green-possum-1982.blogspot.com
Greenpossum's first trip to Europe
Greenpossum's first trip to Europe. In the northern summer of 1982, having completed my masters in Sydney, I did the European tour, spending 3 months on the continent and 1 in UK. I started in Athens and ended in London. Tuesday, 14 September 1982. A life changing trip. I took this picture of the boarding gate for the Concorde. Service at Heathrow, another thing that has passed into history. This is not the plane I boarded, it was a Thai Airways flight as I recall. St Augustine of Hippo. I probably didn'...
green-possum-1984.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 1984
My trip in Europe in 1984. Saturday, 25 August 1984. The last scenery pictures I took before leaving London for the USA were of the Notting Hill Carnival. Labels: Notting Hill Carnival. Wednesday, 22 August 1984. Another trip I made was to Bangor in North Wales. It looks like I made a stopover at Chester since the trains passed there and took a picture of its Town Hall. I visited Caenarfon Castle. You can see the car park in an aerial view in at Caenarfon. At the Penrhyn Castle. In Wikipedia) in Bangor.
green-possum-1986.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 1986
My road trip of Eastern Canada. Tuesday, 9 September 1986. Back to Rochester, NY. On her way out, M reminded me to lock up as I leave. Unfortunately I let the door slam with still one item of my baggage in. The flat. As luck would have it, it was the one with my passport. I. Couldn't get back into the States without that. I didn't want to bother. M at the office and I couldn't stand the idea of staying in. Montreal another day. So I tried the landlady. Unfortunately she was out. Half a dozen Molson.
green-possum-1988.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 1988
My road trip through Michigan, Ontario and Quebec in August 1988. Monday, 29 August 1988. Back to the US. I got up early the next morning and threw my pillow at the girls. They were sleep. Y-eyed and not in a mood to enjoy the joke. I cleaned myself and went downstairs to. Have a doughnut breakfast in the lobby. I read the morning paper while waiting. The headline of the day was an air show disaster in Germany. More troubles in the world, but I really wasn't interested; I was going shopping. So I was lef...
green-possum-1993.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 1993
My trip to Spain in 1993. Sunday, 30 May 1993. I arrived early at the bus terminal underneath Plaza de Colón. At the airport there was a vast row of check-in counters. Mine was the first flight of the day and I was the first check-in. Some passengers looked like they had spent the night in the airport. And so it was farewell to Spain for now. I would not be back until 2004 when I visited the Canary Islands, via Barcelona. Even with a month in hand, I had covered little ground. It's. As I write this in 20...
green-possum-1997.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 1997
My trip to France, Portugal and South America (Brazil, Argentina and Chile) in 1997. Friday, November 14, 1997. I caught bus 86 to the airport and spent the rest of my pesos on a sandwich and a drink. We were a little late departing. A few hours into the flight, in the small hours of the morning, we had a refueling stop at Rio Gallegos. Was one of the pioneers in the opening up of routes to Patagonia, and his experiences formed the basis of his novel Night Flight. Labels: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was...
green-possum-2000.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 2000
My trip to Turkey in 2000. Sunday, July 2, 2000. I woke at 0500 and went up to the roof to watch the sunrise, and the still lit Aya Sofya and Blue Mosque against the daybreak. Then I went back to stretch the time until breakfast by reading the paper and doing my packing. Each room in the hotel had a poem. Mine was Listening to Istanbul. By Orhan Veli Kanik. Will I get stroked after doing what this strange human wants of me? On the board. Where the hell was that? I had retained a 1 million TL note as a ke...
green-possum-2004.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 2004
My trip to Cuba, Canary Islands, Spain (Costa Brava), Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and France (Pyrénées-Orientales and Alsace). Saturday, June 26, 2004. The previous night I shouted K and P to an Indian dinner at the Gandhi. Restaurant. After that I met up with the Dutch couple I had met in Gibara. In Cuba, who lived nearby, for a nightcap in a cafe near Haarlem. S cathedral. We exchanged travel stories. Friday, June 25, 2004. The train arrived at Gare de l'Est. With a breakfast but no guaranteed s...
green-possum-2007.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 2007
My trip to Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and Germany. Saturday, July 7, 2007. Auf wiedersehen, Europa. German breakfasts are ample, there's no doubt about that. My flight was at noon, so I checked out after breakfast and was shuttled to the airport. Frankfurt Airport. Is huge, busy and efficient, but will never win any awards for elegance. It looks like a train station that just grew and grew. There were surprisingly few retailers. Maybe it had something to do with the renovations. The rain) Ever Stop? It was...
green-possum-2009.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 2009
My trip to Brazil, Portugal (mainland and Madeira), Madrid, Paris. Sunday, November 1, 2009. I will pass this way but once. If I may turn this phrase to another use. To every local who helped me gain my bearings, or overlooked my massacre of your language while trying to communicate: obrigado e felicidade. To every fellow traveller who shared stories and tips: thank you, and may the way be smooth for you. And thanks to you dear reader for tolerating my rambles and jokes. The circular shape, interwowen ra...
