In Praise of Paris
This time last year, Ingrid and I were on the Eurostar to Paris for four days. We did so much in our time there that I couldn’t write …
Travel
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Travel Writing After All This
While sprucing up this blog a bit during lockdown, I fell into reading my old posts about South America. I enjoyed it, mostly for the …
Five years after
Five years ago I set out at 3am for Heathrow airport to catch the early morning flight to Madrid. There I connected with a flight to Quito …
The Great Ocean Road
As a wedding present, Ingrid’s Mum Maria kindly took us for a trip along The Great Ocean Road, the longest war memorial in the world.
More Melbourne
On our second full day in Australia we went shopping in central Melbourne, before Ingrid’s mum Maria picked us up ahead of our trip …
Taking It Easy In Melbourne
On our first full day in Melbourne we took it easy. It was warm and sunny, so different to the weather we’d left behind!
A Day in the Air
Spain, New Year 2017/18
For new year Ingrid and I met up with Ingrid’s friend Ros at Barcelona airport. We went from there to Cadaqués on the Costa Brava. A …
A trip to Iceland. Part 3: Flu∂ir to Vík.
We left Gulfoss and drove through the countryside to Fluðir where our next hotel stay would be. The hotel had cute little cabins arranged …
A trip to Iceland. Part 2: Reykjavík to Flu∂ir.
After a day on foot in Reykjavík, and with some trepidation, we returned to the car for our drive through Iceland’s countryside. We …
A trip to Iceland. Part 1: Reykjavík.
We arrived in Reykjavík a few days after a monumental snowstorm. As such the city was still under at least six inches of snow. We collected …
A little trip to Italy
We bought a cheap package holiday in the British Airways Black Friday sale. The weekend spanned Ingrid’s birthday, so it was ideal. …