Oxford
Yesterday I uttered those words I never thought would leave my lips "I think I have had enough English Cream teas now". We were sitting in Boswell's of Oxford. A…
Port Wenn
Prior to departing Australia we were often asked "what do you want to see in England"? Our standard reply was always "visit Port Wenn (Isaac)- you know, where Doc…
Dibley aka Turville
Whilst heading towards daughter Paige's 18th century pub the other day I made the comment "I wonder where the Vicar of Dibley was made'? Typical of this country,…
Ghent -still relatively quiet on the tourism front
I must admit that arriving in Brussels Belgium four days after another terrorist attack - this time at a main train station here…
Magnificent canals
In our early twenties Amsterdam - renown for its cafes where one could smoke marijuana, party all night and ogle sex workers sitting in shop fronts advertising their wares…
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
We have always been conscious of Berlin - its celebrity up there with London, Paris or New York. Because of this I think we…
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…