Just a list of the places I have been, to remind myself that I didn’t always spend all my time at home.
- Majorca
I can barely remember this. I must have been about 6 at the time. - France (1)
A day trip on a coach with a school party - Croatia
A holiday, but it was still called Yugoslavia then, which shows how long ago it was – about 1982 I think. - Italy (1)
A day trip to Venice from Yugoslavia. - The Netherlands (1)
First honeymoon, in Amsterdam. By ferry from Harwich. - The Netherlands (2)
Back to Amsterdam for my first business trip overseas. The first of many trips to the Amsterdam office. - France (2)
Many business trips to Paris, and quite a few stopovers on the way back from trips elsewhere in Europe. - Austria
Business trip to Vienna - Switzerland
One-day business trip to Zurich - Germany
A couple of business trips to Nurenburg - Sweden
Business trip to Stockholm for a couple of weeks. - Belgium
One-day business trip to Brussels - Italy (2)
A couple of business trips to Milan. One during the Italia 90 world cup. - Denmark
Couple of business trips to Copenhagen. - Portugal
Holiday on the Algarve. Rented a 6-bed villa from an ex-boss just for two of us. - France (3)
Excursions to Versailles, Rheims and other towns during stopovers in Paris. - Corfu (1)
10-day holiday in the South of the island - USA (1)
First business trip outside Europe. Stayed in Connecticut but visited New York at the weekend. - Hong Kong
One-day stopover on the way to visit the Australia office. - Australia
Three visits to Sydney for business, staying for a total of eight weeks. - Singapore (1)
An eight-hour stopover on the way back from Australia while running repairs were made to the plane’s engine. - Bahrain
An unscheduled one-day stopover on the way back from Australia because the plane’s engine was knackered and needed replacing. - Singapore (2)
A few days in the Singapore office on the way back from the second Australia trip - India
A couple of hours in Delhi airport on the way to Australia which seemed like a lot longer. - Thailand
A couple of hours in Bangkok airport on the way home from Australia - USA (2)
2nd honeymoon in Orlando (by which I mean honeymoon of a second marriage) - Tunisia
Winter holiday some place a bit South of Tunis. - USA (3)
Los Angeles for a winter holiday. Saw in the New Year at Disneyland - France (4)
Several day trips/booze cruises - USA (4)
Orlando – the first week of a two-centre holiday - Bahamas
The second week of the two-centre holiday, on Paradise island, Nassau - France (5)
A couple of days in Disneyland Paris courtesy of Auntie Joan - The Netherlands (3)
Staying with a friend in Leusdenhof, in the Amsterdam suburbs. - Corfu (2)
One-week holiday just outside Corfu town. - France (6)
3rd (and final!) honeymoon. A few days in Paris - Corfu (3)
Back to the same hotel, but this time for two weeks and taking the kids on their first foreign holiday. - Cyprus
A few days in Cyprus for an uncle’s wedding. - Crete
A two-week holiday near Heraklion. - Corfu (3)
Another two weeks, this time in Sidari at the North of the island. - Belgium (2)
An extended booze cruise – we carried on through France to visit the Belgian seaside town where Jayne spent some years as a child. - USA (5)
A long weekend in New York to use up a pair of free tickets we won in a raffle. (Actually our MP won them but gave them to us, as her husband works for British Airways and they get enough flights.) - The Netherlands (4)
A Long valentines weekend in Amsterdam to show Jayne the sights. - France (7)
More day-trips by ferry and chunnel - France (8)
Visits to Head Office and our offices near Versailles for trade union meetings. First time on the Eurostar London-Paris route. - Crete (2)
A couple of weeks in Mali - Egypt
Two weeks in Sharm El-Sheikh - The Netherlands (5)
A day-trip to Hengelo that involved flying to Schiphol, then a two-hour train trip, just for a few hours of meetings. - Egypt (2)
Another two weeks in Sharm - Dominican Republic
Second honeymoon to celebrate our 15th anniversary, and dream holiday. Really pushed the boat out – upgraded seats on the Dreamliner flight and everything. Not cheap, but she’s worth it. - Crete (3)
A week doing nothing at Kato Gouves, recovering from an operation. - Turkiye
A week in Istanbul.
Places I haven’t been to, but sort of fancy going to in an ideal world where I could afford to and where some of them were a bit less dangerous than they are now.
- Uruguay
Apparently a lovely place - Tromso
For the northern lights of course - Beirut
A millionaire’s playground 100 years ago - Bamoko
For the nightlife and music - Barcelona
For the architecture and the music - New Zealand
For the Hobbits, Footrot Flats and scenery - Madrid
To see the Prado and the Escorial Palace