R is for Rome
We stayed in Rome for a few nights in 2003, en route to a walking holiday in Umbria (for the end point of that holiday, see G is for Gubbio).… Read more R is for Rome →
Q is for Quito
In 1999, we made our only foray into South America. Quito is the capital of Ecuador – and indeed, true to the name, one of the side trips we made… Read more Q is for Quito →
P is for Page and Lake Powell
We visited Page after we’d been to the Grand Canyon in 2009. Between 1960 and 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona was constructed, resulting in the creation of Lake… Read more P is for Page and Lake Powell →
O is for Outer Hebrides
If you read my post I is for Inner Hebrides, you might have guessed what O was going to be! In my opinion, the outer islands are even more beautiful… Read more O is for Outer Hebrides →
N is for New York
New York – what a fabulous city! We’ve twice spent a week there, in March 2001 and March 2008, but what a difference 7 years makes. The Twin Towers of… Read more N is for New York →
M is for Macau
Macau, like Hong Kong, is a Special Administrative Region of China but with a much more Latin feel from its time as a Portuguese enclave. We went there on a… Read more M is for Macau →
L is for Luang Prabang
In 2002, we visited Laos, including a couple of nights in Luang Prabang, which became a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1995. It has historic temples, a beautiful mountain setting and the confluence of the Nam… Read more L is for Luang Prabang →
K is for Kathmandu
Kathmandu is the capital and largest urban agglomerate of Nepal, consisting of Kathmandu Metropolitan City at its core, and several sister cities including Patan and Bhaktapur. We visited these three, each… Read more K is for Kathmandu →
J is for Jamestown
Jamestown is part of Virginia’s Historic Triangle – see also W is for Williamsburg and Y is for Yorktown. It’s the site of the first permanent English settlement in the New World (1607)… Read more J is for Jamestown →
I is for Inner Hebrides
The Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland (sometimes known as the Western Isles) and is divided into Inner and Outer (see map). There are 36 inhabited… Read more I is for Inner Hebrides →
H is for Havana
In 1999, we made our only trip (so far) to South America, and stayed a few nights in Havana on the way. It’s a beautiful, if run down, city with very… Read more H is for Havana →
G is for Gubbio
I’m staying in Italy for G, but will fast-forward a decade. Gubbio was the end point of a walking holiday in Umbria in 2003. We were only there two nights, but seem… Read more G is for Gubbio →
