone through what I’m going through … More

India, packing, South Africa, storage, travel

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