And how I wish that there were moreThan twenty-four hours in the day.But even if there were forty more,I wouldn’t sleep a minute away.Oh, there’s blackjack and poker and a roulette wheel.A fortune won and lost on every deal.All you need’s a strong heart and a nerve of steel. “Viva Las Vegas” was the title …
Category Archives: City
Budapest
“My house in Budapest My, my hidden treasure chest”. Many of us are familiar with the opening lyrics of the George Ezra song “Budapest”. Ironically he had not been to Budapest when he wrote the song, he got drunk and missed his train. However once you start to travel, you should not miss out on …
On a Little Street in Singapore
Written 100 years ago, many of us will know this song from Glenn Miller, Bob Dylan or Manhattan Transfer. Today, it’s the attraction of those “Little Streets” that draw us to this Island State. Those “Little Streets” are the result of Singapore’s multi-cultural, colonial and wartime past and make it a destination in its own …
Turning Japanese
Top of the list of places to visit after travel restrictions are lifted has to be Japan. For most of us visting Japan will take us as far out of our comfort zone as we can go in a society and culture that on the face of it looks very much like our own. “Turning …
So sick and tired of the pouring rain I took a train to Morocco just to kill the pain
Sang the American band Moon Taxi in their song entitled Morocco. Maybe they were catching the Marrakech Express 45 years after Crosby, Stills and Nash did the same. Despite the time lag between the two songs, Morocco is still a draw for tourists today. If you fancy getting away from the wet weather of the …
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on.
At 11.00pm on 31st January 2020 the United Kingdom became the first ever state to leave the European Union. The UK has now entered a transition period that will last until at least the end of the year. If you have booked or are planning to travel to the EU in 2020, then everything will …
Marvelous Malaysia.
At the beginning of December we looked forward to the 2020 Formula One calendar. One of the destinations no longer on that list is Malaysia. Although since 2017 the Malaysian Grand Prix has not taken place, there are still so many reasons to visit this marvelous and very beautiful country. Why not make the most …