By Gary V. Vaughan under Travel
Having spent Christmas in the capital of the (predominantly Catholic) Philippines for the last two years, we weren’t entirely sure of what to expect for our first Christmas in the (predominantly Buddhist) capital of Thailand… we needn’t have worried, since the expat community is large enough to ensure that Christmas is celebrated to some extent, [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Travel
I had the brainwave of making our long flight between Birmingham and Bangkok a little easier by breaking it into two 6-hour stages with an overnight stop in Dubai for 10 hours. The plan was to buy access to a business or first class lounge, take a shower, use the wifi access and maybe catch [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Bikes & Cars, Travel
Here are a selection of photographs from our first full day at Daytona Beach. Nursing Wild Turkey induced hangovers, we all missed breakfast and started the day late with a ride around Daytona Beach in convoy. Then across the road from our hotel around the Nascar International Speedway, we spent the an afternoon admiring the [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Travel
With our Harley’s back from being serviced in Orlando, and the gorgeous Mustang reluctantly returned to the airport, we spent yesterday settling into our new little home set just back from the beach in Saint Petersburg. This morning, I managed to stay in bed until 8am, so I think I’ve finally shaken the jetlag. After [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Bikes & Cars, Travel
After sitting up way too late last night, it was only the promise of missing breakfast that got me out of bed before 9am today. After breakfast, shower and packing we didn’t hit the road until after 11am :-( With a short stop at IHOP (couldn’t resist!) for a very late lunch, we had a [...]