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TRAVEL..............

A little about me, I?m now 50+ years old married with a grown up family of four I run a International Exhibition and Conference Company and have and still do travel extensively on business, on average 12 trips a year, I've being doing this for 30years now, I passionately enjoy travelling still and its always a thrill when I get to visit somewhere new

2005 was an exceptionally busy year with 19 trips , 14 countries visited
Including. UAE(3), Australia(1), Canada(1), Brazil(1), Paraguay(1), Egypt(1), USA(2), Germany(1), France(3), Turkey(3), Greece(1), Spain(2),Denmark(1) and Austria(2) at least

2006 was another bumper year,Many trips many places... ahead to 2007 my first trip will be in February when i head for Abu-dhabi, then its Australia, Melbourne and Cairns in March.....April, May and June heralds a host of European venues, July Vacation time Havana Cuba,Great time was had will update soon..Promise !!! August, Just back from a quick 3 days in Dubai Sept,Veinna, Atlanta October,Basel,Venice and Madrid. November,Dubai, UAE, and Paris, Late November...Its Holiday time again, and HongKong is the venue..........Phew, busy times ahead!!!!

I've finally finished my Abidjan pages and realize that for the foreseeable future its unsafe to travel which is a shame

I'f also started building my South American pages;This is going to be a long process Peru and Bolivia are countries with such outstanding beauty.

Other favourites of mine include Sri-Lanka, India-Mysore, New Zealand

I would love to hear about your exploits and opinions, so Happy Travelling wherever you may be

I've started to add my favorite 8 feature just 8 photos from somewhere! and i intend to try and finish my peru and Bolivia pages soon

Goa is my next project coming soon

Welcome to Coventry

Coventry my hometown

Let me tell you a bit about Coventry, my home for the last 6 years, Its often bypassed by tourists for its more glamorous neighbours such as Warwick or Stratford upon Avon, which is a mistake as It is seeped in history and during medieval times was the 4th largest city in England, and arguably the best defended, The three bigger cities? London of course, Bristol and York.
Most of its beautiful buildings where destroyed when the city was extensively bombed during the second world war?The reason it was targeted was because of Coventry?s engineering excellence, which started back in the 1890?s when it was the cycle capital of the world, many of these manufacturers turned to motorcar production around the turn the century, Daimler where the first successful car manufacturer in Coventry, Over the years there has been 138 different car manufacturing companies in Coventry. In fact where my factory is now facing The modern new Coventry University Techno centre and business park, once stood the Deasy Motor car company which went on to become Armstrong Siddley and later Rolls Royce.
Other famous marques in Coventry include Jaguar, Riley, Daimler, Humber, Hillman and Alvis to name but a few.

South America

I'm fortunate to have made several trips to this beautiful continent but so far Peru, and Bolivia are my highlights please take the time to visit my pages, but beware this is still an ongoing project i still have many photos and lots yet to say

Goa

I Well i've update my Goa pages ,I've been there twice once on a budget and once staying at a 5star Hotel. I enjoyed both If you are intending to visit have a look hopefully I have given you a glimpse and a flavor of life in Goa, Historic sites, local culture, Luxury resorts, nice beaches and above all wonderfull people.

Beijing

Well I've got round to Beijing at last, This was my first visit to China and it certainly won?t be my last, I was lucky that business took me to Beijing the political, economic and more important to me its also the cultural capital
Beijing has been Inhabited continuously for over 3000yrs and 34 emperors have ruled from here, its also home to the forbidden city and the worlds largest central square Tiananman square, there is also good access to the Ming tombs and the great wall with limited time I had to chose what I went to see, I chose The Temple of heaven and the great wall also a flying visit to the Ming Tombs
The Great Wall of China , most of the wall in the Beijing area dates from the Ming Destiny (1386 ? 1644) it successfully held back marauders for centuries and now is a must see for any tourist visiting Beijing,

Paraguay

A memorial to the War heores

Asuncion in Paraquay not top of everyones list, But i enjoyed it tranquillity also felt very safe there, would have liked to spend time exploring the country a bit more

My Boys

well, I have been building pages since I joined and i feel like i've been running around like a headless chicken, I am going to add a few more Holiday snaps soon the ones taken on fmily holidays as apposed to the Business trips and travel trips if you get my drift, anyhow whatch this space!!

Thailand

Bangkok, I have just updated these pages yet again, found some more photos from a previous trip so if you fancy a look be my guest

ALL PHOTOS ON MY SITE HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY ME

Intro Updated Sep 3, 2007
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Amirreza.taheri May 31, 2011 at 12:59 PM Report Abuse

Hi. Happy Birthday
janetanne May 31, 2011 at 9:47 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday 2011! Where every you may be, hope you are enjoying life. Janet
LanaZg Jun 2, 2010 at 10:24 AM Report Abuse

sorry coz I late...wish you a happy birthday...kissess
MikeStarr5 May 31, 2010 at 3:55 PM Report Abuse

Birthday Greetings from sunny Barking Town
TheWanderingCamel May 30, 2010 at 5:51 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday Pete. Your Bolivian cable car stop is still one of my all time favourite photos on VT.
RoyJava May 29, 2010 at 10:55 PM Report Abuse

Wishin' u a Happy Happy B-day from The Hague, Holland Pete, greetz RoyJava
Segolily Sep 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM Report Abuse

Hi, just dropping by to say you were featured member when I signed on. Have a good day.
Donna_in_India May 31, 2009 at 4:28 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday Peter! Many happy returns of the day....Donna
SLLiew May 23, 2009 at 7:11 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday !!!! Cheers, SL :)
junecorlett Mar 26, 2009 at 8:04 AM Report Abuse

I look forward to your Cape Town page and tips. Glad you enjoyed it..who would'nt, it is a beautiful city.