Mexico – an amazing place
Mexico was another country that we had dire warning of imminent robbery/death at every turn. Again, we found that with a few sensible precautions we were totally safe. We used the metro which was...
Category: Travel Photos
Photos of places visited along the way.
New Orleans – NOLA
New Orleans is one of those places that you often think about visiting. The music, jazz, blues and the mysterious side: voodoo, zombies, hot tropical plants, swamps and alligators. Well New Orleans has it...
Japan: so very different
Just for the record we really loved Japan. The people were really polite and always helpful, especially as we do not speak any more than two words in Japanese! The signage around airports, train...
Marrakech – sensory overload
We took the train from Casablanca to Marrakech. We paid a little extra for air conditioning and it was needed! We left Casablanca with temperatures of 28 degrees and were taken to a furnace...
Fes – just fabulous
We arrived in Morocco, first stop Fes and it was hot. Very hot. Only mad dogs and tourists are out in this 44 degree heat! A taxi from the airport quickly took us to...
Sojourn in Jersey, Channel Isles.
After the drama on and off the track in Spa, Belgium, we took ourselves to visit Michelle’s mum, Wendy on the Channel Island of Jersey. From Liege in Brussels we passed through Rennes, Nantes...
Pest and Buda – two sides of the river Danube
Budapest is a beautiful city of just under 2 million people. It is, like Auckland, sprawling, and unlike Auckland, has an amazing transport system. The city is not unlike Vienna and Prague which is...
Going Undercover – Toto sent me!
Whilst in England we visited the campus of Mercedes and Red Bull. We were also privileged to be invited to the official opening of the Aston Martin campus whilst on our visit to the...
Ahh Vienna! For those of a certain age that will mean something.
Vienna is another beautiful European city with lots history and churches. It does not matter how often you see, they are still wonderful. Vienna has an excellent transport system that allows you to get...