Top o’ the World Ma

Monday, 7 May 2012

Even though we did a fair bit of foot-slogging when we stayed in Sin City, we didn’t make it as far north as the Stratosphere, which is probably as well since it’s not the sort of area you want to wander through on foot. Too much crime make it less than the perfect tourist destination, [...]

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Cor Luvaduck

Sunday, 6 May 2012

We had two unexpected visitors drop by yesterday in the shape of a pair of Mallard Ducks. We were sitting on the patio when the two of them swooped towards the pool. Fortunately they spotted that the inviting blue water was actually the pool cover and activated their air brakes just in time.

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High Fliers

Saturday, 5 May 2012

Having finally arrived at The Strip after two weeks in Las Vegas, we immediately celebrated by leaving town again. The Grand Canyon had been on our ‘must-see’ list since we began planning our trip back in the UK and ended up fitting it in in the middle of our Sin City sojourn. But the issue [...]

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Queue Tips

Friday, 4 May 2012

One of the defining characteristics of Britishness is queueing, a skill honed through centuries of self-discipline, patience, politeness and quiet grumbling. But just when we think we have a special talent nailed, along come the Americans to turn it into an Olympic demonstration event.

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P is for Harry Pollitt

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

This is my contribution to ABC Wednesday and for Round Ten I am focusing on people from the past, some famous, others less so. Harry Pollitt is little known these days, but as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain and a friend of Russia, he was a significant figure in the turbulent [...]

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Strip Soccer

Monday, 30 April 2012

It is a great source of amusement that we have been here for two weeks and yet have managed not to visit Vegas proper. This isn’t strictly true as we did enjoy a late lunch at the Ballagio on Friday and took in a couple of performances of the dancing fountains, but we soon sought [...]

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When Checkout Girls Go Bad

Sunday, 29 April 2012

One of the striking things about America is how friendly, helpful and attentive the shop assistants are even in the most down-market store, and you very quickly start to take it for granted. But when a sales assistant turns bad it’s a real shock to the system, like getting a kick in the nuts from [...]

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Bluebird of Happiness

Saturday, 28 April 2012

Before I leave Bryce Canyon behind, here is a photo of a little fella we saw when we were up there. It isn’t a great photo as he wasn’t very cooperative and shot off when he saw my camera. By the time I’d switched lenses, he was off in the distance which is why he’s [...]

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A Surfeit of Wonderment

Friday, 27 April 2012

Our decision to visit southern Utah instead of southern California has proved to be fortuitous, not least because the west coast has had late Spring thunderstorms since Tuesday, so we could have been wandering round Los Angeles in the rain.

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