I thought I’d ticked Spain off the bucket list years ago… but, my daughter and friends kept insisting “Go to Barcelona! It’s different; you’ll love it!” So finally, we stopped for a visit… Oh, what a delight! What a colourful, creative, delicious and easy city to graze in for a week! Day 1 – We […]
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My Big Fat Greek Holiday
♪♫Mamma Mia, how can I resist you? ♫♪♫ Of course there are no signs or directions! So we asked around and played a bit of follow the leader before lining up…. at the wrong boat! After a quick discussion made up of quizzical looks, Greek gesturing and s-l-o-w English (yes, it’s coming along well thanks […]
Countdown
What things do you look forward to when you’re heading off on a trip? I’m about to escape from an Aussie winter and wing my way to where the cockles of my heart shall be ignited by a young friend’s gorgeous summer wedding in London. The plan after that is to just play castaway for […]
Q&A: Siberian Sojourn
Seven Questions Only What did you expect to see? Gulags, frozen peasants and snow! Ok, so I needed an update since watching Dr Zhivago but isn’t that why we travel? What did you find? Not a gulag or peasant, frozen or otherwise, in sight! It’s a […]
Ode to Munich
(Sung to The Twelve Days of Christmas) And we’ll celebrate and buy another beer! On the first day in Munich, my new friends said to me, “We’ll celebrate and buy another beer!” On the second day in Munich, my new friends said to me, “Scrap the glockenspiel, And we’ll celebrate and buy […]