Welcome to MagBazPictures
From the Travels of Barry and Margaret Williamson
www.magbaztravels.com
  • Introduction
  • How to View a Gallery
  • Security and Safety in the Motorhome
  • Motorhomes, Vans, Caravans & Bikes
    • Four Winds Motorhome
    • Fleetwood Flair Motorhome
    • Carado T337 Motorhome
    • Mercedes Sprinter Van
    • VW Crafter Van
    • Bailey Ranger Caravan
    • Lunar Quasar Caravan
    • Paul Hewitt Touring Bikes
  • Round the World Journeys
    • Cycling across the Northern USA
    • Cycling across the Southern USA
    • Cycling in New Zealand
    • Cycling across Australia
    • A Complete Circuit of Australia
    • Australia Coast to Coast
    • Travels in South Africa
    • Travels in North India
    • Travels in South India
    • Travels in Thailand
    • Travels in Cambodia
    • Travels in Laos
    • Travels in Burma
    • Travels in HongKong
    • Travels in Malaysia
  • Around the Edge of Europe
    • Cycling Israel & Palestinian Territory
    • Travels in Albania
    • Travels in Malta
    • Travels in Morocco
    • Travels in Tunisia
    • Travels in Turkey
    • In the Former Yugoslavia >
      • In Bosnia-Herzogovina
      • In Croatia
      • In Macedonia
      • In Montenegro
      • In Slovenia
  • Cycling
    • The 2015 Wolds Challenge
    • Our Cycling in Europe
    • The Ian Hibell Corner
  • Birds
  • Norway Summer 2011
    • Sights & Sounds
  • Travels in 2012
    • Italy April 2012 >
      • Assisi
      • Sienna
      • Pisa
    • Ireland 2012
    • Scotland 2012 >
      • Annat in Torridon
      • Ardnamurchan Peninsula
      • Commando Memorial
      • Cycling
      • Glencoe
      • Highland Games
      • Loch Lomond
      • Loch Ewe
      • Mountains and Glens
      • Sound of Mull
    • Germany Autumn 2012 >
      • Bridge at Remagen
      • Cycling the Rhine
      • Cycling the Moselle
      • Cycling the Neckar
      • Cycling the Danube
    • France Winter 2012 >
      • The Stones of Carnac
      • On the Atlantic Coast
  • Travels in 2013
    • Spain Winter 2013 >
      • Castles >
        • 1. Xavier Castle
        • 2. Loarre Castle
        • 3. Montearagon Castle
        • 4. Monzon Castle
        • 5. Ainsa Castle
        • 6. Lleida Castle
        • 7. Miravet Castle
        • 8. Tortosa Castle
        • 9. Peniscola Castle
        • 10. Morella Castle
        • 11. Valderrobres Castle
        • 12. Siurana Castle
      • Evro Delta
      • Fonz Village
      • Pamplona & the Pyrenees >
        • Pamplona
        • In the Pyrenees
        • Village Life
        • On the Road
      • Ermita del Calvari
      • Santuario de Torreciudad
      • Toledo
      • Montfrague National Park
      • Plasencia
      • Caceres
      • Merida: The Roman Town
      • Merida: The Museum
      • Cycling
    • Portugal Spring 2013 >
      • In the Alentejo
      • Marvao Castle
      • Beira Station
      • Castelo de Vide
      • Roman Ammaia
      • Ancient Stones
      • The Marble Towns
    • Spain Again Spring 2013 >
      • Puebla de Sanabria
      • Picos de Europa
      • Out and About
    • Yorkshire Moors 2013
    • Spring in Ireland 2013 >
      • Glendalough
      • Mizen Head
      • Sheep's Head Peninsula
