Cheerio mate. You accentuate words with a voice so clear and have an ear to traipse around the globe. I’ll check your travel logs and know they will float my boat. Get back to you soon after seeing what you wrote.
An investment in the bank of joy - the memories you have and the stories you tell are priceless. I've never been to some of those places and never will - so it's a special treat to read about them through the words of someone who has.
Thank you, Janice, for traveling along with me. I love it when I can travel with YOU as well. You have taken me to Alaska and to Utah... and let's see...where else?
Oh! So good to hear it! That is my sole aim in the travel tales - to set readers down in the actual multi-sensory setting, to give the experience of being there. You have made my day with this comment.
I always enjoy listening to you tell your tales. I always learn something new or look at life a little differently. Your final paragraph will remain with me for a long time…very moving!
Oh, good! Glad you liked reading this, Justin. I have been producing a lot of short pieces lately. Experimenting with voice overs ( mixed results) and evocative related music ( pretty satisfying, so far.) I can’t seem to jump into longer works right now and am enjoying the micros.
Keep doing what you’re doing, my friend! Your micros are excellent, and the added elements make these pieces shine even brighter. I personally love the voice overs. You have a true knack for it!
Love this post of yours. But still wondering why do you prefer solo trips? I've done lots of solo travel but now think I want to find a good travel buddy for my next trip.
Thanks, for this question, Jim. I think it is because I am selfish and want the experience all to myself? Also, I cannot bear constant streams of chatter. I need quiet reflection so I can "ingest" what I am experiencing. Funny, though, I took my old mother along on three trips and we were perfectly matched travelers. BUT I spent. most of my time considering HER needs, making it perfect for her. It was a pleasure, but a different sort of trip. Where do you want to travel next? I'd love to hear where you have been.
I would have been confused by the accent, as well, Sharon. Hilarious! I admire your adventurous spirit and courage. Mexico has been my only foreign destination.
Ah, Mexico. That was my very first foreign destination. But I never traveled alone there. For some reason Mexico feels like the unsafest place I have even been. Not sure why. Where did you go when you were there, KC? Did you fly? Train? Drive?
We are all richer for your investment in travel, Sharron; whatever the exchange rate for glorious words is, it’s not enough! Love your tales, an invitation for us all to spend our savings and travel!
Agree! We have a pot saved for the interrail tickets we’re buying in February. Two months set aside in September and October to celebrate this old man’s birthday! Whatever the question, travel is the answer!
Oh, I love your travel writing, Sharron, and this is such a super story! 'A try'!!!!! LOL!!!!
Jim and I spent a very, very chilly three and a half hours on the outside deck of a Calmac ferry between Mallaig and South Uist during the pandemic. It was post-lockdown - no, we were BETWEEN lockdowns - and we didn't dare share space inside the boat. It was sooooo cold, but we'd made flasks of coffee and flasks of CURRY (!) to enjoy, and watched seals and basking sharks and gannets and dolphins. I'd say that we didn't mind the cold, but I'm afraid we did mind it a bit. It felt like a looooong day!
Caledonia MacBrayne! How many of their ferries have I ridden over the years. I love your fine description here, Rebecca. You brought back so many memories. Though I never had curry from a flask. More's the pity!
Curry from a flask is a mainstay of our travelling life! Jim was on a night shoot last week and he took exactly that! Sometimes he’ll plump for what we call ‘astronaut food’, which is freeze-dried, and he’ll tip that into his flask and fill it with boiling water and give it a stir - but his latest flask was homemade keema curry with dal and cauliflower rice. He says he can recommend it!
As a homebody with slight agoraphobia, your travelogues are inspiring Sharron!
Armchair travel. I do it myself, now. Thanks Clancy
Cheerio mate. You accentuate words with a voice so clear and have an ear to traipse around the globe. I’ll check your travel logs and know they will float my boat. Get back to you soon after seeing what you wrote.
Thanks, and Bon Voyage.
Gotta be careful of those accents. How nice to go so often to the the lands you love. Money well spent.
I keep telling myself that. Thanks Ron
An investment in the bank of joy - the memories you have and the stories you tell are priceless. I've never been to some of those places and never will - so it's a special treat to read about them through the words of someone who has.
Thank you, Janice, for traveling along with me. I love it when I can travel with YOU as well. You have taken me to Alaska and to Utah... and let's see...where else?
I never been to Italy, but your writing makes me feel as if I have!
