Breakfast, lunch and dinner picks from our trip to Rome – plus a bonus round of dessert!

"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."
"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."

Breakfast, lunch and dinner picks from our trip to Rome – plus a bonus round of dessert!

A small sample of an unexpected experience!

A photographic record of the BA 737’s farewell flight.

I was lucky enough to get a last minute seat on the last passenger flight of G-DOCW, a staff-only low level sightseeing flight around the south coast of England.

Photos from Brussels and Ghent.

A long weekend in Belgium – based in Brussels, with a side trip to Ghent – plus Eurostar’s standard premier service.

A weekend of cycling through a Dutch national park.

The photographic version of my rail journey along the west coast.

An interactive map of the rail route down the west coast of America.

The second day aboard the Coast Starlight – having crossed into California overnight, we still had a long way down to Los Angeles!

The first day aboard the coast Starlight, working our way from Seattle, WA to Klamath Falls, OR.

An overview of my ‘roomette’ and the amenities available to sleeper car passengers on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight service, including the Pacific Parlour Car.

From Canada to the US, by train.

An attempt to capture some of the endlessly rewarding views to be found in and of Vancouver.

Checking out some of Vancouver’s ticketed attractions – the Capilano suspension bridge, and Grouse Mountain – plus some additional wanderings.

My favourite shots from a visit to Vancouver’s aquarium – the ‘Sea Monsters Revealed’ exhibition, and a wide variety of jellyfish!

Crossing the Americas in extreme comfort, thanks to a bargain-priced avios redemption.

Highlights from an overnight stop in New York.

The most expensive hotel room I’ve ever stayed in, courtesty of IHG rewards points.

Sampling BA’s ‘baby bus’: a 32 seat business-only A318 from London City to New York JFK (via Shannon).