alec

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Member since Mar 29, 2018
11 trips
49,961 kms travelled
47 countries visited
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About @alectrevor

86 years old • Male • retired

Was a member on Virtual Tourist for over 11 years till its demise ,then 2years on Travbuddy tlll close. Hope to come across old friends here. I have visited 47 countries in Europe by train, bus and ferry.

Hobbies:
travel, watching football on tv
Favourite places:
Istanbul, St Petersburg, Zermatt, Salou. Sibiu.

A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles.

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Two Days in Liverpool - Merseyside
Caen France - Northern France
Anfield Stadium - Liverpool
Crich Tramway Village. - Derbyshire
Cyprus - Divided Island
Around Switzerland - Several trips
Around Norway - Above the Artic Circle.
Romania - Eastern Europe
City of York England - 2000 years of history
Some of the Little trains of Wales - Porthmadog
Journey on FEVE Narrowgauge RailwaySpain - 9 Days with 6 stopovers. 2014
Around England. - Mostly northern England.
ST.PETERSBURG AND VYBORG RUSSIA - Large and Small cities
ISLAND OF SARDINIA - SECOND LARGEST ISLAND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
ISTANBUL TURKEY - West meets East
ISLAND OF CORSICA - France Island
Mount Snowdon Railway Wales UK - Highest mountain in Wales
National Slate Museum Wales UK - Llanberis Wales.
Eye of York UK - Castle Area
Skopje Macedonia - Pleasent Surprise
Torun Poland - A Delight
Balearic Islands in Mediterranean Sea. - Majorca an Menorca.
Montenegro and Croatia. - Adriatic coast
Northern Portugal - Lisbon, Braga, Porto, and Guimaraes
Toledo Spain - Beutiful Toledo
Corfu and Athens - day trip to albania
Bulgaria - Varna, Golden Sands, Plovdiv, and Sofia.-------CLICK ON SMALL PHOTO FOR INFO.
MALTA - Mediterranean Island -----CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO.
S0RRENTO ITALY - Good base. -----------CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFORMATION.
CRETE - Island------ CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO.
BALTIC STATES - Lithuania ,Latvia, Estonia.
SLOVENIA - Ljubjana Ljubljana,, Piran,,Bled. . -------CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO.
BERCHTESGADEN AND EAGLES NEST GERMANY. - Obersalzberg -------CLICK ON THE SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFORMATION.
ZAGREB CROATIA - Zagreb
SALZBERG AUSTRIA - Music
BUDAPEST HUNGARY - Buda CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFORMATION
PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC - CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFORMATION
KARLOVY VARY CZECH REPUBLIC - CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFORMATION.
GREEK ISLANDS AND TURKEY - Rhodes, Kos, Marmaris and Bodrum.-----CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO.
Train Engines of Europe - CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFORMATION
SOME FERRIES OF EUROPE - CLICK ON THE SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO.
FRANCE - Mostly Brittany
TRIER GERMANY - Rhineland- Palatinate CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO.
ENGLAND LAKE DISTRICT - NATIONAL PARK----CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO.
SCARBOROUGH YORKSHIRE - TWO BAYS
POLAND - Centre of Europe ---CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO.
CANTERBURY AND DOVER ENGLAND - kent
BED AND BREAKFAST - York
KUTNA HORA CZECH REPUBLIC - Them Bones
LVIV (Lvov) UKRAINE - Western Ukraine
HAMELIN GERMANY - Rats
WEMBLEY STADIUM LONDON - 2007
GIBRALTAR - Rock
WUPPERTAL SUSPENSION RAILWAY GERMANY - Hanging about
Montserrat Spain - Monastery
BARCELONA SPAIN - Catalonia
EUROPEAN BORDER VILLAGES. - France and Spain--------CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO.
N.R.M. RAILWAY MUSEUM YORK - Best Musem
LOW COUNTRIES EUROPE - Benelux
GERMAN TECHNICALMUSEUM BERLIN - Trains, cars, planes,printing ,brewery, telecommmunications , windmill.
YORKSHIRE AIR MUSEUM YORK - WW1 to present day.
BUSES AND TRAMS - Getting around.
MOLLI TRAIN GERMANY - Great Steam Train.