Oh! So good to hear it! That is my sole aim in the travel tales - to set readers down in the actual multi-sensory setting, to give the experience of being there. You have made my day with this comment.
I also feel as though I’ve ridden the Santa Cruz bus too!
My apologies. ha ha ha!
Love this
Thank you, Carol!
I just love your travel pieces, Sharron.
Thanks, my hero. I hope you are safe, warm, and content in the southland there…
I always enjoy listening to you tell your tales. I always learn something new or look at life a little differently. Your final paragraph will remain with me for a long time…very moving!
Oh, good! Glad you liked reading this, Justin. I have been producing a lot of short pieces lately. Experimenting with voice overs ( mixed results) and evocative related music ( pretty satisfying, so far.) I can’t seem to jump into longer works right now and am enjoying the micros.
Keep doing what you’re doing, my friend! Your micros are excellent, and the added elements make these pieces shine even brighter. I personally love the voice overs. You have a true knack for it!
Yaaaay! Thanks, Justin, for always pulling me up!
Great memories are worth more than gold.
👍🏻🌿
Great pieces. Dialects are sometimes difficult to understand. Takes some getting used to. And travel! Great 😊
Thank you, Yael!
22 trips to Europe in 25 years! That's quite something. Would love to hear your thoughts on the pros and cons of solo travel.
Here you go, Jim. This will make you laugh. Traveling solo pitfalls…and pleasures
https://sharronbassano.substack.com/p/copy-the-half-star-50-a-night-very?utm_source=publication-search
Love this post of yours. But still wondering why do you prefer solo trips? I've done lots of solo travel but now think I want to find a good travel buddy for my next trip.
Thanks, for this question, Jim. I think it is because I am selfish and want the experience all to myself? Also, I cannot bear constant streams of chatter. I need quiet reflection so I can "ingest" what I am experiencing. Funny, though, I took my old mother along on three trips and we were perfectly matched travelers. BUT I spent. most of my time considering HER needs, making it perfect for her. It was a pleasure, but a different sort of trip. Where do you want to travel next? I'd love to hear where you have been.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about solo travel. I can definitely relate. Perhaps I'll write about my travels one of these days....
I look forward to it!
I would have been confused by the accent, as well, Sharon. Hilarious! I admire your adventurous spirit and courage. Mexico has been my only foreign destination.
Ah, Mexico. That was my very first foreign destination. But I never traveled alone there. For some reason Mexico feels like the unsafest place I have even been. Not sure why. Where did you go when you were there, KC? Did you fly? Train? Drive?
We are all richer for your investment in travel, Sharron; whatever the exchange rate for glorious words is, it’s not enough! Love your tales, an invitation for us all to spend our savings and travel!
Thank you Barrie. Yes, that old money will not spend itself; you have to work at it. Might as well travel and see the planet on which you live. Right?
Agree! We have a pot saved for the interrail tickets we’re buying in February. Two months set aside in September and October to celebrate this old man’s birthday! Whatever the question, travel is the answer!
Hear! Hear!
Oh, I love your travel writing, Sharron, and this is such a super story! 'A try'!!!!! LOL!!!!
Jim and I spent a very, very chilly three and a half hours on the outside deck of a Calmac ferry between Mallaig and South Uist during the pandemic. It was post-lockdown - no, we were BETWEEN lockdowns - and we didn't dare share space inside the boat. It was sooooo cold, but we'd made flasks of coffee and flasks of CURRY (!) to enjoy, and watched seals and basking sharks and gannets and dolphins. I'd say that we didn't mind the cold, but I'm afraid we did mind it a bit. It felt like a looooong day!
Caledonia MacBrayne! How many of their ferries have I ridden over the years. I love your fine description here, Rebecca. You brought back so many memories. Though I never had curry from a flask. More's the pity!
Curry from a flask is a mainstay of our travelling life! Jim was on a night shoot last week and he took exactly that! Sometimes he’ll plump for what we call ‘astronaut food’, which is freeze-dried, and he’ll tip that into his flask and fill it with boiling water and give it a stir - but his latest flask was homemade keema curry with dal and cauliflower rice. He says he can recommend it!
https://thermos.co.uk/stainless-kingtm-food-flask-470ml
Your music choice was lovely. I enjoyed a performance by Alasdair Frasier years ago and had forgotten.
Thank you
Glad you liked this Penny. Fraser used to fiddle around Santa Cruz a lot. Haven't seen him in a long while