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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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'Who are you if nobody knows your story?' - Thisuri Wanniarachchi,
We watch our ship pull into the Colombo’s ancient natural harbour and wait somewhat impatiently for the bureaucracy to unfold. All the...
Janette Frawley
May 15, 20235 min read
'In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks' - John Muir
After three days at sea, we are eager to disembark and explore the Yala National Park, situated near enough to the newish port of...
Janette Frawley
May 13, 20237 min read
'Lightnin' Strikes Again'
Flashes of yellow and pink light up the velvety sky. Huge sheets of pastel colours flash then flicker before disappearing. I wait for the...
Janette Frawley
May 8, 20232 min read
I Should be so Lucky'
No stopover in Singapore is complete without a visit to the forty-year-old Lucky Plaza shopping centre right in the heart of Orchard...
Janette Frawley
May 8, 20233 min read
'We've built a nation with our hands'
Singapore, located at the southern tip of Malaysia, after a rich maritime history became an independent sovereign country in 1965....
Janette Frawley
May 5, 20233 min read
Leaving on a Jet Plane
My dad caught the travel bug early in life. He first left home to work on a dairy farm in Gippsland when he was thirteen years old, which...
Janette Frawley
May 3, 20232 min read
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...
Janette Frawley
Nov 13, 20225 min read
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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 31, 20225 min read
'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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 27, 20224 min read
'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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 25, 20222 min read
'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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 22, 20222 min read
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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 14, 20223 min read
'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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 13, 20223 min read
'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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 12, 20224 min read
'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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 10, 20224 min read
'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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 9, 20223 min read
'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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 8, 20224 min read
'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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 7, 20223 min read
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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 6, 20223 min read
'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...
Janette Frawley
Oct 1, 20222 min read
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