When I came to Canada in my early 40s I had no thoughts, understanding or horizon on retirement. Continue reading “RRSP? What the hell is RRSP?”
RRSP? What the hell is RRSP?
The Far North to Thurso and Back
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
And so, we made it all the way to Thurso, a lovely small town close to Dunnett Head, the most northerly point in Scotland. Continue reading “The Far North to Thurso and Back”
Homecoming to my childhood
Storyline: Bulgaria with Alex
My childhood memory lane goes through my tummy. Continue reading “Homecoming to my childhood”
The Iron Road from Skye
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
“ it does have a remarkable sense of connecting somewhere to nowhere through a lot of, er, nowhere.” (Benedict le Vay, Britain from the Rails)” Continue reading “The Iron Road from Skye”
Thanks for nothing!
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
Skye is overcrowded, overpriced and overrated! Alex does not think it’s overrated, but I do. Continue reading “Thanks for nothing!”
Welcome to Mallaig
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
Mallaig was our final stop on The Jacobite steam train (September 9, 2018). Continue reading “Welcome to Mallaig”
Glasgow to Fort William
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
Diana & Alex:
“I am aware that many people nowadays regard the train as the second-best means of seeing a country. Continue reading “Glasgow to Fort William”
Trains we took in Scotland
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
We came to Scotland, in part, we wanted to experience some of the most highly-rated railway journeys in the world. Continue reading “Trains we took in Scotland”
We may have found the cleanest city in the world
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
…. Or at least from all the cities we’ve visited so far… Continue reading “We may have found the cleanest city in the world”
We already love Scotland…
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
…yes, and for a very different reason. They value their intellectuals more than their politicians and royalty. Continue reading “We already love Scotland…”
Welcome to sunny Glasgow
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
“Welcome to sunny Glasgow”, the guest house server greeted us with a lovely Scottish accent, as she served us breakfast, “…it is September after all, it’s supposed to rain”, she added catching our puzzled or rather bleary-eyed sleep deprived looks. Continue reading “Welcome to sunny Glasgow”
Gin and Fever Tree tonic
Storyline: 50 years later
Manchester hooked me on gin and Fever Tree tonic. Never thought that in that cold and bone-numbing humid weather I would drink, let alone love G&T.
Manchester
Storyline: 50 years later
Does this grey, wet and cold city deserve more posts? To begin with Alex summarized our experience well in his two posts. Yet I enjoyed it a lot, so maybe there are few more words to be said. A short walk in London and the train trip from Euston London to Piccadilly Manchester aside, this was my first impression of England. Grey, wet, dull and cold…Manchester skies so low, almost touching the canal (was this like Jacques Brel’s song “Le plat pays” about Belgium, where I spent a few years of my life?). Not much different on the other side of the North Sea. The photos we took make a lovely black and white canvas. Continue reading “Manchester”
Grey, gray and efficient
Storyline: 50 years later
This is Alex’s first revisit after 50 years and Diana’s first time in England. First impression – dull, grey and efficient. Very efficient from a Canadian perspective. The public transportation system, that is. Sleep deprived and exhausted from a redeye flight from Toronto we found it very easy to navigate through London’s maze of trains, Tube and buses. It was early morning there, and by the end of the day we had to be in Manchester. We had chosen, yes you guessed it, to take a train. And no, it wasn’t for that train that we booked the transoceanic flight to London, not to Manchester. If was the cheapest flight that would take us to UK and then bring us back from Bulgaria. Continue reading “Grey, gray and efficient”
1. Road trip with Milan
Storyline: Road Trip with Milan 2018
This road trip was quite emotional for me. It was dedicated to my best childhood friend who left us way too young 20 years ago. With this trip, her widowed husband Milan has now fulfilled her dream to travel with me to new places in the world. Continue reading “1. Road trip with Milan”
