Texas – Ice Hockey, Cowboys and the Grassy Knoll
Back in March, I went to Texas for a week for a work trip to visit colleagues in Plano, just north of Dallas. I was quite excited about my first…
Harry Potter – Platform 9 3/4, the Leaky Cauldron and more
Over the last year or 2, I’ve been continuing to visit various Harry Potter film sights around the country (dragging Rob along with me). This post almost finishes the whole…
Pubs – Churning Through Our Pub List!
As some of you may remember, Rob and I are trying to visit every pub in Cambridge. There were 92 when we first moved over and we’ve visited a lot…
Los Angeles – The Road to LAX, On Foot
The apartment we were staying at in LA had cable, so we would watch some ice hockey or some news (a cougar was spotted in Griffith Park!). On our last…
Los Angeles – Here Be Mammoths
Rob writing here. The next stop on our trip was the La Brea Tar Pits. The last time I was visited the tar pits was around 15 years ago, and…
Los Angeles – JPL, Where Mars Rovers are Made
Some of you may not know this, but I’m quite into my space stuff. And particularly Mars stuff. JPL, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is one of the most important parts of…
Los Angeles – Fast Food, Tattoos and Hollywood Stars
[Catching up on blog posts! Sorry these are quite late!!] After our great trip back to NZ in October, it was time to head back to the UK, but not…
New Zealand – Happy 88th Birthday Ten!
While we were back in NZ, it was also my grandmother’s 88th birthday. We went up to Snell’s beach to enjoy a bit of sunshine and celebrate with the family.…
New Zealand – Happy 70th Birthday Dad!
In October, we got to go back to NZ for a wonderful 2 weeks, namely for Dad’s 70th Birthday. Happy Birthday Dad! We had 2 parties for Dad’s birthday. One…
Istanbul – A City of Two Continents
Istanbul, we were fascinated to learn, is both part of European and Asian continents. The city spans across the Bosphorus strait which separates the 2 continents. How cool! During the…
Istanbul – Visiting the Home of Sultans and their Harem
Topkapi Palace was the home of the Ottoman Sultans between 1465 and 1830 – just under 400 years. The Ottoman Empire was a powerful one – at its peak it spanned…
Istanbul – A Forest of Underground Columns
Underneath Istanbul are hundreds of cisterns – ancient Byzantine water stores. The largest one in the city has been drained so visitors can wander through an underground forest of columns.…
Istanbul – Vibrant Bazaars and Delicious Food
One of the highlights of any visit to Istanbul are the markets – the Grand Bazaar, the Spice Bazaar, the Arasta Bazaar and more. They’re busy and colourful and full of…
Istanbul – Visiting Aya Sofya, An Architectural Marvel
Before we get onto our next Istanbul adventure – MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone. I hope you’re all having a wonderful time with friends and family. Rob and I are hosting a…
Istanbul – Beautiful and Atmospheric
We managed to leave Oktoberfest at 8pm because we knew we had an early flight to Istanbul the next day. We planned 4 days of chilling out and wandering around…
Germany: A Wonderful Wedding and Awesome Oktoberfest
Apologies for the long break in our travel blogging. Last we posted, we were in Maulbronn visiting an Abbey. But our main reason for this European adventure was to go…
Maulbronn – A Cisterician Monastery with the Bilkeys
We spent 4 days in the small city of Maulbronn in the region of Baden-Württemberg for James and Meike’s wedding. The reception was going to be held there, so conveniently…
Stuttgart – Home of Mercedes Benz
The next country on our European tour was Germany – the most important country too since that’s where James and Meike’s wedding was to take place! But before the wedding,…
Beers, Chocolate and Architecture in Belgium
Paris was a blur (a beautiful blur, but still a blur). After a full day of wandered, J+J, Rob and I got on a train to Belgium – the land…