As anyone who has spent time in Australia will testify the residents of both Sydney and Melbourne have always been strong advocates of their respective city’s claim to being Australia’s number one city. Continue reading
Category Archives: Travel
26 – Meetings in Unlikely Places – Coincidence or Fate? – November 28 2014
Although they took place 40 years and several thousand miles apart I think it is fitting that this article begins and concludes with two events involving Roger Woods, a boyhood friend of mine from Bournemouth. Continue reading
25 – A Short walk to Schwalmere – or so we thought! – August 18 2014
I am fortunate enough to spend time each year in some beautiful parts of the world but when people ask me which is my favourite home I have no doubts on my reply. Continue reading
24 – Brazil 2014. A World Cup too far? – June / July 2014
The 2014 World Cup which I was fortunate to attend for 17 days will be remembered for a variety of reasons – on the positive side for the sheer quality of much of the football, some truly outstanding goals Continue reading
23 – The most beautiful woman in the world? Pattaya Thailand – May 2 2014
I can think of no reason in the world why anyone in the world would be interested in the sexual orientation of a 65-year-old occasional writer but in an effort to give credence to some of the observations Continue reading
22 – Argentina – the country that has it all – Feb 2 2014
It seems to me that most taxi drivers fall into one of four categories.
They can be great sources of information and wisdom, potential scam artists, wannabee Formula 1 Drivers or silent even morose types. Continue reading
21 – The King never smiles – and nor does Peter! Thailand today and the unkindest cut of all – Dec 5 2013
I recently bought a home in Thailand where I hope to spend many future winters and last week was the King of Thailand’s 86th birthday. Despite making multiple visits to Thailand in the last 9 years this was the first time I had been here on his birthday and able to watch the extraordinary scenes of affection as the Continue reading
19 – Busenalp – Life on a Swiss Alp – July 27 2013
‘Do you know I won’t be here next year’ Sylvia asked, eager to make conversation as she sat down beside me on the bench outside her solitary isolated barn at Busenalp, high in the Alps of Switzerland’s magnificent Bernese Oberland. Continue reading
15 – Meandering through Myanmar? – April 5 2013
I am spending a period of three and a half months writing a book in Thailand and I needed to leave the country to renew my visa. Rather than a quick one day hop across the border to Cambodia, Laos or Malaysia I thought this was an ideal occasion to visit Myanmar, a country my wife Sharron visited Continue reading
14 – The Beauty Pageant – Bantayan Island – Jan 18 2013
Today is our last day on Bantayan Island after spending seven days here. The first three we enjoyed the beautiful white sand beach but on the last three the wind got up and we spent most of our time in the restaurant accessing Continue reading
Notes from a Nomad 