REICHSTAG DOME BERLIN - CUPOLA
RIVERS and canals of Europe. - Waterways
DEAN"S PARK AT YORK MINSTER. - Surrounds of York Minster
THE SHAMBLES YORK - Medieval street
EXHIBITION SQUARE YORK - Small square plenty to see.
WALLS OF CITY OF YORK ENGLAND - Defence
MUSEUM GARDENS YORK ENGLAND - History
some of MUSEUMS OF YORK ENGLAND. - Some
STONE CATS OF YORK ENGLAND - SOLID
MANSION HOUSE YORK ENGLAND - City house
ARCTIC CIRCLE TRAIN - Spectacular scenery
VALE OF YORK BY BUS - Car.
ST.PETERSBURG AND VYBORG RUSSIA PART 2 - Photos
EPWORTH ENGLAND. - HOME OF METHODISM
JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE YORK ENGLAND. - Back,Under, On , and Front of Stage.
ST.ANTHONY"S HALL YORK ENGLAND. - Medieval.
MATTERHORN - Beautiful Mountain
BEDALE YORKSHIRE - Gateway to the Dales.
1066 Country - Hastings,Battle,Rye.
Lovely COXWOLD Yorkshire. - In lovely countryside.
Lovely Yorkshire village ALDBOROUGH - another pretty village
RIPON, Cathedral City of the Dales. - North Yorkshire
Lovely KNARESBOROUGH Yorkshire. - On the river Nidd.
PATELEY BRIDGE Yorkshire UK - Nidderdale
ILKLEY West Yorkshire England. - Baht " At !
APPLEBY Westmorland, Cumbria England - Dales
KEIGHLEY & WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY. England - Heritage Railway line.
SKIPTON North Yorkshire England. - Historic Market Towns.
SETTLE, North Yorkshire England - Yorkshire Dales
KENDAL Cumbria England - Edge of the lakes.
CLASSICAL BUS, and CHEESE, HAWES ENGLAND - North Yorkshire
KIRKBY STEPHEN Cumbria England - A good place for walks.
SEDBERGH Cumbria England - Booktown
HAWORTH Bronte Village Yorkshire England - A novel day out.
RICHMOND AND REETH North Yorkshire Eng - Jewel
GRASSINGTON AND KETTLEWELL Yorkshire Eng - North Yorkshire. CLICK ON SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO
SUNNY SEPTEMBER IN SCARBOROUGH ENGLAND - Queen of Coast
PENRITH,Heart of Cumbria England. - North West England ----------CLICK ON SMALL PICTURES FOR INFO.
CASTLE HOWARD,( Brideshead) ENGLAND. - Yorkshires Jewel.
HOVINGHAM Yorkshire. Market. - market day
LOVELY WHITBY ENGLAND. - North Yorkshire
TRIP ON NORTHYORK MOORS HERITAGE RAILWAY - Pickering to Grosmont.
MASHAM YORKSHIRE, BREWERY VISIT. - Masham , Market town.----------------CLICK SMALL PHOTOS FOR INFO.
WEST TANFIELD. WHERE ? - Yorkshire----------------CLICK ON SMALL PICTURES FOR INFO.
ASKRIGG. ( Darrowby) and LEYBURN. - Herriot Country.
EDEN CAMP MUSEUM MALTON Yorkshire - Prisoner of war camp now museum
WORLD OF JAMES HERRIOT MUSEUM THIRSK. - World famous vet..
BEAMISH, A LIVING MUSEUM, ENGLAND. - The living outside museum of the North East England
BEAMISM A LIVING MUSEUM , SECOND VISIT. - The living outside museum of the North East England
SPANISH ADVENTURE - Alicante., Denia, Benidorm, Ibiza
ALBANIA, SARANDA AND BUTRINT DAY TRIP. - Ionian sea.
BEER. NO NOT THE DRINK. - Devon England.
CITY OF EXETER, DEVON, ENGLAND. - Historic.
PORTHCURNO,AND MINACK THEATRE, CORNWALL. - Beautiful place.
MOUSEHOLE, CORNWALL, ENGLAND. - Mowzel
LOVELY CORNWALL. ST.IVES AND LOOE. - Seaside resorts.
HISTORIC PUBS OF GOODRAMGATE ,YORK. - Drink in history.
SWISS ALPS RAILWAY, CHUR TO TIRANO - Bernina Express
LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND, WITH SNOW ! - Lake Maggiore
DOMODOSSALA,ITALY. A GEM. - In the Swiss/Italian Alps.
