Category Archives: Europe

Wall to wall sunshine!  Quick coffee and croissant with Dot.  She related to me her experiences last night with her Nepalese family.  “They took me to that special mountain – it was amazing!”  I’m so glad she was able to do … Continue reading →

Lazy day….soooo hot, we didn’t feel like braving the crowds, traffic and heat of Rome today.  We enjoyed a nice coffee and croissant on the decking outside our bungalow and just chatted and updated stuff.  Before we knew it hunger pangs … Continue reading →

Dot and I had decided to lie in and just relax in the morning.  I took the opportunity of putting up a couple more blog posts as I have got so behind.  Around midday we took the shuttle bus into … Continue reading →

Good hearty English breakfast plus continental!  As I drank my juice, I watched the cook in the kitchen crack about two dozen eggs with such skill!  Scrambled eggs on toast, sausages, bacon…. fruit juice, toast and honey, pineapple and melon … Continue reading →

Comfortable night in this little twin cabin.  I noticed a bunk pulls down for a third if required.  I am at a reasonably quiet end of the site and am away from the restaurant that turns into a nightclub later … Continue reading →

I thought I’d booked a private single room but shared it last night, and possibly the night before, going by the evidence on arm and face. But last night I heard the high-pitched buzzing round my ear. I had been … Continue reading →

I wake to one of my shutters banging… a little cooler and cloudy as I look out, but am cheered as I notice in the little terracotta tiled window in the roof opposite, a large jar containing artists brushes. So … Continue reading →

Church bells replace cowbells… well it is Sunday! There are just so many churches in Venice; I should really find out how many. As I skirted the island in the Vaporetto last night I noticed a skyline full of spires … Continue reading →

Just woken up from a snooze back on the road to find we’re in a traffic jam on the freeway – hopefully brief. Yes we’re off again. Apsley Ski Lodge was very comfortable and Jimmy the owner was most accommodating. … Continue reading →

Around 9pm last night the dark clouds began to illuminate from behind and there were gentle rumbles of thunder. It was quite spectacular to watch above the mountains. The guy who runs this hostel, who is from East London, joined … Continue reading →