      • Castlehaven Castle
      • Drombeg Stone Circle
      • Valentia Island
      • Ancient Stones
      • Roscrae Town
    • Germany Summer 2013 >
      • Cycling in Germany
      • Hann Munden Town
      • East Germany Today
      • Heringen White Mountain
      • Buchenwald Concentration Camp
    • Austria Summer 2013 >
      • Mauthausen Concentration Camp
      • On the Danube
    • Italy Winter 2013 >
      • Pompeii
      • Paestum
      • Herculaneum
  • Travels in 2014
    • Sicily in the Winter >
      • Camping Luminoso
      • Scarabeo Sea Wall
      • In the Cava d'Ispica
      • The Cava d'Ispica Site
      • At Noto Antica
      • Ancient Morgantina
      • Ancient Palazzolo Acreide
      • Castello Donnafugata
      • Castelbuono
      • Oliveri on the Beach
      • Ancient Tyndaris
      • Ferry from Messina
    • Return to Greece 2014 >
      • Ferry into Patras
      • Cycling in Greece
      • Around Ionion Beach
      • Chlemoutsi Castle
      • Around Finikounda
      • The Last Walk of Aris
      • Pylos Old Castle
      • Ancient Messini
      • Methoni Castle
      • Chapel of Prophet Ilias
      • Onoufrios Catacombs
      • Byzantine Mystras
      • Ancient Sparta
      • Areopoli Cycle Ride
      • Anavriti Cycle Ride
      • Leonidio Cycle Ride
      • Monemvasia Cycle Ride
      • Mani Cycle Ride
      • In the Mani Peninsula
    • Germany 2014 >
      • Xanten
      • Cycling the Rhine
      • Cycling the Lahn
      • Cycling the Moselle
      • Cycling the Spree
      • Visit to Dresden
      • Visit to Colditz
    • Bulgaria 2014 >
      • Sakar Hills Camping
      • Biser Village
    • Greece 2014 >
      • On the Road 2014
      • Zampetas Motorhomes
      • Northern Mountains
      • Transhumance
      • Chlemoutsi Castle
      • At Ionion Beach
      • The Fallen Tree
      • Southern Mountains
      • Dimitsana Museum
      • Karitena Castle
      • Spartan Oranges
      • Gerolimenas Port
  • Travels in 2015
    • Greece Spring 2015 >
      • In the Peloponnese
      • The Temple of Apollo
      • Nea Figalia
      • Pylos & Methoni
      • Boza, Paralia & Archangelos
      • Around Monemvasia
      • Elona Monastery
      • Mounain Village of Kosmas
      • Sarandi Beach
      • Ancient Tiryns
      • Ancient Corinth
    • Germany in April 2015 >
      • Dachau Concentration Camp
      • Sulzemoos Dealer
      • Cycling the Rhine
    • France in April 2015 >
      • The Armistice Train
    • Scotland May 2015 >
      • Dunnet Head & Duncansby Head
    • Grand Tour of North Wales and North England >
      • Ironbridge, Langollen & Liverpool
      • Wensleydale, Tan Hill & Brough Castle
      • Rievaulx & Kirkham Abbey
      • Bridlington & Bempton Cliffs
      • NY Moors Train & Whitby
    • Netherlands June 2015 >
      • Dutch Midsummer Carnival
    • Sweden July 2015 >
      • Stromsund Museum
      • On the Arctic Circle
      • The Lille Lula Gorge
      • On the Finnish Border
    • Norway August 2015 >
      • Reindeer in the North
      • Havoysund
      • Mehamn
      • Slettnes Lighthouse
      • Kjollefjord
      • Berlevag
      • Batsfjord and Hamninberg
      • Vaggatem
    • Finland August 2015 >
      • In the Far North
      • Matkatupa
