Category Archives: Travel Thursday

Al-Jazira cafe/restaurant – Morocco Now this is my kind of category – food and travel!  I note that the prompt is “most memorable”, not “best”, which is a very different thing in so many ways. Among several candidates, I am … Continue reading →

Firstly, my apologies for getting a bit behind on all my regular weekly blog stuff in recent weeks, it has been a very hectic period of work and I have not had a lot of time spare for blogging.  Hopefully … Continue reading →

Your Favourite City You’ve Visited Liverpool This is a tough category, one of the toughest.  I’ve always been a city boy, and while I love countryside and scenery I am always more at home in an urban setting.  Most of … Continue reading →

I must admit, I have been fortunate to meet a huge number of friendly and welcoming people on my various travels over the years, but the choice for this category is actually quite an easy one.  With a very honourable … Continue reading →

On a mail trolley in Freiburg railway station, Germany My year studying in Germany (94-95) was one of the best times of my life.  Not only did we have to do minimal actual studying (improving our language skills was the … Continue reading →

Jumping Off A Mountain Not so much frightening, more nerve-wracking as it involved facing up to, and overcoming one of my big fears. I’ve never been scared of heights as such, but I have always had a fear of being … Continue reading →

Pont Adolphe Saddest, most upsetting – to that you can add awful, distressing and disturbing, and with a lasting effect on me. It was 2002, and I was on a European driving holiday with my sister.  The first night we … Continue reading →

Just Not In The Mood! Generally, I have been extremely lucky with illness and injury while on my travels, so there’s not a huge range of anecdotes to choose from today.  A few incidents have happened to people in my … Continue reading →

So now we come to this week’s topic – The Best Business Trip You’ve Been On! Singapore, January 2000 As I work as a tour guide, it’s important to define my terminology here.  Essentially, I do not class any travelling … Continue reading →

Having missed Travel Thursday last week, I am catching up, so let’s start with last week’s theme – Your Funniest Travel Experience. The Most Expensive Drink Ever? This is very much a “funny story looking back”, rather than something that … Continue reading →