Well, we’ve had a great time, a blast, an experience of a lifetime.
But now we’re homeward bound.
As I write we’re staying in a hotel for our last night in Houston – flying out tomorrow.
Category Archives: Things to do
Six days in Houston TX
My sister-in-law and her husband came to Houston for a week’s holiday. We didn’t let the weather get in the way and in a week managed to give them a great holiday.
This is what Alex and Bob got up to on their trip and some ‘things to do’ while visiting Houston. Continue reading Six days in Houston TX
10 sure signs that you’ve had visitors…
We’ve had visitors! Rather a lot of them of late.
Here are the tell-tale signs that we have enjoyed the presence of family and friends in the past month.
Road Trip – Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado
I imagine that some of you might be hard placed to identify these states of the USA on a map. I certainly would have until now. 
Continue reading Road Trip – Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado
It’s a sair fecht…..
I was reading about polyglots recently – people who are multi-lingual – and feeling inspired, I resolved to learn Spanish. Again.
I have attempted to learn Spanish a few times, but the holiday got in the way. Spain is full of people who speak English so you end up giving up on your new found skills and resort to the easy way.
No more rats….
And other extra-ordinary encounters in the USA. Well, not ordinary if you are from Aberdeen, Scotland, that is.
Some of the daily happenings and encounters are odd, to say the least. However, I don’t think the average Texan, or any American for that matter, find any of this unusual.
I do.
Here are some of the oddities, happenings, and general observations that have puzzled and amused me recently.
Warming up – wicked weekends in the (not so) wild west-ish
The weather is hot! As I write we’re experiencing 35ºC on a regular basis, sometimes up as far as 40º which is over 100º in old money.
So what do we do on the weekend when it is too hot to venture out for long walks, or even relax in our minuscule garden?
Continue reading Warming up – wicked weekends in the (not so) wild west-ish
Whole Other Country 
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