      • Hattuvaara
      • Reindeer
      • Raate War Museum
    • Estonia >
      • Palmse
    • Poland 2015 >
      • Treblinka Extermination Camp
      • Majdanek Concentration Camp
      • Sobibor Extermination Camp
      • Belzec Extermination Camp
    • Hungary 2015 >
      • Camping Tokaj
      • Tokaj Wine Festival
    • Romania 2015 >
      • Sapanta & Merry Cemetery
      • Voronets Painted Monastery
      • Humor Painted Monastery
      • On the Road
    • Bulgaria 2015
    • Greece Winter 2015 >
      • Ultimate Peloponnese Tour
      • Ancient Mycenae
      • Plaka & Leonidiio
      • Around Finikounda
      • Catacombs near Methoni
  • Travels in 2016
    • Greece Winter 2016 >
      • Pylos Castle
    • Netherlands 2016 >
      • Netherlands & Brexit
      • City of Gouda
      • Grebbeberg: National Monument
      • Cycling in the Netherlands
      • Guide to Dutch Cycling
    • Germany Summer 2016 >
      • Soest
      • Hann Munden
      • Jena Camping
      • Coswig
      • Wittenberg
    • Poland Summer 2016 >
      • Swiecie Castle
      • Swiecie Camping
    • Sweden Summer 2016 I >
      • Karlsborg Paratroop Base
      • Lovberga Camping
      • River Pitea Free Camping
      • Jokkmokk Sami Church
      • Karesuando Town
      • Karesuando Camping
      • Jarama Fortifications
    • Norway Summer 2016 >
      • Skibotn
      • Ramfjord Camping
      • Cycling from Ramfjord
      • The City of Tromso
      • Ferry to Senja
      • Senja Island
      • The Battle for Narvik
    • Sweden Summer 2016 II >
      • On the Arctic Circle
      • Arjeplog
      • Old Sawmill
      • On the Wilderness Way
      • Bears (with Paddington)
      • Jormvattnet Camp and Cycling
      • The Alanas Fortifications
      • Hammerdal Village
      • Hammerdal Camping
      • Camping Traporten
    • France Winter 2016 >
      • Fouras
      • Itxassou Village
      • Itxassou Church
      • Itxassou Camping
      • Espelette
      • Ainhoa
      • Hopital St Blaise
      • La Bastide Clairence
      • Bidache Chateau
      • Sauvettere de Bearn
    • Spain Winter 2016 >
      • Puerto de Ibaneta
      • Biescas & Hotel La Rambla
      • Balneario de Panticosa
      • Col du Pourtalet
  • Travels in 2017
    • Spain Winter 2017 >
      • Pamplona
      • Navajas
      • Aranjuez
      • Plasencia Town and River
      • Monfrague National Park
      • Roman Merida
      • Spain-Portugal Border
      • Salamanca
      • Segovia
      • Storks in Soria
      • Easter Thursday
    • Portugal Spring 2017 >
      • Around Marvao
      • Castelo de Vide
      • Idanha a Nova
      • Guarda
    • Ireland Spring 2017 >
      • Kilkenny
      • Kells Priory
      • Cashel Rock
      • Cashel Hore Abbey
      • Cashel Town
      • Around Skibbereen
      • Mizen Head
      • Margaret & John
    • Scotland Spring 2017 >
      • Sea Life Sanctuary
      • Croft on Skye
    • Sweden Summer 2017 >
      • Hammerdal Cabin Life
      • Camping at Ojaby
      • Hjalmseryd Old Church
      • Leksand Town & Camping
      • Ljusdal Old Town
      • Vilhelmina Camping
      • Slagnas Rail & River
    • Finland Autumn 2017 >
      • Entering Finland
      • Camping Kuukiuru
      • War Museum
