Memorable moment: Butterbeer at Universal, Orlando
Dateline: 4 April, 2014. When you have read and loved a series of books to the point where you’re beating a path …
Picking peak week for blossom in Washington DC
Each spring, Washington DC is awash with beautiful coloured blossom. Most famously, the cherry trees burst into white and pink blooms and are celebrated with …
Ask Google about New York City? Ask Fairlie!
This post is part of a regular series of weekly “Ask Google? Ask Fairlie!” posts. Today we’ll ask Google about New York City. I type …
Disneyworld…one big yawn?
Longtime readers of this blog know that I’m not the biggest fan of theme parks. Just looking at a roller-coaster is enough …
The neck-saving pillow menu at The Benjamin Hotel, NYC
Oh, it can be a tough life travelling. How many times have I woken up in a hotel room with a cricked neck or an …
Review of Accomplice: The Village
One of the more unusual experiences we had on our New York City itinerary with The Britannia Entourage was Accomplice: The Village. …
Which bits of The Smithsonian we saw
In yesterday’s post, I outlined all the basic facts about The Smithsonian in Washington DC. If you were paying attention, you would …
Guide to The Smithsonian in Washington DC for dummies
When I first started telling people that we were going to visit Washington DC, I would be asked one of two questions: Are …
How to accent a colour – step by step with a Canon IXUS 240HS
After I posted the current cover photo of the Feet on Foreign Lands Facebook page, a number of people asked me how I …
Are squirrels the kangaroo of North America?
FACT: There are no species of squirrels native to Australia. There were, according to a document on the Australia Government’s Department of …
