The beautiful little island of Ithaca plays a pivotal role in the Greek classic The Odyssey, but it’s still as wonderful in the present.
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Coney colour
There’s so much to see at the colourful Coney Island that it warrants two posts! We take a wander around Luna Park the largest of the amusement parks, full of high octane, scream inducing, rides. Steeplechase Park was an amusement park created by George C. Tilyou which operated from 1897 to 1964. It was theContinue reading “Coney colour”
Coney island
Our next iconic trip is to the home of cheesy Americana nostalgia – Coney Island!! I’ve grown up on US TV shows and films that reference this mythical seaside hot spot and it represents to me the golden heyday of technicolor America – and I am not disappointed! Coney Island is actually a series ofContinue reading “Coney island”