an inari welcome
What to wear in Finnish Lapland in the arctic winter? We were soon to find out that getting dressed for the cold isn't child's play!
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rain and more rain…
Day 3 of our visit to Norway. Well we thought we had seen the worse of the rain on our first day, but today it just came bucketing down and put paid to all our plans. It was a day spent almost…
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immersing ourselves in the vic gold rush
– a trip through some amazing australian history – The 1850’s Victorian gold rush is one of the major events that we all remember from our primary school history days.…
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gold and old towns around daylesford
– old towns, old cemeteries, old mines and ghosts – We had decided to explore a little of Victoria’s gold mining heritage a part of our two week road trip through country…
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driving from heggenes to oslo
Day 11 of our trip to Norway. Not much to report today as we spent most of it doing mundane things. We left Herangtunet Hotel early after breakfast. One final shot of our wing – we were…
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meeting the sami
We woke to a pitch black day – goodness it’s hard to get up in the mornings here! Breakfast was in the main building so we geared up and hauled ourselves over there in the dark.…
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a quiet day in and around castlemaine
– gentle beauty & peace found in the run-of-the-mill – We had decided to spend a quiet day exploring a few small towns in and around Castlemaine. There’s nothing grand…
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breezing though bari
Only a few hours and so much to see. Bari is a bustling, modern lively town which spares a solid nod to its rich past..
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meandering thru villages in valle d’itria
Tradition and faith permeate the fabric of the small towns of Villa d'Itria. On our last full day we decided to learn some more..
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off the beaten track in italy & slovenia
– rugged alpine beauty and rolling vineyards – This was going to be a more relaxed weekend away than the last two, as it was a driving holiday and we had a whole three days. The…
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the treasures of empire
Sunday was a much more relaxed affair! We started the morning with breakfast at Vollpension – which is a cafe run by grandmas and grandpas. What a brilliant concept! We were welcomed by…
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chocolate box salzburg
Living in Munich is fantastic. It’s so central and therefore makes it easy to get to so many places we want to visit in Europe. So on the spur of a moment over lunch on Saturday, we…
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wandering around bergen
Day 6 of our trip to Norway. A slow day wandering around Bergen today. I was only vaguely aware of this town until recently when my sister recommended a UK TV series to me called Shetland.…
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old is new is old in amsterdam
We like to amble on our holidays and Amsterdam is a great city for walking provided you’ve grown eyes all the way around your head so that you can spot kamikaze bike riders coming from…
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off the beaten track in greece…milos island
How to decide on the right Greek Island? So many to choose from! Especially if you've never visited Greece before. Luckily, with our choice of Milos we struck it lucky the first time.
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