Rob Saunders

Hello all. I've (Tim) taken over blogging duties from Rob as his laptop has died, temporarily we hope! Unfortunately that means no photos for now.We had a good second day in San Francisco. After breakfast at the hotel, we took a bus up to Golden Gate Park to visit t... read more

I am being slightly lazy in that I'm going to combine today and yesterday's blog into one so I hope you can all forgive me for that. Kit has asked me to voice his displeasure at some of the comments I have been making about him, so now I have mentioned that I have another quality comment from Kit. Dad had just said to Fred that he could be the one to introduce Smooth 70s radio to Franklin House when he starts at Canford to which Kit pipes up, no Joe already listens to 80s and 90s music! Once again, Idiot! Now that is out of the way I will proceed with an account of yesterday's activities. We rose slightly later than anticipated meaning that a hike in the national park would have to be postponed ... read more

Hello everyone, here is the next instalment of the Saunders family road trip. The evening of our first night here we ventured out up the strip to see Vegas at night. When I say we ventured out I mean we walked through interconnected hotels designed to prevent you from going outside. However, we did get some good snaps of the Luxor, Excalibur, New York New York, Monte Carlo, The MGM Grand and of course the Bellagio (all hotels). The following morning we ventured down to the casino floor in search of some breakfast where Fred and Kit found something called the Ultimate Breakfast so naturally we stopped there so they could have it. We then moved to the Aquarium, which is all still inside a hotel, which has lots of predators of the seas in tanks ... read more

Hello everyone, we have managed to pay for one day's Wi-Fi which is now on its 2nd day of being active, more evidence of Americas incompetence with internet, so here's a quick update from sunny Arizona. The weather here is fantastic topping 40 degrees most days and providing excellent tanning conditions. Everyone is enjoying a bit of downtime and hence we haven't really done anything worth mentioning. This evening we will be heading into Old Scottsdale which is apparently pretty cool so will give you an update on that later. Kit and Mom have had a game of tennis which Kit only won 6-3 which has led me to believe that if I was still capable of running around a court I would still be able to beat him. Last night's dinner in a very nice ... read more

Hello everyone, 2 down and 1 to go in NYC. On the agenda today was a walk through Central Park where we found some breakfast before heading to the largest museum in the world the Metropolitan Museum of Art where you can find part of a pyramid among other incredible historical artefacts. The musical instrument section was particularly interesting showing the evolution of different instruments over the years. We then returned to the hotel for a spot of lunch and a swim whilst we waited for evening to arrive. Late afternoon we met at Grand Central Station after Fred had done some shopping and had dinner at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central which offered a huge variety of sea food dishes. We then walked down to the Empire State Building where we had incredible views ... read more