      • Nurmes
      • Ilomantsi
    • Estonia Autumn 2017 >
      • Palmse Restaurant & Camping
      • Saka Cliff Manor
    • Poland Autumn 2017 >
      • Bialowieza Forest
      • Sobibor Extermination Camp
      • Wlodawa Synagogue
      • Zakopane
    • Slovakia 2017 >
      • Dargov Pass
      • Hotel Aqua Maria
    • Hungary 2017 >
      • Thermal Camping Hajduszoboszlo
    • Romania 2017 >
      • Hungarian - Romanian Border
    • Bulgaria Winter 2017 >
      • Kromidovo Camping & Town
    • Greece Winter 2017 >
      • Lake Kerkini
      • Mountain Road: Lamia to Agrinio
      • Ionion Beach & Around
      • Finikounda & Around
      • Mystraki: The Village
      • Mystraki: The House on the Hill
      • Petalidi Port
      • Venetian Tower near Finikounda
      • Ag Theodora
      • Camping Thines Flood
      • Olives: From Tree to Oil
      • Methoni Xmas Music
      • Methoni Castle
      • Koroni Castle
  • Travels in 2018
    • Greece Winter 2018 >
      • A Cat Called Sooty
      • Finikounda Flood
      • Pylos Wave Blessing
      • Ancient Messini
      • Old Methoni
      • Ionion Beach Renewed
    • Albania 2018
    • Montenegro 2018
    • The Neum Enclave 2018
    • England 2018 >
      • Carham and Wark
      • Rivington & Winter Hill
      • Leyland Fish Camp
      • Langdale End on NY Moors
      • Cycling in England 2018
    • Scotland 2018 >
      • A Croft on Skye Revisited
    • P&O Ferry Hull - Zeebrugge
    • Belgium 2018 >
      • Bruges (Brugge)
    • France 2018 >
      • World War One Battlefiends >
        • Poet Alan Mackintosh
        • Orival Wood Cemetery
        • Cambrai Tank Museum
        • Cantaing Memorial
      • Strasbourg City
      • Strasbourg Xmas Market
      • Strasbourg Jewish Cemetery
    • Germany 2018 >
      • Donaueschingen
      • Garmisch-Partenkirken
    • Italy 2018 >
      • Chiusa
      • Rimini
    • Minoan Ferry Italy-Greece
  • Travels in 2019
    • Travel Highlights of 2019
    • The Three-Country Ride
    • Greece 2019 >
      • Igoumenitsa
      • Cats in Igoumenitsa
      • Wave Blessing
      • Volt Shimano Bicycles
      • Acheron Nekromanteion
      • Kyllinis, Kastro & Arcoudi
      • Vartholomio Train
      • The Eleousa Monastery
      • Gastouni Church
      • Salt&Pepper Restaurant
      • Glyfa Harbour
      • Sidirokastro Town
    • England 2019 >
      • The Passing Scene
      • Motorhome Names!!!
    • Germany 2019
    • Bulgaria 2019 >
      • Memories of Bulgaria
      • Land Rovers, Romans & Thracians
      • Camping Eco Batak
      • Batak Town & Around
    • Poland 2019 >
      • The Wolf's Lair (Hitler's Wartime Home)
    • Estonia 2019 >
      • Lamemaa National Park
    • Finland 2019 >
      • Porvoo Old Town
      • Lapeenranta Sand Sculpture
      • Easternmost Point in the EU
      • Finland at War with Russia
      • Along the Belarus Border
      • Camping Kuusamo Portti
      • Lunch on the Arctic Circle
      • In and Around Matkatupa
      • Northernmost Point
    • Greece Winter 2019 >
      • Finikounda: The Cycling Capital of Greece
    • North Wales >
      • Pandy
      • Williamsons
  • Margaret and Barry's Early Lives
  • Memories of Journeys Past
  • The Pendle Bike Rack

