Janette Frawley
Back Home Again
I've been home now for ten days and whilst my suitcase is unpacked and the washing done, elements of my holiday are still swirling around...
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(Ibn Battuta)
THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
A road journey from LOS ANGELES to CARMEL
DECEMBER 27, 2012 - JANUARY 3, 2013
THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
A road journey from LOS ANGELES to CARMEL
DECEMBER 27, 2012 - JANUARY 3, 2013
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 31, 2022
- 5 min
Good Morning America, How are you?
A pink tinge sits on the horizon as I pull the curtain back to check my watch. 8 o’clock? Did I sleep that long? I check my phone - just...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 27, 2022
- 4 min
'Oh Nashville, I can't wait to see you again'
Saturday afternoon near the corner of Broadway and 3rd Avenue in downtown Nashville is hard to describe. The noise is deafening until you...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
'Autumn leaves shower like gold, like rainbows, as the winds of change begin to blow.'
I am so lucky to be travelling through America during Autumn. From the time I departed from Cleveland, Ohio until now, I have been a...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 22, 2022
- 2 min
'Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise'
The sun is streaming in the car window as I carefully follow the instructions from the GPS. Before long, I take the exit from the highway...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
Almost Heaven
It's all John Denver's fault that I'm here! 'Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River.' It's also Bill...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 13, 2022
- 3 min
'Rock and roll is not one music but many.'
I had started in Boston yesterday; a two-leg flight to Cleveland Ohio that had taken a lot longer than planned. Despite my first flight...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
'In Boston are the elements of a great civilized city'
Initially I book two nights accommodation in Boston. It is very expensive and the cheapest accommodation I can find in central Boston is...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 10, 2022
- 4 min
'Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.'
Before COVID happened to the world, there were tours of Chicago that included some of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes. These tours...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 9, 2022
- 3 min
'You can't drive through Iowa and not think about farming.'
It's another beautiful Autumn day! When I went to bed last night, the train had just left Denver and my Rocky Mountain adventure was...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 8, 2022
- 4 min
'Rocky Mountain High'
It’s the first time I’ve been back in Colorado since 2017. I was meant to return to celebrate my 60th birthday with Pat Feldmeier in July...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 7, 2022
- 3 min
'They sing of Darcy Farrow where the Truckee runs through'
There is something special about rail travel; I've always enjoyed travelling by train. My decision to take the California Zephyr from...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Amazing Grace
I have a ‘free’ day – that is I have nothing planned, so, with detailed instructions and plenty of money still on my clipper card (San...
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
'Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard.'
When I think about the facilities at Tullamarine Airport, the state-of-the-art airport opened in 1970 and not expanded since, I really...
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Janette Frawley
- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
It's a long way from Melbourne to LA
This trip to North America was meant to happen in September/October 2020. But we all know what happened then. So, finally I'm at the...
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Janette Frawley
- Mar 6, 2022
- 4 min
'We were going to change everything, of course, but mostly we were going to change the rules.'
22 January 2022 There is still some confusion about my flight home and I've been onto Qantas by phone for hours; it's been a futile...
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Janette Frawley
- Feb 16, 2022
- 5 min
'I was overwhelmed by a shock of breathless delight at the originality and beauty of the interior.'
21 January 2022 My time in London is coming to an end and despite getting a short reprieve of one day due to a cancelled flight, I must...
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Janette Frawley
- Feb 10, 2022
- 4 min
'Tea. Both soothing and uplifting, a salve and a sharpener, the morning jolt and the evening's end.'
20 January 2022 The Number 63 bus is almost my best friend! I'm sure I haven't had to wait for any longer for five minutes for it to...
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Janette Frawley
- Feb 6, 2022
- 5 min
'There is a wonderfully exquisite/uber-kitsch Egyptian escalator at the centre of the building.'
19 January 2022 What a wonderful trip this has been! It has been made sweeter because I've finally been able to shake off the shackles of...
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Janette Frawley
- Feb 3, 2022
- 4 min
'Many times man lives and dies between his two eternities; that of race and that of soul.'
16 January 2022 Today is yet another beautiful, clear Irish Winter's day and I have four hours to drive from Kilkee to Newgrange, the...
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