You'll find a bit more about me as a person in the albums at the bottom of this page. Here I'll mainly focus on the travelling and archaeological aspects.
I wasn't able to start travelling until my children became independent adults. Before that time I simply could not afford to travel outside the UK although I did manage a daytrip to Calais and a couple of 2-night trips to Paris. I'm now cramming in as much travel as I can while I still have the funds and the health to do so.
I've almost always travelled alone, at first out of necessity and later through choice. If I hadn't girded my loins to travel alone I would never have travelled outside the UK.
My first solo 'abroad' was to Rome, which I loved... especially Ostia Antica. Since then I've enjoyed almost everywhere I've visited.
My travel has largely been based around budget flights and cheap-ish hotels, though I've also been on a couple of package holidays (for the convenience of the base and the cheap price) and taken a couple of organised tours in countries where I knew I'd find it more difficult to get around by myself. Although I have driven almost every day for decades (or perhaps because of that) I do prefer not to drive when I travel abroad, though I'm sometimes forced to do so in the US.
When I'm not visiting archaeological and historical sites (my passion) I like to spend my time wandering around, seeing how people live and (especially) seeing what once was. 'Modern' things hold no real interest for me, though I sometimes wander around the shops to see what's on offer and at what price. But I don't really 'do' shopping. It bores me rigid.
VT has been a huge help, not only by giving me information which made me feel more confident as a solo middle-aged female traveller but also giving me ideas about what to see and do. I've made so many friends through the site, meeting lots of VT-ers in reality as well as virtually, attending VT meetings large and small in the UK and abroad. Those friendships have taken me to places I'm sure I would never otherwise have visited.
So far in 2016 I've been to: Gloucester, Bury St Edmunds, Rome (with a return to the fantastic Ostia Antica) and Bergamo.
Jersey, York, Orkney, Albufeira (for the VT Euromeet), Carlisle, Belfast and..still to come... Bari. This year my trip to the US was just very quick few days in Bethel, CT to see my new grandson. Next year I hope to be staying much longer and exploring new parts.
Thanks for your answer to 'Resizing text in Google Sheets'. Thanks, and you know that I never mark the three reply options, even if I write the same thing. Because I never want anyone to say for me what I'm going to say anyway.
I know just what you mean. :-)
Thanks for your answer to 'Travelling to Welling, UK from which London airport'. You've been a huge help.
Thanks for your answer to 'Die Romantische Straße in Bayern'. You've been a huge help.
Thanks for your answer to 'Die Romantische Straße in Bayern'. You've been a huge help.
Thanks for your answer to 'Travelling to Welling, UK from which London airport'. I appreciate your advice.
Thanks for your answer to 'Best Egypt City for Luxury Resorts '. You've been a huge help.
Thanks for your answer to 'Die Romantische Straße in Bayern'. You've been a huge help.
Thanks for your answer to 'Airport Shuttle from Bergamo Airport'. I couldn’t have done it without you.
Thanks for your answer to 'Airport Shuttle from Bergamo Airport'. I couldn’t have done it without you.
Thanks for your answer to 'Peanuts in Amsterdam'. I appreciate especially the Dutch peanut allergy card
You're welcome, though I really do doubt you'll need them. In my experience, Dutch people speak excellent English. The allergy cards are very useful though and I've linked them for many people. There's another UK site which does gluten-free cards.