The first at age 11 was alone from Wallington Surrey. to Pyla near Arcachon France to stay with the family of Prince Henri Melchior de Polignac (RIP) at their villa over a private beach. Travelling was by cross channel ferry; train to Bordeaux thence car to Pyla
Travelling to Ireland with school friend John Farr (RIP) and then meeting my now wife hitch hiking in Connemara Ireland. Also Connemara 2025
Train, ferry and train from London to Istanbul
Bus from Istanbul to Ankara
Escape small pox outbreak in Turkey by ferry to Cyprus
Army Land Rover around Cyprus which island was then undivided.
Train from Cairo to Luxor when train corridors filled with prisoners of war,
Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens Egypt deserted because of war.
Gites in France with mrs maytrees and children, for example Dax near to the Atlantic
HCPT journeys from Wimbledon to Lourdes via couchette trains from Boulogne sur Mere eg Lourdes
Caledonian sleeper to Aberdeen Caledonian Sleeper
Sea plane from Vancouver Canada to Vancouver Island ;thence train to Seattle USA
Italy on many occasions with family; also Italian Work
Greece and Greek Islands again with John Farr RIP Greece
Leningrad with mrs maytrees
Sicily when Etna erupted.
Alexa's spider house France
Nicolas Bellord's (RIP) vinyard in Portugal though the neighbouring forest fire was scary
Tangier with mrs maytrees and Edmund
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