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Misfortunes haven’t given up on us yet. The day after our son’s wedding I had made reservations for a jazz and blues cruise on the Moselle with dinner for the Saturday night. There were eight of us: elder son and his new wife, younger son and his wife, my cousin Mark and his lady, Suzanne, and...

I just noticed that a chunk of text had been omitted in the recent California segment. I don't know how I managed leave it out but I have now corrected it and it makes sense now. Anybody who wants to read the full text should go to the entry that has the number #228 at the bottom and the start...

Jackie’s appointment with the surgeon who had operated on her knee came up with some surprises. She was convinced that the pain, which seemed to move up and down her leg from day to day turns out to be nothing to do with her knee. The surgeon looked at her X-rays and told her that her knee was...

The last week of our stay went by quickly, with plenty of rain. We went down to Monterey to have lunch and say farewell to our favourite server. We had lunch, which was fine, but our server had phoned in to say that whichever way she tried to turn, the roads were invariably blocked by either...

The weather continued mixed for the next few weeks - heavy rain for a day or two followed by a couple of fine days. Soon the time approached for us to drive to San Francisco airport to pick up Claire and Terry after their flight home from Australia. Awkwardly, their flight was due in at around 9...

Thank you Keesha for your lovely compliments. I’ll do my best not to be a disappointment. I'll fill you in on developments concerning Jackie's knee soon. Thanks for your concern. A strange thing happened as we headed for Highway 101. Early in the morning as it was (around 9 a.m.) - I started to...

The weather wasn’t looking too good on the day of departure, but the rain held off for a while. We drove up Highway 1 towards San Francisco, then crossed the Golden Gate Bridge to stop in a fairly large area where visitors can park, take pictures of the bridge, San Francisco Bay and the city...

So here we are again! Glad to hear that you enjoyed Singapore, Keesha. It’s one of our favourite cities, too, and we’ve visited three times so far and would quite happily return. One time we were there we found ourselves on a street that closes to traffic around 6 p.m. The restaurants that line...

Hey there, Keesha. By the time you read this your trip may well be over, but whether it is or not I wish your sister a good result from the chemo she is undergoing. It must be a very stressful time for you, but I’m sure everybody who reads this will be thinking of her and wishing her the best...

Hi there, Keesha. Thank you for your kind words and good wishes. They are appreciated, I assure you. I wish you happy travels in the near future. We visited New Zealand some years ago, but only Auckland and its surrounding area. Very beautiful. When you get to Shanghai make sure you visit the...

As I remarked earlier, breakfast was nothing special - scrambled eggs, pancakes, maple syrup and muffins. The coffee was good, though. After breakfast we went out for a drive to look at the rest of York’s areas. Claire had recommended the restaurant in a hotel in York Harbour so we thought we’d...

Two posts today. They were too long to be posted as a single entry. We were still heading down the coast, passing picturesque small towns and pretty villages. After a couple of hours’ driving we began to see the name Kennebunkport on the road signs. I remembered that this was where the first...

It was a good drive, sometimes along the coast, sometimes turning inland for a stretch. We loved the Maine countryside and I would put it among my top three favourite states - the other two being Vermont and California. We missed the turning for the Ocean Point Resort but the good side of that...

Thank you, Keesha. As long as we’re able to travel I’ll keep on writing, as long as I’m not boring the readers here. Do you have any trips planned? We're off to California to visit friends and our son on Wednesday week, so I'd better finish this trip on here before we go! And so, back to New...

A fond thank you to those lovely people who have awarded me trophies with such kind comments. I am truly touched that so many people enjoy my writings here, and I thank you all sincerely. Thank you, kind people.

Waterville, ME, was our destination next morning, so after a leisurely breakfast and a fond farewell to Jerry and Rich we set off through Gorham, waving metaphorically to the delightfully eccentric Yokohama restaurant. As we weren’t pushed for time we took our time driving but so dilatory was...

We had no rush the next morning as our next stop was at Randolph in New Hampshire, a drive of only 3 hours or so. We took a leisurely breakfast at the Von Trapp Family Lodge which was excellent, with lots of low carb choices, including plain and fruit flavoured yoghurt, croissants, toast, eggs...

I just noticed that there was a sentence in the previous post that was garbled. I'm not sure what happened but I've corrected the garble and it is now in my usual form of expression (that is, not quite so garbled). Just reread the paragraph which begins "Having unpacked our toilet bags..". Good...

We've visited Australia and China, Keesha, but not South Korea. Sounds like a great trip and you've whetted my appetite for another trip to the Far East. And now, onward and upward. After packing and checking out of the hotel the next day our first stop was at the diner for breakfast. I had my...

Hi, Keesha. Glad to hear you had a good trip. First I'll answer your couple of questions. Our holiday lasted for 17 days with 15 of them on board and cruising the Danube. We had a night in a hotel either side of the cruise. No, I didn't have any problems with my BS while I had the cold - I...