A group trip to Tuscany presented many opportunities to explore the region – from its famous cities to sleepy villages, via peaceful hiking trails (and a lot of gelato).
Gallery: Salzburg
Highlights from a walking tour of Salzburg, and a visit to the fortress.
Two nights in… Salzburg
An overview of my Club Europe flights and sightseeing in Salzburg; plus a luxury hotel that didn’t quite hit the mark.
Gallery: by the Hallstätter See
Photos from Hallstatt, Obertraun and Dachstein Krippenstein.
Austria by train – Salzburg to Hallstatt / Obertraun
My stay nearby in Obertraun meant I could take the slow rail route to Hallstatt, trying out a variety of Austrian trains.
Overview: Austria 2019
A summary of 2019’s first trip abroad, in celebration of my return to the aviation industry.
Gallery: Malta
Photos from a winter visit to Malta: Valletta, Mdina, the three cities and around golden bay.
Three nights in… Malta
A pile of bonus avios gave me an excuse for one last trip abroad – returning to Malta for a dose of winter sun and a nostalgic wander around some favourite spots.
Gallery: Drielandenavontuur
Photos from our October adventures- mostly in the Netherlands, but with detours into Germany and Belgium too.
Three countries in ten seconds – the Drielandenpunt
Visiting a curiosity of the map of Europe, a ‘triple point’ where Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet – by e-bike.
Limburg, The Netherlands
A holiday with Dutch friends introduced me to a new part of the country: Limburg, the southernmost province.
Gallery: Seattle 2018
Collecting together most of the photos from our time in Seattle – including some from general wandering not covered in other posts.
Seattle Museum of Flight and the Jet Blast Bash
A visit to Seattle’s Museum of Flight not only ticked another Concorde off my list, but gave me a chance to hear about something even faster, thanks to a talk by SR-71 pilot Brian Shul.
The Seattle cityPASS
Visiting a variety pack of tourist attractions in Seattle via the cityPASS scheme.
The Arctic Club Seattle and our Hotelosaur project
Our final hotel for the trip went above and beyond in meeting an unusual special request…
Oregon Rail
To get to Portland, Eugene and back to Seattle we used both of Amtrak’s rail services in the area: the Coast Starlight and Cascades.
Gallery: Eugene street art
Our visit to Eugene coincided with the downtown visual arts festival, which included the addition of fresh murals to the 20×21 project. We set out to find some of those, plus other pieces of street art around the city.
Eugene, Oregon
A destination included on a whim turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip!
A tour of the Columbia River gorge and Mt. Hood
Discovering some of Oregon’s beautiful scenery by guided tour.
Portland (and the Kimpton Hotel Vintage)
We spent much of our time in Portland hiding from the heat in our hotel room; thanks to a remarkable upgrade, we had a lot of room to hide in.