Town Square
If you think us Aussies know how to drink beer - we have since discovered that the Czech Republic leaves us for dead. Apparently beer has been brewed here…
Its nearing the stage where we constantly need to keep asking where are we? What day is it? Four months of constant travel can obviously result in total disorientation. Well…
View from castle at dinner time
Austria - what an unforeseen surprise and what a beautiful country to navigate by train. Stunning scenery, friendly people and easy travelling. The rail journey…
Not really indicative of Venice
Did you realise that you can walk everywhere in Venice? You do not actually need ever catch a boat. That the train station is connected to…
Aqueduct outside Lucca
Although I didn't enjoy the book all that much, Frances Mayes "Under the Tuscan Sun" did kick-start a desire to spend time in the Tuscan region of Italy.…
We have just arrived in Italy and no kidding both my handbag and shoes have just broken. Handbag yesterday. Shoes today. Obviously some retail therapy god is looking over me…
Arles amphitheatre
For the past six days Arles a city full of Roman treasures located in Provence, Southern France has been living up to its reputation and providing us with glorious…
Oh Bordeaux! An edifying two night visit to the city of wine and we have come away not only more knowledgeable about this nectar but so very impressed with this…
I think we have stumbled into castle wonderland and no - that's not the rosé talking. Last week we caught the super fast TGV from Paris to Bordeaux. It took…
We have been in Paris for 5 days now and our ears have become immune to the constant wail of sirens. As I type - Frances' new president - Emmanuel…
Its Wednesday 10th May and we have just arrived in Paris. The past week has been spent enjoying the amazing hospitality of family - and catching up with "the kids"!…
It's Wednesday 26 April and tomorrow at approximately 8am we will be disembarking at Southampton. Yesterday on Arcadias back deck, Anzac Day was marked by a minutes silence and a…
When embarking on a world cruise such as this, one irrefutable fact is that the itinerary has already been decided for you and too bad if you do not want…
Turn on your television and eventually if you watch the news - you are going to hear something about how debt ridden Greece is, how badly the global financial crisis…
So we last left off just having been spat out of the Suez Canal and full steam ahead for the Greek Islands. When we initially booked this journey - our…