A Swing and a Miss – Curly W’s are World Champs!
Congratulations to the Washington Nationals who defeated the Houston Astros 2 – 6 in the final game of the 2019 World Series. It is the first time that a home game hasn’t been won in World Series history. At the start of the season the coach was under pressure as the Nationals had slumped to 31-50. Awesome turnaround!! Washington Nationals Win World Series for First … Continue reading A Swing and a Miss – Curly W’s are World Champs!
World Series 2019 Down to the last game!!
Visiting America anytime between April and September you would be forgiven for thinking that the only thing on television is ‘Baseball’. When you channel hop there are multiple games in progress almost every night. So it might seem strange to those Americans reading this that it doesn’t get a mention over in the UK. Even on the BBC Website you have to search Sport A-Z … Continue reading World Series 2019 Down to the last game!!
Rocky Mountaineer
World’s Most Scenic Railways on Channel 5 first episode was on Rocky Mountaineer. Following the iconic journey from Vancouver to Banff. See my experience here Rocky Mountaineer – First Passage to the West – Day 1: Vancouver to Kamloops And here Rocky Mountaineer – Day 2: Kamloops to Banff Continue reading Rocky Mountaineer
New York – Hudson Yards Neighbourhood
It is just over a year since I was last in New York and I never got a sniff of this amazing newly developed neighbourhood on the west-side of Midtown Manhattan. Hudson Yards is an area roughly between 30th Street in the south, 43rd Street in the north, the West Side Highway in the west and Eighth Avenue in the east. Covering an area of … Continue reading New York – Hudson Yards Neighbourhood
The Observation Deck at CEB Tower – Rosslyn, VA
The second highest viewing deck inside the Beltway of Metropolitan DC area is the 31 storey Central Tower in Rosslyn, Virginia. Well that is what I was going to say because although it has been open for just over a year it appears that is going to be a private events space only. The almost 400ft, newly built tower complex only opened in June 2018 … Continue reading The Observation Deck at CEB Tower – Rosslyn, VA
Iconic 1962 TWA Flight Center – JFK becomes a hotel
Designed by Eero Saarinen for Trans World Airlines and opened in 1962 the TWA Flight Center was an iconic terminal at JFK. When TWA went bankrupt in 2001 the building was abandoned. Parts of the structure was demolished and new additions were constructed and it became Terminal 5 and Jet Blue’s hub. TWA Hotel Now the only on airport hotel at JFK has become the … Continue reading Iconic 1962 TWA Flight Center – JFK becomes a hotel
Baseball – National League Rules?
After posting about the Washington Nationals reaching their first World Series I have been keeping an eye on the results. Well, after two away games at Houston the Nationals are two games up. The next game is in Washington at Nationals Park on Friday 25 October. What caught my attention was that Friday’s game is being played under National League rules which differs from American … Continue reading Baseball – National League Rules?
Nationals in World Series for the First Time
So excited to see that the Washington Nationals have reached their first World Series. This is baseball by the way! They will play Houston Astros in the 2019 World Series with the first match at Houston on 22 October 2019 in a first to four games in the seven match contest. I saw the Nationals play a few years ago at Nationals Park in Washington … Continue reading Nationals in World Series for the First Time
Traffic Congestion – Washington D.C
Tom-Tom send me regular emails trying to get me to upgrade and change my perfectly functioning (famous last words) unit. This latest attempt caught my eye though. I did click Find Out More Tom Tom Traffic Index – Live Congestion Statistics It might be helpful in planning your next city visit to the States. Continue reading Traffic Congestion – Washington D.C
Ban Frequent Flyer Programmes – Save the Planet
A report by Imperial College London commissioned by the Committee on Climate Change is recommending that Frequent Flyer Schemes are banned. This is to prevent excessive and un-necessary flights and the emissions that these produce. It also recommends that a levy that escalates by the distance flown to target the 15% of the population that take 70% of all flights. What do you think? … Continue reading Ban Frequent Flyer Programmes – Save the Planet
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