Where in the world can you view Keith Moon’s platform shoes, Jimmy Hendrix’s Stratocaster and the largest collection of Beatles memorabilia anywhere? In Cleveland Ohio, that’s where. The place literally rocks, I am told.
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25/08/2014 .
Indianapolis. Discover a rich culture beyond the racetrack
22/08/2014 .
Isabel Conway explores Indianapolis and discovers much more than a racetrack.
Read the full story hereStand Up Boarding in Florida
22/07/2014 .
It was, it has to be said, the perfect day for it. I knew because Jeff Archer, the man partly responsible for Florida’s stand up boarding craze, said it was. He calls it YOLO (You Only Live Once) and I was about to be a YOLOist.
Read the full story hereSt. Kitts and Nevis. Out of season not out of pocket.
24/06/2014 .
St. Kitts and Nevis. Out of season is not out of pocket. “This” said Henry, a local resident pointing across at the elegant small park in the heart of Basseterre, St Kitts’ colonial capital, “is a sacred place”. Looking at the slight Victorian bandstand, the flowerbeds bordering the closely mown grass, I mentally asked myself why a place more typical of a family Sunday stroll could be so sacred. “This is Independence Square and it was here the slaves were sold and where many were executed.” He explained. “Right there, where the bandstand is”.
Read the full story hereAnna Maria Island. It’s like the Caribbean without the cost.
13/06/2014 .
8pm and the Sandbar Restaurant on Anna Maria Island is in full swing. Of course the full on wedding party helps the mood somewhat, but with nothing but miles of sand, sea and pelicans in front of you, you don’t need much persuading that life could be a lot worse. It’s a little bit special eating good food with Florida soft sand between your toes, the soft swishing sound of surf reminding you the warm Gulf of Mexico is a close neighbour.
Read the full story hereNashville. A 48 hour musical journey.
29/04/2014 .
I’m sitting at a grand old Steinway in RCA’s Studio B on Music Row in Nashville. As it happens, it’s the very piano Elvis tinkered on when he was working out arrangements for his band. Debbie, something of a Nashville treasure in her own right, is telling me a true story about one of his sessions.
Read the full story hereThe best outlet shopping in Orlando
03/02/2014 .
Have you wondered just how much you could really save finding the best outlet shopping in Orlando? How much further could your dollars take you if you shopped in the right places? Let me show you just where to get the very best value retail therapy.
Read the full story hereBay of Fundy – A natural Wonder of the World.
02/01/2014 .
It is early morning and I am looking down at possibly one of the natural wonders of the world. It’s official. The Bay of Fundy, on Canada’s eastern seaboard between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, made it to the shortlist as one of the new Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Read the full story hereHorse Riding on Grand Cayman
17/12/2013 .
We might have only been together for a couple of hours or so, but I can officially announce Ginger and I were hopelessly in love. Complete, unadulterated, love. There. I’ve said it. It brings horse riding on Grand Cayman to a whole other level.
Read the full story herePirate’s Week in Grand Cayman
17/12/2013 .
Late afternoon in George Town and I’m wearing an eye patch and sweating buckets. Not surprising really considering I’m halfway through a 5K run. That’s what happens during Pirate’s week in Grand Cayman.
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