Author: Colin

Yes I know there is a more famous song that goes Sweet Home Alabama, but the Robert Johnson track, more recently covered by the Blues Brothers, Sweet Home Chicago is more fitting as this my current stop. I had decided to not come to Chicago due to extended stays in New York etc, but the…

‘We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us’ Today is named for the film, starring two comedy legends, Richard Prior and Gene Wilder. I am, of course talking about the train, specifically the Amtrak, Capitol service from DC to St. Louis, with a stopover in Chicago. My train is not…

   ‘Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer’ If yesterday was all about monuments, then today was much more about people. It didn’t start that way, I headed for the White House visitor centre only to find that they were also taking advantage of Covid to skive off half the week…

I woke to a beautiful sunny day, crisp and cold outside, but the sky is a fabulous deep blue, perfect sightseeing weather. I started off by heading for the White House, just around the corner from me. You can’t get that close anymore, but I managed to get on the road in front of it…

I’m off to Washington DC today, I only booked my Greyhound this morning as I was planning to visit the Eastern State Penitentiary, but I walked so much yesterday and I’ve seen so much that, to be honest, I can’t really be bothered today. Next to the Greyhound station in Philly is a fabulous food…

‘Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.’ So here we are another day another place, Philadelphia or Philly as it’s affectionately known almost didn’t make it into the trip. I was going to head directly to DC as I stayed an extra day in New York, but at the last…

‘The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life’. I walked out of my apartment to snow. Finally the weather app has told the truth! However it is goodbye New York, thank you for a fantastic time, even with the extra day it whizzed by. I had hoped that packing so much…

The lungs of New York, Central Park at 843 acres, splits the East and the West of New York through a good part of the uptown. Starting with a coffee and a congratulatory sign from the local coffee house. (Not personally directed at me I assure you) I hit the park. Here on the west…

I decided to ‘take my life in my hands’ today and do the double of Hell’s Kitchen followed by Harlem. I needn’t really have worried. As I walked up to the edge of Hell’s Kitchen which is situated south of Central Park on the west side, I was greeted by all the Manhattan car dealerships…

‘Not all those that wander are lost’ – Tolkien Not such an early start today as I didn’t get in until nearly 3 am. The Subway is really warm, no wonder some of the homeless ride it end to end through the night. Still it’s a not unrespectable 10.30am when I leave my hotel clutching…