Indulge me, no seriously indulge me, as we take Farther’s Day Travels around the world.
We went no farther than the Iberian Peninsula back in the day with my Dear Old Dad but it felt like a new world.
The excitement of the beach, an Orangina and even drinking from a porron.
A Spanish omelette and Chupa Chups lollies rather than cheapie chips at home.
Our favourite place was, and still is, Ireland.
Next door, but in Co. Donegal, Ireland’s most remote county which was then like going back in time, revisiting history.
Capital gains
When it came to my time though the world had shrunk, largely due to budget airlines.
And so we were able to take the decision to take our eating monsters to some of the world’s great capitals.
London and Paris, Rome and New York and sunspots Majorca and Turkey and Bulgaria.
Father’s Day has become a bigger fixture on our calendar over the years.
And the pressure has built to reward our Dear Old Dads with more than just a Hallmark or Clinton card.
Just the ticket
And so our inbox has been crammed with Father’s Day Travel offers.
We’ll not go through them here particularly as we’re in the day that’s in it.
So, if you’ve been caught out by time and found you’ve not got your father a giftie today.
Give him a call, or better still a Zoom, and let him tell you one of those embarrassing stories of you as a kiddie.
Or do as my own Son and Heir has done and give you a date to look forward to.
Such as a football match, with Himself offering the prospect of a Premier League football match from his base in London.
That’s the game
And the best way to get from one end of Britain to the next, like it or loathe it, is by coach, or plane.
And because I’ll be on a limited schedule then it’ll be the plane.
Now because if you don’t ask you won’t get then may I be cheeky and float a cherry on top, an airline voucher.
Ryanair has such a thing too… and the good news is it’ll mean you’ll get more time with me.
It’s just a little bit more, Farther’s Day Travels, if you will.
Happy Father’s Day, my own Dear Old Dad and thanks for still looking down on us all.
MEET YOU ON THE ROAD
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