With my European pals in Washington DC

  • Levy (Hungarian)
  • Derek (Polish)
  • Frank (Russian)​

Camp Destinations & Day Trips

  • Columbia University - Manhattan NY
  • Camp Scatico - Elizaville NY
  • Red Hook NY
  • Boston MA (day trip)
  • Hyde Park NY (day trip)
  • Washington DC (day trip)


Travel After Camp

  • Red Hook NY
  • Provincetown, Cape Cod MA
  • Newport VT
  • Martha's Vineyard MA
  • Quebec City, Canada
  • Montreal, Canada
  • Albany NY
  • Pittsfield MA
  • Red Hook NY
  • Manhattan NY
  • Return from JFK NY


Clicking this link opens a PDF containing travel maps of the above trips.

​Camp Scatico: 1993

Shortly after I'd finished at university when aged twenty-three, I spent the summer at a summer camp in New York State.  I kept a diary of my time at Camp Scatico, which can be viewed by following this link.

I transcribed the letters exchanged between myself and my mother while I was at camp and during post-camp travels, follow this link to open a consolidated PDF of them.​

Facing reality near Montreal - a car breakdown where all of the garage repair staff claimed they couldn't speak English

My home (including wardrobe)

The Capital Building​

My American homeys

  • Floyd
  • Charles

My main job was camp driver - of a Pontiac Parisienne station wagon

My other job on camp

  • Mr Mop

Admiring my dream vehicle

The Lincoln Memorial​

My home for the summer

including a wardrobe - my rucksack!