LIECHTENSTEIN, Small Independant Country - Between Switzerland and Austria.>Europe.
SCHAFFHAUSEN,SWITZERLAND.RHINE FALLS. - Northern Switzerland.
CHUR,SWITZERLAND. A Hub. - Alpine city.
COLMAR, ALSACE, FRANCE. - A well preserved city.
ST. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND. - Winter and Summer resort..
5 places in Northern France - Great places.
23 STONEGATE YORK FROM AROUND 1590. - Large timber building
CAEN.AND BAYEUX FRANCE. - Medieval and Modern history.
BRUGGE AND OSTEND BELGIUM. - History and Sand
SLOVAKIA - Bratislava, Poprad, Kosice, Trencin, Spisska Sobota
ROBIN HOODS BAY YORKSHIRE - Picturesque village
GRIMSBY,LINCOLNSHIRE,ENGLAND. - Not grim.
BIT OF LEICESTER, RUTLAND AND STAMFORD - Leicester, Oakham, Uppingham and Stamford.
HELMSLEY YORKSHIRE ,ENGLAND - Pretty Market Town.
LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE ENGLAND. - 2000 years of history
ROCHDALE HOME OF THE CO-OP - Also Gracie.
CITY OF CHESTER ENGLAND - Cheshire
BLAST FROM THE PAST.....EYAM. - Plague village
CITY OF DURHAM ENGLAND - In County Durham.
SCOTTISH / ENGLISH BORDERS. - Berwick,Dunbar, St Abbs, Coldstream. Bamborough
MATLOCK BATH ,DERBYSHIRE ENGLAND - Peak District
BUXTON, SPA TOWN, ENGLAND - Gateway to the Peak District
CAPITAL OF SWITZERLAND, BERN. - Place of statue fountains
LAUTERBRUNNEN ,SWITZERLAND. - Really pretty place
HARTLEPOOL, NAVY MUSEUM,AND A MONKEY. - Monkey hanger !
CONWY,NORTH WALES. UK. - River Dee.
LLANDUDNO,WALES, UK - Goats invade
BETWS-Y-COED WALES. UK. - Beautiful place.
HOLYHEAD AND BANGOR WALES. UK - By train
CAERNARFON, WALES UK. - Royal Town.
ABERYSTWTH Wales. and trips out. - Cardigan Bay
BLAST FROM THE PAST 2. - plague
OXFORD AND BANBURY UK. - Oxfordshire England.
SALISBURY AND WINCHESTER UK. - Cathedral cities.
BALTIC STATES - Lithuania ,Latvia, Estonia.
Jewel of ISLAND OF CORSICA - Bastia
SCANDINAVIA - Norway, Sweden, with Finland
Memories of HELSINKI and PORVOO. - 2010
FEW HOURS IN MALMO SWEDEN. - End of bridge.
DRESDEN IN SAXONY GERMANY. - Risen from the Ashes
GEMS OF ITALY - .Rome, Venice,Pisa, also San Marino and Vatican City.
SAN SEBASTIAN, "DONOSTIA " SPAIN. - Basque region.
CROATIA, DUBROVNIK AND SPLIT. - Beautiful Croatian Coast.
AACHEN, GERMANY - 30 German Kings
SZCZECIN POLAND. - 2 nights
COPENHAGEN DENMARK. - Home of the Little Mermaid.
SCHWERIN ,GERMANY. - 7 Lakes.
LUNEBURG GERMANY. - Lower Saxony.
THREE TRIPS FROM TRIER GERMANY - Charming Saarburg, Cochem and Rudesheim.
BONN, DRACHENFELS, and REMAGEN. - Germany
GOUDA, HOLLAND and BRUGES BELGIUM. - Cheese and canals.
WURZBURG AND BAMBERB GERMANY - 2 lovely towns,.
WURZBURG AND BAMBERG GERMANY - 2 lovely towns,.
CHEB CZECH - Surprise.
ISTANBUL ,TURKEY. - Europe meets Asia.
TURKEY. ----- CESME .ALCATI, AND IZMIR. - Aegean Sea.
TURKEY, MARMARIS AND BODRUM. - EPHESUS.
GREEK ISLANDS, RHODES AND KOS. - Lovely islands of the Turkish Coast.
CESKY BUDEJOVICE,CESKYKUMLUV ,BRNO,CZECH - Czech Republic.
