Travel Blog | About TravelBlog | World Facts | Travel Wallpaper | Travel Forum | Backpackers Travel Insurance | Services | Cameras

Blogs & Travel Journals

by Traf-Burts, order by Date newest first.

« back 1 10 20 30 next »

Queen St Railway Station
Queen St Railway Station
West Highland line starts here - Glasgow > Fort William
Took the long anticipated train journey on the West Highland line from Glasgow’s Queen Street Station which was bustling at 8.20 am on an grey Wednesday morning. The journey took in a range of beautiful scenery dominated by lochs of all sizes usually with tall bare hills as a backdrop. We were glad we took this mode to reach the highland town of Fort William. With Geoff not feeling 100% and managing some frequent “through the eye of a needle” performances we took to strolling along the High Street mall looking at trekking gear shops and other warm clothing retailers [View Full Entry]

Traf Burts - Geoff Burt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 2 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=158430] | 2007-05-10 00:00:00

Harry Potter

By Traf Burts
May 8th 2007

CN Tower

 North America » Canada » Ontario » Toronto
Toronto's CN Tower
Toronto's CN Tower
The top lookout level is indicated
Our major excursion on Sunday was a trip to the top of the tallest man-made structure in the world - the CN Tower. Won't bore you with the details but the tallest observation deck is way up there. Pat & Geoff took the lift to the first level - in a lift with glass walls that ran up the outside of the tower travelling at 22kph - then we waited in line to travel up a further 100 m to the tallest observation point the Sky Pod (marked on the photo) Great view, but Geoff's balance was skewed and vertigo [View Full Entry]

Traf Burts - Geoff Burt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 3 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=156439] | 2007-05-08 00:00:00

View from the Top
Toronto Townhouse

Collingwood
Collingwood
We looked around but couldn't find Buckley Street or Road. Strange that!
Untitled Geoff Burt On our second day in Toronto we took the plunge and hired a car to drive north. Driving on the "wrong" side of the road took a deal of concentration, with Pat doing some exquisite white knuckle work on her seat. David would be interested to know that we had a Pontiac Impala - sorry silver Pontiac Impala. After battling the Toronto suburban traffic we headed north on National Highway 1 - called Highway 400 in this part of the world - and stopped in a town/city called Barrie for a coffee etc. We [View Full Entry]

Traf Burts - Geoff Burt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 1 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=155584] | 2007-05-04 00:00:00


Our main reason for stopping over in Toronto was to take a trip to see the Niagara Falls and we weren't disappointed. Picked up at our B&B by a 14 passenger van about 9.00 am we made an hour and a half trip to a winery then stopped at the old historic town of Niagara On The Lake. The van took an anti-clockwise route around the western end of Lake Ontario on a fairly busy highway to get to NOL. After a half hour wander around Niagara On The Lake we drove on the the Falls. Very impressive! Took the [View Full Entry]

Traf Burts - Geoff Burt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 2 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=154931] | 2007-05-04 00:00:00

Go Pies

Said goodbye to Ange early and to Andy and Alain at the airport. Tough security at the LA airport with everyone removing shoes belts etc. Found a network for the computer but ran out of time to subscribe before we were called to board. Less than impressed by our first encounter with Air Canada. An international flight lasting 4 hours and 45 minutes leaving LA at 12.15 pm and we had to pay for food. A grumpy taxi driver finally got us to our B&B and we were welcomed by the "boys" Frank & Tan. Tomorrow we take a tour [View Full Entry]

Traf Burts - Geoff Burt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 1 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=154587] | 2007-05-03 00:00:00


Mum & Alain Swim
Mum & Alain Swim
Ange & Alain swim around the pool at the aparments complex.
Untitled Geoff Burt Wandered around the local area the other day. Posted several items back home that we don't need to lug around the rest of the world. After a nice Singapore style meal at a local shopping area - Farmers Market - Geoff lashed out and bought a new Apple laptop - the last of the big purchases for the duration. This morning (Saturday, April 28) after a free brunch by the complex swimming pool we watched Alain & Ange enjoy the water. He really loves splashing around in the pool. Took a short video wh [View Full Entry]

Traf Burts - Geoff Burt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 1 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=153221] | 2007-04-28 00:00:00


Holmby Park Lawn Bowling Club
Holmby Park Lawn Bowling Club
Geoff and Brian Studwell talk by the fence on the other side of the green
G'day We've done quite a lot since the last blog entry. On Tuesday, (yes I know we've told you about stuff since then) we visited a contact who was recommended to me in Melbourne. Brian Studwell is the USA representative for Henselite - lawn bowls manuafacturer. They are probably the top of the market worldwide, and make all their bowls in Melbourne. Just before he played in a social game. Geoff got and gave information about bowls in both countries. Yesterday (Thursday) we attended our second TV recording. Yes, we were at the actual recording of the Jimmy Kimmel's show [View Full Entry]

Traf Burts - Geoff Burt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 1 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=152871] | 2007-04-27 00:00:00


Mt Lee
Mt Lee
The Hollywood sign - formerly a real estate ad for Hollywoodland.
Today we took to the hills in the morning - Mt Lee specifically. Oh, yes you probably know that the famous Hollywood sign is on Mt Lee, but Andy tells us that you can't actually get near the sign. A bit of a drive onto the nearby lookouts or overlooks. The first one on Mulholland Drive gave a view out over Los Angeles. In the foreground was the open-air Hollywood Bowl but the distance view was quite disappointing due the thick smog - no wind. The second lookout looked back to the east into the San Fernando Valley. Andy informed [View Full Entry]

Traf Burts - Geoff Burt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 2 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=152344] | 2007-04-26 00:00:00

Venice Beach

The Garden From The Balcony
The Garden From The Balcony
A view from the patio, balcony veranda - you name it - at Palazzo East. on Hauser.
Sunday in LA and time to visit the park and ride the swings and slide down the plastic slides. Alain had fun too! Last night at the park was interesting if not enthralling. That was until the extra innnings when the Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates were 3 all. The Dodgers managed to get two walks and load the bases. (Like the ball talk?) Russell Martin (I'm sure you know him) hit the ball close to the right foul line and over the fence to get the Dodgey lot 4 runs - 7-4 win. Alain was very good - interested in the [View Full Entry]

Traf Burts - Geoff Burt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 4 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=151315] | 2007-04-22 00:00:00

Six Feet
At The Game
Swinging Time

After getting out of bed late we breakfasted and headed for Downtown. Grandson Alain loves to press the lift buttons (sorry elevator) and really gets a kick out of the glass walled ones. After being shown the multi-storied buildings in the Downtown area we stopped at the Empress Pavilion in Chinatown for Dim Sum (sometimes known as Yum Cha) very good except for the long wait for a highchair - not for Geoff. Food was nearly as good as the Natural Garden in Trafalgar but the staff were no where near as nice. Later on Beverly Boulevard Pat refused the [View Full Entry]

Traf Burts - Geoff Burt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 1 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=150984] | 2007-04-22 00:00:00




« back 1 10 20 30 next »