Gullfoss in Iceland in 2007

Top 3 Waterfalls🌊I’ve Seen

I’ve seen dozens of waterfalls and as I mentioned once before “you rarely get a sh*t waterfall” (there was one on the Great Ocean Road in Australia actually, as it was literally just a drip of water falling…). But I’ve narrowed it down to a top three here as these three stand alone as easily Read more about Top 3 Waterfalls🌊I’ve Seen[…]

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I wish it was 1997…(a postcard from Florida)

Today I received a postcard from my kid brother. I don’t often mention young Danny, aged 15, my only blood brother and my favourite person in the world. He went to holiday with my parents recently, and they went to Florida, USA! Now I just got home from work and got this postcard, which was Read more about I wish it was 1997…(a postcard from Florida)[…]

Backpacking in the USA: Doing the The Circle Line Cruise in New York

Thinking again recently about my magical whirlwind world trip in 2007 made me realise that YES I was actually in New York!! I did a lot of sightseeing when I was there. A few weeks before I left the UK I asked some work colleagues for advice and ideas for my travels, and Lisa Brailsford Read more about Backpacking in the USA: Doing the The Circle Line Cruise in New York[…]

“Just one more thing…” – My Love of Columbo and Peter Falk

Seriously right, if you’ve never watched Columbo before, get into it. I must say I do not watch a lot of television, and when I do its normally older or vintage stuff (Only Fools and Horses, The Likely Lads etc..) and hence my fascination and addictation to the legend of the Los Angeles Police Department, Read more about “Just one more thing…” – My Love of Columbo and Peter Falk[…]

Thirsty Thursdays: Bestie’s Bar!! Hermosa Avenue, Los Angeles, USA

I have always been a massive George Best (and football) fan. This is one story which happened by chance and I simply could not have contemplated would happen. The mistakes we make in life and the way fate falls makes life so interesting. One Monday in Los Angeles during July 2007 I found myself in Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Bestie’s Bar!! Hermosa Avenue, Los Angeles, USA[…]

A chilling reminder of September 11th 2001 (July 8th 2007)

Casting my mind back to Tuesday September 11th 2001, it was a day that will stick long in the memory of so many people. God forbid I never witness anything on that horrific scale in my entire lifetime. Before this I had remembered the news stories from Chernobyl, Herald of Free Enterprise, Countless IRA Bombs Read more about A chilling reminder of September 11th 2001 (July 8th 2007)[…]

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Watching The First David Beckham Training Session: LA Galaxy, California, USA🇺🇸

  When I booked my world tour in 2007, I knew I would not be missing too much of the UK football season, as I would be away for July, August and September. However as part of the tour, I found myself in Los Angeles, my first time in California. I had always been a Read more about Watching The First David Beckham Training Session: LA Galaxy, California, USA🇺🇸[…]