USA-Roadtrip-2017 Ladywell - Los Angeles Alarms at 4.30am are never really that pleasant but today I was out of bed after only one snooze. Catherine and I's excitement was palpable as we showered and
USA-Roadtrip-2017 O Say Can You See And so begins a new adventure, this time a big one. The biggest of 'em all... The USA. Starting tomorrow, the next 3 weeks ought to be pretty special. We
holiday2015 The Final Leg - Rome I'm writing this back in England having had a few days to postulate on our trip. My intention is to write up our experiences in the Balkans in a separate
holiday2015 Dubrovnik to Rome Day 11. We're very much on the homeward leg of our holiday now leaving Dubrovnik behind today. This morning I walked to a nearby bakery and bought some pastries and
holiday2015 Crossing the border - Kotor to Dubrovnik Day 10. Today we said goodbye to Montenegro and our hire car. We covered around 900km in that car and I reckon the 1.0 engine is still gasping for
holiday2015 The Bay of Kotor, Lovćen and Cetinje Day 9. Our final full day in Montenegro and one I've been saving till last. We are staying just outside the old town of Kotor and started the day by
holiday2015 Montenegro: Mountains to Coast in 2 hours Day 8. Today was relatively quiet day as "all we did" was drive from Žablajak in the North to the Bay of Kotor in the South via Podgorica
holiday2015 Durmitor National Park Day 7. Žabljak is perfectly situated to explore the National Park of Durmitor, so we decided not to... only kidding. I seem to say the same thing every day, that
holiday2015 Tara Canyon and Žablajak Day 6. We left Kolašin (pronounced Collar-shin) this morning in beautiful sunshine at around 25C, it felt like a perfect British summers day. I got a picture of the little
holiday2015 Biogradska Gora Day 5. Time to start exploring the mountains around Kolašin. First, breakfast though. The centre of town isn't very big. There are only around 6,000 inhabitants according to the
holiday2015 Podgorica to Kolašin This morning we said goodbye to Podgorica and collected our hire car. After a swift 6.5km trip in a taxi to the airport to collect the motor (for only
holiday2015 The Belgrade to Bar Train The train from Belgrade to Bar at the Montenegrin coast is apparently the most famous scenic train ride you've probably never heard of. Well I suppose you have now technically
holiday2015 Belgrade - A City in transition This post is part of a series encompassing our 2015 summer holiday to the Balkans. We spent Friday 14th August (happy birthday Mum!) in Belgrade, a city with much more
holiday2015 The Beginning of the Balkan Adventure The is the first post in a series where I will describe our 2015 summer holiday across the Balkans. First impressions are a weird mix of communist hangovers and modern
honeymoon Under the sea! It is perhaps fitting that tonights final honeymoon blog post comes to you from the comfort of a train. We’re back in England and headed for Norwich to meet
honeymoon The most beautiful Starbucks... in the world? The most beautiful Starbucks around? Opéra in Paris. Eurostar at 18:43 - all the museums are closed on a Tuesday! DOH!! So, we are doing some major time killing
honeymoon The Most Expensive Coke Good evening everybody! So, it has come. The final night abroad. Thank you all so much for reading whilst we’ve been away - all the emails have been really
honeymoon Berlin Biking Brilliance This post is brought to in association with Starbucks “providing travellers the world over, with free unlimited wifi!”. Of all the places we’ve visited Berlin is my favourite. The
honeymoon Munich to Berlin Sleeper Train We both found the whole concept of going to sleep in Munich but waking up in Berlin really quite cool. The only problem with this particular sleeper train was that
honeymoon See ya Munich! Sleeper train is a go! Private double room. Very cosy - just what we need a nice quiet night!!! See ya Munich!
honeymoon Innsbruck - Munich Feeling very cosmopolitan as I write this post tonight… Sat in Munich Hauptbahnhof drinking a Starbucks and leeching off their free wifi for the next 2 hours until our sleeper
honeymoon Innsbruck Innsbruck is a lovely place and Austria has welcomed us with a mistake in our favour! The hotel accidentally confused my current booking with my old cancelled one (for the
honeymoon Our final goodbye to Italy! We are currently stopped in Brenner station. 4500ft above sea level. There is an important mountain pass goes through the area and the motorway E45 runs along some very impressive
honeymoon Challenge accepted! Good morning chaps! We are back to the trains today. Our mission, if we choose to accept it: Travel 700km in one day using almost only public transport. Challenge accepted!
honeymoon A lazy day Found the sun loungers today! Lazily reading a book and lying in the soft evening sun, next to the pool. If we were any more relaxed we might start going