LUXEMBOURG CITY AND ERFURT. ? - Euro Zone
MULHOUSE FRANCE. - Handy for Germany and Swizerland.
TRIP TO LOURDES FRANCE - Tourist
4 LOVELY PLACES IN SPAIN - ALMERIA, MALAGA, CADIZ AND GIRONA.
12 DAYS IN SPAIN. - Santander, Ovieda, Santiago,Granada, Real Madrid, Burgos.
PAPHOS in South Cyprus. - Holiday resort steeped in history.
KYRENIA / GIRNE NORTH CYPRUS. - Magnificent Harbour.
CITY OF NICOSIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CYPRUS - Divided Island
VISP ,SWITZERLAND - 300 days of sunshine.
ZERMATT, SWITZERLAND - Matterhorn and St Niklaus.
ANDERMATT, BRIG, MURTEN, SWITZERLAND. - 3 places worth a visit.
STRASBOURG, FRANCE. - Picturesque old town centre.
QUICK VISITS,3 PLACES IN SWITZERLAND. - Bellinzona, Lucerne and Zurich
PLACE STANISLAS, NANCY FRANCE. - Beautiful Square.
FRANCE, DOL DE BRETAGNE, DINAN, & MOU - 3 places worth a visit.
DEAUVILLE, HONFLUER, GRANVILLE, FRANCE. - 3 Places in northern France.
AMIENS, ROUEN, & LAVAL FRANCE. - 3 places worth a visit.
ORLEANS, LOUVRE,& REIMS, FRANCE. - A week in France.
LOVELY, LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE. - Southwestern France
RENNES AND QUIMPER FRANCE - 2 lovely towns,.
BREST AND VANNES, FRANCE. - Brittanny.
A SHORT THAMES SIDE WALK , LONDON. - Afternoon walk.
CITY OF LA MANS, FRANCE. - 1 Hour Paris.
MUNSTER, GERMANY. - In North Rhine- Westphalia.
HIGH FORCE FALLS ,ENGLAND. - Teesdale, County Durham.
THORNTON-LE-DALE, PRETTIEST VILLAGE . - North Yorkshire UK
RIEVAULX ABBEY,& SUTTON BANK YORKSHIRE. - Lovely North Yorkshire UK.
GOATHLAND, & HUTTON-LE-HOLE.YORKSHIRE. - Two lovely North Yorkshire villages.
WHAT'S IN A NAME ? - Idle
TRIP TO TORTOSA,COSTA DORADA , SPAIN. - Baroque Cathedral
SALOU, COSTA DAURADA, SPAIN. - Lovely seaside resort.
PRINCIPALITY OF ANDORRA - Pyrennes Mountains.
AQUADUCT, PONT DU GARD. FRANCE. - Southern France
ARLES, & CARCASSONNE, FRANCE. - Southern France
YORK RAIL STATION, ENGLAND. - Start and Return.
ODD, STRANGE, FUNNY ? - Or is it me ?
LOVELY TRNAVA, SLOVAKIA. - Day Trip.
AVIGNON, FRANCE - Sur le pont l'avignon.
HONDARRIBIA SPAIN - Pleasant surpise
LEON SPAIN. - North West Spain
PONTEVEDRA, SPAIN - North West Spain
A CORUNA, and LUGO, SPAIN. - Galica
PICTURES OF nearly EVERY COUNTRY BY ME - European counties.
CROATIA, PULA AND ROVINJ. - Two historic and lovely places.
TRIESTE,& LAKE GARDA with Verona Italy. - Memories. !
START AND FINISH. LONDON AND PARIS - Beginning and end of holidays.
MOSTAR, BOSNIA HERZEG0VINA. - on river Nereyva.
SARAJEVO. BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA. - 3 NIGHTS HERE.
HISTORIC FLORENCE ITALY - River Arno.
AN AFTERNOON IN ROCHESTER ,KENT .UK - Great expectations !
ASSISI AND CORTONA, ITALY. HILLTOPS. - Umbria and Tuscany.
MONTREUX & GSTAAD, LOVELY SWITZERLAND. - In the Alps.
SHORT BREAK, GREENWICH,DOVER,CANTERBURY - Ferry ride to Calais
FRANCE, ALBI, NARBONNE & TOULOUSE. - Southern France.
