Leaving on a jet plane
November 1, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Justing waiting for my plane after Jules and Evie dropped me at the airport. Packing was a little last minute but we got there! Looking forward to seeing Rozzie and Bek in Boston!
Boston!
November 2, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Finally arrived and ready to crash!
Out exploring
November 2, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Woke up at 3.30am so after 4 hours of american TV I decided to head out and explore. Our hotel is around the corner from the Boston Public Library which is a beautiful building but it wasn't open yetRead more
Look who I found!
November 2, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Boston Common and Lobster
November 2, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Rozzie had lobster for dinner. It was amazing to watch!
Boston Public Library
November 3, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
This is an amazing library and the oldest tax payer funded library in America. Beautiful old building but so modern (and busy) inside. Loved the children's library which was probably the same size asRead more
Cuppa tea time?
November 3, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
We did a hop on hop off tour of Boston today and spent a bit of time at the Boston Tea Party museum which included throwing crates of tea overboard and drinking hot tea to celebrate. We also went toRead more
Freedom Trail
November 4, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Bek and I walked the Freedom Trail from Boston Common the Bunker Hill, about 2.5 miles (4km). We journeyed through many significant sites in Boston's history including Paul Revere's house (he is veryRead more
Let's go Bruins
November 4, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
We went to an NHL Ice Hockey game and it was insane! The stadium must have been close to capacity and it took us a good half hour to get inside beacuse only 1 gate was open due renovations. OnceRead more
New York!
November 5, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Caught the train from Boston to NYC (hightlight was our giant cinnamon scrolls - we were the envy of the entire carriage). We arrived late afternoon and headed to Madison Square Garden (across theRead more
Looking for Liz Lemon
November 6, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
New York day 2 included 30 Rock (Tina Fey must have been at lunch), Radio City, the Guggenheim, and the Empire State Building at night. We went up at around 9pm and it was amazing. Despite a rainyRead more
New York
November 7, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
A day at the Museum
November 8, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Went to the American Museum of Natural History. The exhibits and dioramas were amazing. We didn't see Dr Ross Gellar though... No, Homo Habilis was erect , Australopithecus was NEVER fully erect!
Ride through central park
November 8, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
We went for a ride through central park but 3 soon became 2 when Rozzie's old sailing injuring flared up and ruled her out. Bek and I rode on and did the full loop around the park. It was overcast butRead more
Brooklyn
November 9, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Bek and I walked over the Brooklyn Bridge and wandered around the river and a bit of the neighbourhood. It was lovely and much more chill compared with Manhattan. Great views back across to theRead more
Philly
November 10, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
We caught the train to Philly this morning and it is bloody freezing! We walked up the parkway to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and might have run up the stairs Rocky style. It was awesome! We walkedRead more
Philadelphia
November 11, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
We saw heaps on day 2 of Phily including the liberty bell, the national constitution centre, independence hall, and the Franklin institute science museum. Learnt a lot about the early days ofRead more
More of DC
November 13, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Bek and I spent the morning walking down the National Mall and popped into the Smithsonian Museum of American History
A monumental day in Washington DC
November 13, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Monuments and memorials in DC including the Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jnr, Korean War, Lincoln and Einstein. They are all spectacular and very majestic.
White House
November 14, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
We did a White House tour and got to hang out with Trump while Melania made us grilled cheese. We got to see quite a few historical rooms in the mansion but nothing too juicy.
Tour of the Capitol
November 14, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
We did a tour of the US Capitol building in the afternoon and it was fantastic. It is a beautiful building with a lot of history. The dome that sits on top took 11 years to contruct and sits 88 metersRead more
Library of Congress
November 14, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Wow! It was amazing and we only got to spend a short amount of time there before it closed. The reading room was awesome and their collection size is... 16 million books and 120 million other items!Read more
Hitting the road
November 15, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
We hired a car in DC and hit the road heading south through Virginia. We spent the night in Blacksberg which is a University town and we found a delightful diner called Lefties that had some deliciousRead more
Georgia on my mind
November 17, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We stayed 3 nights in Clarkesville Georgia in a beautiful inn called Glenn-Ella Springs. Awesome food and beautiful scenery and we did a few walks through the Tallulah Canyon.
TravelerWahoo! Can't wait