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California September 1991 The Gulf War (Part 1) was over and it was time to get married. British Airways were offering half price holidays for “Gulf War Heroes” I was eligible so I suggested to Bev that we book a Honeymoon. I suggested California but she dismissed this out of hand. My memory fails me but, some of the words she may have used were Loud, Brash, Crazy, Weird, Tiresome, Incompetent, Scary and Violent, and, I would never go there!! (I may have made some of those up!) Mon 2nd Sept We married on 31st August 1991 and two days later were flying British Airways to LAX! (Well sorry Bev, Hong Kong was fully booked!) We hit the jackpot as one of the stewardesses was the girlfriend of a colleague on my Squadron, and boy did ... read more

New York, New York After being spoilt with accommodation on our journey round Tennessee, we stayed in Queens to save on hotel costs and it turned out ok. The Pan American Hotel was comfortable but in need of an update. Cost and hotel airport shuttle were our main consideration but we also got free internet access. Now, If only I knew somebody with STATUS things might have been different The subway was a ten minute walk from the hotel, we navigated the system quite well, with only a couple of cock ups, and found it non threatening. Although the stations were a bit smelly and shabby, the trains themselves were good and were clean. The journey into Manhattan took between 30 and 45 minutes depending on final destination, We found contrary to belief that New Yorkers ... read more