WALES,UK-HAVERFORDWEST,ST.DAVIDS&CARDIFF - Southwest Wales UK.
SHORT BREAK , SHROPSHIRE , ENGLAND. - Shrewsbury and Ludlow
3 LOVELY PLACES IN ANDALUSIA SPAIN. - Ronda, Cordoba, and Seville.
SHORT STAY LLANES SPAIN - Lovely old town
SAN VICENTE de la BARQUERA SPAIN - Lovely place in Cantabria Spain.
VALLADOLID PLUS AVILES SPAIN. - Industrial towns with lovely town centres
MUNICH,BAVARIA GERMANY - Beautiful Bavaria.
BEAUTIFUL BAVARIA, GERMANY. - Schloss Neuschwanstein, Schloss Linderhof, Lake Konigssee, and Oberammergau.
CAMBRIDGE, AND ELY, ENGLAND - Also Newmarket
BRAGA and GUIMARAES, Portugal. - Between mountains
PAMPLONA, in Navarre region SPAIN. - Load of bulls !
FEW HOURS IN SALAMANCA, Spain. - Over 2000 years of history.
ILFRACOMBE AND PLYMOUTH .DEVON - Lovely Devon England
PHOTOS OF 17 ENGLISH CATHEDRALS MY ME - Mostly C of E one RC.
ISLAND OF CORSICA. Repeat. - Ajaccio and Bastia.
MARSEILLE - AIX - TOULON. - Southern France
NORTH MACEDONIA, - SKOPJE - Surprise.
TURKEY ISTANBUL. - A favourite place of mine.
FRANCE, PARIS. - Capital.
COMO, ITALY. & FREIBURG, GERMANY. - Italy and Germany,
ROMANIA, SIBIU. - Lovely Sibiu
ROMANIA, SIGHISOARA. - Place of Towers
ROMANIA, CLUJ. - THEN MY JOURNEY HOME - Fogged off.
ROMANIA, ARAD and TIMISOARA. - Western Romania.
"ON MY WAY " Starts of travels. - Part !
"ON MY WAY! to Greece - Part 2.
"ON MY WAY " 3 - Switzerland
"ON MY WAY home" via LINZ & NURNBERG. - Austria & Germany
"ON MY WAY" Cattolica, Turin, Chambery - Returning from Crete.
"ON MY WAY "-PALERMO AND CATANIA - To Malta.
"ON MY WAY" through SWITZERLAND - Breaking a long journey.
THREE CAPITAL CITIES. - VIENNA, BRATISLAVA, BUDAPEST
MY HOME CITY --YORK ENGLAND. - Lifetime here.
SOME OF THE WINDOWS IN YORK MINSTER - Half the medieval glass in .u.k. in York Minster.
LYME REGIS , but NO DINOSAURS - Jurassic Coast.
RHAETIAN RAILWAY SWITZERLAND. - SWITZERLAND TO ITALY.
ST.MALO,BRITTANY, FRANCE. - Ferries to Channel Islands.
HERM, IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. - British Crown Dependency.
GUERNSEY - CHANNEL ISLANDS. - 2nd largest Channel Island
JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS. - Largest island in group.
MALTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE.--Gem - Don,t miss
Part of REGENTS CANAL, KINGS CROSS, - London.
SHORT VISIT TO LIESTAL & BASEL, - SWITZERLAND
YORK FLOODS 2015 - Before and After. !
City of LE MANS, FRANCE - Northwestern France.
City of RENNES, FRANCE. - Brittany
City of RENNES, FRANCE. - Brittany
CITY OF BREST, FRANCE - North West
CITY OF QUIMPER, FRANCE - Brittany
CITY OF VANNES, FRANCE - Gulf of Morbihan
CITY OF LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE. - Atlantic coast
LANCASTER AND CARNFORTH, ENGLAND. - Lancashire
Bus trips to MORECAMBE & KESWICK. - England.
PIECE HALL, HALIFAX, WEST YORKSHIRE - Historic building.
RAIL STATIONS ,LARGE AND SMALL. - Europe.
CLOCKS, GREAT AND SMALL. - Clocks on my travels.
RHINE FALLS Switzerland&KONSTANZ Germany - Day trips
MORE OF YORK AND Self. - Detailed.
CRICH TRAMWAY VILLAGE MUSEUM. - Derbyshire England.
New Next Door. - Baa.

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