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Drilling & Hammering!
We never really thought that we'd be coming to Sydney for a bit of piece and quiet - too much going on in one or other corner of the family for that! What we hadn't anticipated though was that after a year of seeking the necessary approvals and finding a suitable builder, the owners of the apartment...
And Even Grandparents' Camp.....
With "SK" behind him, Bennett would have appeared to have enjoyed a pretty good summer break! Two weeks in London, Berlin & Switzerland and a variety of day camps back in San Diego would have made him the envy of most other kids of his age. But by special request, Bennett also wanted to include a fe...
Billy Butlin Would Be Proud!
Back in the 1950’s and early ‘60’s, Billy Butlin introduced postwar Britain to the concept of the package holiday deal. Not your two weeks on the “Costa del Something-or-Other” which came a bit later. Butlin’s idea which took off and for a brief period was very popular was the “holiday camp”. Appeal...
Global Entry
Of all the reasons to go to Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city by far (almost half of the state’s population) - start or end a cruise, jumping off point for a visit to Denali National Park or the Kenai Peninsular just for starters - renewing Global Entry authorization which allows a much quicker entry...
A Long And Winding Road
The road trip was a welcome break! After months of fighting with the remnants of the company that five years earlier had renovated our top deck over who would pay for repair of the defective waterproofing and the damage to the ceiling below from the resulting leak, the repair work finally started (w...