Iowa City, IA

A busy day today – but nothing unusual about that … Don’t know if it was dinner last night, breakfast this morning or the various effects of jet lag however I woke up a bit seedy this morning. But there were sights to be seen of course so a little […]


Winterset, IA

Well, we are not quite there but not far away ! We have begun our tour and hit the road but haven’t ventured quite as far along the road as the Iowa state capital, Des Moines – we will start there tomorrow. But the town of Winterset – our stop […]


Holiday Time is Here !! 2

It’s Holiday Time ! – and that means time to celebrate with a little bit of bubbly at the Rydges Sydney Airport bar – our pre-holiday ritual ! 🍾🥂 😂 Our many, many months of planning are done and the next instalment of our “50 States Adventure” is about to […]


Anchoring a Celebration

This quick tour fitted in nicely to celebrate Adrienne’s birthday. The Anchorage Hotel at Port Stephens is just 2 and a half hours away and after recent major renovations it’s said “you can’t help notice it’s uncanny resemblance to The Hamptons — the picture-perfect seaside community on Long Island’s east end in […]