America
Postcard From Canada, No 6
Kelowna had been great, everything about it, from start to finish, could hardly have been bettered but there was still more to see and do. We arrived back at The Mountain RV Park mid afternoon [more…]
Articles by Colin Cross
Arts
Postcard From Rhas Al Khaima
A fellow Postalier, whose name escapes me (apologies), mentioned a couple of days ago that he was going to be attending a Muslim (Islamic) wedding. During a bit of banter he (or she) mentioned that [more…]
America
Postcard From Canada, No 5
On Day 11 of our holiday we set off from Squamish to drive the 452km to Kelowna, firstly on the Sea to Sky Highway (Route99) through Vancouver before joining the Trans Canada Highway (Route 1). [more…]
Literature
High Places
High Places Britain’s hallowed corridors of power, invested with the great and good Aren’t confined to Westminster, Cardiff, Stormont or Holyrood In every Council Building, Mansion House, Mayors Office and Town Hall People devoid of [more…]
America
Postcard From Canada, No 4
After a very quiet day on Sunday, during which I explored a couple of local bars and did some shopping we began the second week of our holiday from our base at the Mountain Fun [more…]
America
Postcard From Canada, No 3
With the first week behind us it was always going to be difficult to choose one highlight. Lots of factors were in play, should it feature wildlife? We’d certainly seen some. Food maybe? the Jasper [more…]
America
Postcard From Canada, No 2
We flew out of Glasgow in the early afternoon of Monday the 21st of May and set off for Calgary, where we were to meet our youngest daughter and collect our camper van, via Toronto. [more…]
Arts
Postcard From Northumberland & The Farne Islands
One of the great things about deciding to do 40 things when you’ve been married 40 years but don’t set a time limit is that it becomes a moveable feast without any set order. As [more…]
America
Postcard from Canada, No 1
Home for 3 weeks “Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row is the gathered [more…]