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Wellington : Around The World In 80 Days – Days 23 – 25

Day 23 – Friday, April 12th New Zealand Airways were stingy on the flight down to Wellington. Tea/Coffee/Water, with packets of feeble nibbles to accompany. Not even a proper – nut. I should declare a need for eating nuts, and … Continue reading

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Auckland : Around The World In 80 Days – Days 18 – 22

Day 18  –  Sunday, April 7  –  Sydney to Auckland Kia Ora! – How many of you thought about orange juice, not the band, but the expensive, watery stuff that cinema ushers used to drape around their necks. And it … Continue reading

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Sydney : Around The World In 80 Days – Days 12 – 17

Day 12 – Monday, April 1st The Qantas flight from Brisbane down to Sydney felt decidedly short at under two hours. We did have to put our clocks forward as New South Wales operates in a different time zone from … Continue reading

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Brisbane : Around The World In 80 Days – Days 6 – 11

Day 6 – Tuesday, March 26 Qantas flight 52, an Airbus 300, not as comfortable as the Airbus 800 which brought us to Singapore, but better than any domestic flight. The Beef & Noodles wasn’t so tasty either. And apart … Continue reading

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Singapore : Around The World In 80 Days – Days 0 – 5

Day 0 – Wednesday, March 20 The intention was to circumnavigate the planet back in 2021 in the aftermath of Marg’s retirement. Today marks four years since Boris declared all schools should close, it is also the Equinox. Why – … Continue reading

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Dunedin – New Zealand

Located in Otago on New Zealand’s South Island, Dunedin is close to 46ºS, as far south as one can expect to be on land unless one visits Santa Cruz, Argentine, or Antarctica. In terms of the northern hemisphere, the equivalent … Continue reading

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Seattle – Washington

Seattle, home to Amazon and Microsoft who I name because I do avail myself of their services, and also the birthplace of a Coffee house chain I tend not to.  Why is there no Cafe Nervosa? I have always associated … Continue reading

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San Francisco – California

As a child, the eponymous Hollywood movie with Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy was probably the first time I became aware of San Francisco. The special effects covering the – 1909 Earthquake – still stand the test of time, I … Continue reading

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United States of America

1492, a well known year in the history of the Americas. 1588, was probably more significant in shaping what would become an English speaking United States of America. Hector first set foot in the USA in 1969, flying to JFK … Continue reading

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San Francisco, California – Day #1 – Dr. Stan’s Big Birthday Tour

It’s a long way to San Francisco from Manchester, at least British Airways took us here on schedule and our luggage came too. Today is Day 1 of Dr. Stan’s Big Birthday Tour – USA, but actually Day 4 since … Continue reading

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