An early start this morning as I'm bound for Nantes via Lille. My commute to London St Pancras was interesting! Due to the tube strike I had to take a different route than normal. Not wanting to miss my Eurostar train I allowed extra time heading out of Richmond on London Overground to Willesden Junction, (which I know well having frequented the area for client work in the past..... a glamorous recycling facility!), switching to catch the Overground service to Eu...

It's a month since my return to the UK and I've got 'itchy feet' already (as the saying goes). In this final blog from my USA adventure I thought it would be good to reflect on my trip and look at some key stats to conclude before I start my next adventure. Best towns People keep asking me what's your favourite place you visited on your trip? Truth is I loved the whole trip, the journey itself, the process of travel, meeting all the different people, hearing t...

I landed an hour early at London Heathrow on Boxing Day morning. It was lovely to hear Christmas songs streaming at T5. After a swift check through customs I picked up a cup of coffee at Giraffe. My friend Sandy and her girls came to meet me, before we headed to Hertfordshire for Boxing Day celebrations. My final afternoon in Miami I hung out at the pool, by the creek. It was a day of mainly wearing a jacket, but the sun did break through at around 2pm. I used...

Happy Christmas one and all, and Greetings from North Miami. I hope you are having a great day. It's cloudy and windy here in Miami but I'm outside taking advantage of actually being able to sit out, although it's cardigan weather. I had breakfast in the club lounge - cranberry juice, bagel and cream cheese, melon and a cup of coffee. I'm all packed up. I came with a carry-on size wheelie ruck sack and two pieces of hand-luggage, plus my warm layers (of jacket...

Today is Christmas Eve. Yey! Rudie's happy we've moved hotel. So am I. It's nice to have a change of scene. I'm close to the airport but what a hotel. It's right by a creek, blue lagoon and golf course. Yesterday I saw a huge iguana and a couple of smaller ones. I've already seen one today and I could see alligators swimming in the creek. Apparently they occasionally see manatee (which I'd love to see) and very occasionally dolphin have visited. That would be a g...