Margaret and Barry's Early Lives

Locked down, locked in and locked up by the panicked response of England's excuse for a Government to the Coronavirus, there was plenty (indeed too much) time to collect, collate, process and think what to do with the results of many long years of photography. Here are but two of the results using technology not previously available to us.

Margaret's collage spans her first 25 years; Barry's begins in mid-teens and is restricted to what he calls 'formative' activities. These very different early experiences nevertheless led us into 33 years of joint endeavour, including the last 25 years of full-time travel summarised in our website: www.magbaztravels.

Margaret's First Twenty-Five Years

From Baby to Bride!
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​       Captions for the Photographs
  1. September 1950: Aged 17 months at Sandway, Thornton Gate, Rossall Beach, Cleveleys: where I was born
  2. May 1951: Aged 2 years, with Monty at Sandway  
  3. June 1951: With Daddy and brother Alan at Sandway
  4. June 1951: Ice creams in Jubilee Gardens, Cleveleys, with Granny & Grandad Kelsall and Alan
  5. 1952: A Sand-Grown’un on Cleveleys Beach
  6. 1954: With the fairy off the Christmas tree at Wave Crest, Beach Road, Cleveleys: the Boarding House that was home from age 3 to 10  
  7. 1959: Riding the Beach Road donkeys (Silver and Billy), with Cousin Alison Kelsall
  8. 1959: At Swanley in Kent with Mum and baby Andrew Sparkes, first child of my half-sister Brenda
  9. 1964: Guide Camp at Bowness in the Lakes, with Jennifer Ridgeway and good friend Pat Townsend
  10. September 1966: A term at school in Germany, with Magda and Christel Betsch, the daughters of my host family in Nagold, Black Forest  
  11. 1966: My first passport photo, in Fleetwood Grammar School uniform, ready for the term in Germany
  12. September 1969: The archaeological excavation of the Roman site Colonia Ulpia Trajana at Xanten on the Lower Rhine, directed by Herr Professor Dr Dr Binding of Cologne University (in the Lederhosen) and run by Bernhardt (in the trench): I joined a group of German students working here for the summer vacation  
  13. May 1970: Finals time, taken at St Mary’s College, University of Durham
  14. Durham Cathedral on Palace Green above the old Water Mill, site of the Archaeology Department and many a fascinating tutorial with Professor Eric Birley  
  15. 1st August 1970: Wedding Day, with Peter Gorrie at St John’s, Little Thornton
  16. 1972: With Peter in a lock on the Thames, securing Schedar – the houseboat that was our first home  

Barry's Formative Years

Cycling, Climbing, Sailing, Motorcycling, RAF, Hong Kong, Studying, Teaching, India
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​A Key to the Pictures

  1. Malton, North Yorkshire: At the Youth Hostel for a Christmas with the Hull Cyclists Touring Club
  2. The Yorkshire Dales: Uphill near Hawes with the Hull Cyclists Touring Club
  3. Market Rasen, Lincolnshire: In student days, stopped yet again by the roadside for repairs to my motorbike
  4. Buttermere, The Lake District: Driving the minibus, camped with the East Yorkshire Mountaineering Club
  5. Madras (now Chennai): At the Technical Teachers’ Training Institute with my group of Indian counterparts, re-writing the South Indian Polytechnics’ Physics Curriculum
  6. Glencoe, Scottish Highlands: Beneath Buachaille Etive Mòr with the East Yorkshire Mountaineering Club
  7. RAF Hednesford, Staffordshire: Among 21 recruits and our drill instructor on Cannock Chase for National Service basic training - bull s*i* and square-bashing
  8. Beverley, East Yorkshire: Winter riding towards the Minster with the Hull Cyclists Touring Club
  9. Madras (now Chennai), Southern India: With Murdoch MacKenzie, the charismatic Minister of St Andrew’s Kirk in that city
  10. The Isle of Skye: Free climbing in the Cuillin Mountains
  11. The Isle of Skye: With Charlie on the Cuillin Ridge in Winter
  12. Agra, Northern India: On a first visit to the Taj Mahal
  13. The Isle of Skye: On the Cioch (‘Breast’ in Gaelic) on the face of Sron na Ciche in the Cuillin Mountains above Glen Brittle
  14. RAF Honington, Suffolk: Reading upside down, demob-happy at the Cold War V-Bomber base, my final posting
  15. Stanage Edge, Peak District: Near Sheffield, a 3.5-mile-long Pennine gritstone edge and a favourite place to meet for the East Yorkshire Mountaineering Club
  16. Norfolk Broads: Sailing was a regular part of student life, financed by Summer jobs as a bus conductor in Bridlington
  17. RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong: Serving with the Far East Air Force, three of us formed our very own cycling club in order to explore the New Territories
  18. Mahabalipuram, South India: In the Shore Temple, part of a long line of Hindu monuments carved from the rock of the sea cliffs on the Coromandel Coast
  19. RAF Hednesford, Staffordshire: Preparing for a route march and night exercise (a mock attack) on Cannock Chase




















































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