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As Mr. Bean said “I love LA!”

I can’t get over it. I had no intention of going to the USA, let alone Los Angeles. No desire and no interest. Then an interesting offer came up that meant we could be in LA for almost two weeks at a reduced price so we took it. Wow. Every […]

It’s Too Cold For Any To Be There In Canada

Brrr, it’s shiver my monkeys time!

Where Did You Go on Holiday? Kos. I Said Where Not Why…

Very sparse posting over the past two weeks as I was sunning it up in Kos. First of from my gallery you’ll notice that while I was happy to take pictures of the military airport in Taba, Egypt, I wasn’t stupid enough to do that in Kos! The hotel was fantastic, everything a […]

Egypt Day 7: Is This The End of Phill G?

We are booked on a boat trip to Farun’s Island to snorkel around a good coral reef. We both wussed out and hired wet suits as the water probably wouldn’t be as warm as the hotel pool. In case you don’t know how wet suits work, they allow a little water in which […]

Egypt Day 6: I Sank Even Further Than Yesterday

Israel again, this time Eilat and coastal town very close to the Egyptian border. First we went to a Coral Reef centre and the pictures have to been seen to be believed. the first animal we came across was the Sea Turtle – the very same one I was swimming with 3 […]

Egypt Day 5: In Israel and I Hit My Lowest Ever Point

Who goes on holiday to get an alarm call from reception at 4:30 am? We’re off to Israel on an full day trip to Masada (no real interest) and the Dead Sea (yes, oh yes). Two and a half hours after setting off, less a brief stop in a very good Israeli coffee shop […]

Egypt Days 1-4: First Impressions and Sunshine in January!

Day 1: Minutes before we get through our departure gate I decide to call Andy Regent, the guy who’s looking after all my computers while I’m away. I just wanted to tell him our internet router died last night, probably due to overheating. He tells me all the systems are knacked and […]