A winter Christmas

The entire complex is made up of several buildings surrounded by a moat and walls. It is home to the Crown Jewels of England, a very popular attraction, so I would advise arriving early.

My first bite of the Big Apple

What a hell of a woman she was – staying with Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR) after his affair with Lucie, his secretary, then caring for him when he was stricken with Polio.

Spectacular Taiwan

While sitting knee to knee, with our eyes closed and nothing to listen to besides the soothing voice of the old monk, the worries of the world fell away.

Laos – a hidden secret

We followed our local guide through rice paddies, climbing bamboo ladders over barbed wire fences, crossing bridges made from a plank of wood. Then came the suspension bridge spanning a fairly large river.

Andalusia at its best

October is the perfect time to travel to Andalusia, the southern part of Spain. The weather was perfect, high twenties every day and the most beautiful blue skies. The people are beautiful, very friendly.

The Amazing Reho Race

Watching the pea soup like fog one second, a little blue sky, some sun and emerging mountains the next. Like it was on a lazy Susan, constant rotation!

A hero on the ice

We came over the ridge and from the top through the fog I could just make out the rusted buildings and machinery that stood like ghosts.

On top of the World – Poetry in motion

Showing off slightly, my final run took me past an impressed Carlos at some speed and as I reached the Indian Army I ground to a clean and even stop waving my stocks at the smiling and clapping troops.

Falklands an Island fascination

My kayak glides around the thick kelp that slaps against the breakwater which marks the shoreline, a slight swell requires me to keep moving to avoid getting too close to the pier.