A Travel Blog
(Apologies to those who saw the early publishing of this post in draft form … some trigger fingers were at play!) The business of travel Due to a mix-up regarding accessing laundry facilities at our apartment, we decided to use a laundromat two blocks away, and it turned out to be a very interesting experience. … Read more
Back to Old Sacramento National Historic Landmark District and State Historic Park We started the day by getting an Uber down to Old Sacramento, as we’d booked a tour for 11am, and thought we’d visit the Sacramento History Museum beforehand. We’ve had some good Uber drivers but this one had a big smile on his face … Read more
After multiple visits to California, the first for me in 1983, and for Len a decade before that, we finally visit its capital, Sacramento. While researching a restaurant (of all things), I came across a quote that I can’t resist sharing: It’s a story as old as time, or as Sacramento, which has been the … Read more
Ain’t travel fun? We’ve flown, and had to wait for an hour on the tarmac in Sydney after arrival because of a broken plane at our gate. We’ve tried Greyhound and experienced delays for who knows what reasons. And now we’ve gone Amtrak. It started off well, leaving Seattle pretty much on time, soon after … Read more
Going west You would have thought that Seattle was about as west as we could be, but in fact there is a West Seattle and that was our first stop for today. After a lazy start, we walked the 3kms or so down to Pier 50 and got the water taxi over to West Seattle, … Read more