Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (24223)

United Kingdom

Joined myLot 11 years ago

I am a friendly guy who enjoys writing. I love to travel and I love my family. I am not sure but I may be one of the odd people who loves their work too.

Discussions (482)

Gary Marsh's Discussions

Warm, hot, Hotter!

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 22 Jun

We are in the middle of a warm weather system which is due to get hotter for the next few days. It has not been as hot today as they predicted thankfully although last night l never slept a wink. Despite trying to sleep for three...

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The meeting of two Queens!

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 21 Jun

Los Angeles. We arrived at around 06:00 to rendezvous with the original Queen Mary at Long Beach currently used as a Hotel & historical Museum. 10 million rivets were used on the Queen Mary. The Queen Mary was in service between...

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Manzanillo Mexico Rum & Chocolate.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 17 Jun

Manzanillo, Mexico. Manzanillo was our next port of call. It is the busiest port in Mexico handling most of the Pacific cargo. They hold fishing competitions in the port. There are also some beautiful beaches around the town. The...

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rum

chocolate

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The Barking nuisance.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 16 Jun

We have lived in our current house for nearly 30 years in the centre of the town. You can imagine that houses are fairly close together. Our neighbours have ducks, chickens, 7 dogs & 7 cats plus a couple of snakes. For the past...

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Transit the Panama Canal.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 12 Jun

Our original itinerary we were supposed to calling into Curacao but with the invasion of Venezuela imminent the itinerary changed. Because of Maritime law we had to call into a port outside the North American coast to be allowed...

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Ellis Island.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 8 Jun

New York. We arrived in New York at 6AM but port authorities did not give clearance for people to disembark until 8AM. Every single passenger has to get off the ship irrespective if you had decided to go into New York or not....

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What to do with 9 days at sea?

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 7 Jun

Transatlantic. 9 days at sea. Southampton to New York. We turned up to board the ship at 12:30. I had ordered a minibus to take us there as we had 12 suitcases plus carry-on bags including enough medicines to keep a hospital...

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Queen Mary 2

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 6 Jun

Queen Mary 2. Queen Mary 2 is owned by the Cunard Line & is the only Ocean liner left in the world. She was built in France at the Chantiers de Atlantique ship yard in Saint- Nazaire. She was at the time the largest cruise...

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I am back from my travels!

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 5 Jun

I have not been around for several months as l have just returned from another world cruise. I left at the beginning of January & returned on 30th of April. I had the most fantastic time on board the Queen Mary 2 visiting all...

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Happy New Year!

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 30 Dec

I thought l should pop in to wish everyone a very Happy & Healthy New Year 2026 & I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Just to let everyone know l am going on another World cruise starting next week for four months. It has...

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Apple Pie. Whats not to like!

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 22 Aug

This time of the year there is usually an abundance of Apples as we come to the end of summer. Apple pies were invented in England in the 14th Century & various European countries had their own variations of Apple pies. In France...

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Passport woes!

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 5 Aug

ACTUAL PASSPORT LETTER: This, apparently, is an actual letter received by the UK Passport Office. The hoops we have to go just to get a new passport! No wonder he was furious. (NB: I have removed most of the swear words.) Dear...

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Shock at the Supermarket.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 2 Aug

I know groceries are getting more expensive but yesterday l was absolutely horrified. A visit to the supermarket yesterday was a nightmare. Friday being a very busy shopping day my daughter picked me up & took me to one of the...

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Complaints to travel agents.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 29 Jul

As if the complaints to councils were bad enough spare a thought for these poor travel agents. Honestly some people should not be in possession of a passport. Complaints: A tourist at a top African game lodge overlooking a...

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travel agents

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Council complaints!

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 28 Jul

This appeared on my time line something I had shared to years ago which I found hilarious & I am sharing with you. Only in Britain -Complaints to Councils Extracts from letters written by council tenants: 1. It's the dogs...

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Tokyo Metropolitan building.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 24 Jul

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. This building was quite near our hotel. At 243 metres high it has two observation decks in both towers giving fantastic views in Tokyo & far beyond. It is free to go up to the observation...

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Shinkansen

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 23 Jul

Shinkansen. Japan is famous for the Shinkansen train otherwise known as the bullet train. They are specially designed to go very fast. They have special sensors on the train to stop it instantly if there are any tremors from the...

shinkansen

super fast travel

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Mount Fuji.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 22 Jul

Mount Fuji. The most famous association with Japan is Mount Fuji. Mount Fiji is an active volcano & the tallest mountain in Japan. The last eruption was in the 1700’s. It can be seen for miles around unfortunately not by us. The...

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Japan.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 20 Jul

I have finally done it. Japan has been on one of my places to visit list for many years. I have to say it was better than I thought it would be. We flew from London to Tokyo & had 2 days there before joining a cruise for 11 days...

japan

temples

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It's a bank Holiday today.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24223) • United Kingdom 26 May 25

Today is a bank holiday in the UK. Officially there are 8 bank holidays each year with some variations in the UK. England & Wales have 8, Scotland has 9 & Northern Ireland has 10. This bank holiday is late spring bank holiday or...

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