Don’t Rain on my Parade
The Royal Barge in procession on the River Thames
It was the spectacle of a lifetime. Rain was forecast. It did not make any difference. Over one million …
Diamond Jubilee Window Shopping
The flags are a-flutter above London streets, but it is at street level where the action is. Shop windows are all about The Jubilee. From food to clothes, from …
Countdown to the Royal Jubilee
Jubilee take on teatime
London is awash with flags and bunting. Its time to party. Arrivals at London Heathrow are greeted with Union Jacks, souvenir booklets …
Goodbye Doyle Drive
Toppled sections of Doyle Drive, San Francisco
Its gone. That ugly, rickety, outdated road, snaking from the Golden Gate Bridge to San Francisco’s Marina …
Hanoi: A Day with Uncle Ho
Final resting place of Ho-Chi-Minh, Hanoi
Breakfast at the Metropole Hotel, Hanoi is quintessential time warp. Baskets of perfect …
Laos, Land of a Million Elephants
Sampans on the Mekong. View from the Pak Ou Caves, Laos
Mekong Memories
The first time I left Laos I took a sampan across the Mekong river. It was early …