TUESDAY 6TH MAY 2025 Our Amtrak train attendant woke us about half an hour before our San Antonio arrival. Bill and I had slept together on the bottom bunk of our bedroom compartment. Although snug, it's roomy enough for two, but, as usual when having an early call on your mind, it had been hard … Continue reading A Day in San Antonio: Riverwalk Adventures
An Aussie Abroad – Travel Stories
Back in 2013 this blog started its life as 55 Days with Gwen – the story of two months travelling the Balkans with our good friends Jay and Waddy.
Since then, it has grown to include much more.
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Riding the Rails Los Angeles to San Antonio
MONDAY 5TH MAY 2025 We went to bed in California and woke up in Arizona. My cold seemed to break overnight and in any case today was a lay day. All we had to do was eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner, talk to whoever shared our table in the dining car, and watch the scenery … Continue reading Riding the Rails Los Angeles to San Antonio
Our Final Day in Los Angeles, California.
SUNDAY 4TH MAY 2025 Somewhere in our brief three night three day stay in Los Angeles we mastered their public transport system. In West Hollywood it was the bus. When we went downtown, as we did on this day, it was the subway. What we didn't always master was walking in the correct direction on … Continue reading Our Final Day in Los Angeles, California.
GWEN WILSON The Reluctant Retiree 