Remember that bar in Berlin?
Images were conjured of intrigue and suspicion, dark doorways and men in long coats with hats pulled low over their faces
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Remember that bar in Krakow?
It was the middle of the day, and it looked anything but inviting. I can’t recall how we even came to cross the threshold. But taking a chance on a bar often pays off big time.
Read MoreLong term travel – some myths debunked
Your journey is an amazing gift, no matter where you end up and what you do on it. It’s more precious and valuable than a disposable social media post.
Read MoreThe Romanian Roadtrip – Part 3
We wandered about some beautiful buildings, had an incredibly crappy lunch and then headed off.
Read MoreBasil Fawlty is alive and well and hating you all
Whilst staying in a guesthouse in Pestilu Mare, we are the only guests. Sometimes that will mean extra care and attention, but sadly, not today. A couple who clearly loathe each other decided to earn some money by running a guest house which is an inspired idea. Husband is still desperately trying to find jobs […]
Read MoreRomanian Roadtrip Part 2
The Romanian Roadtrip Sibiu to Hunedoara Part 2 I’m prefacing this post by saying that we loved Romania, we loved its unpolished beauty, the way its unmade-up face is offered to you as a traveller. Its honest and real, exasperating and endearing. It gets under your skin. So this post is offered with a wry […]
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Part 1 – Join me on the road in Transylvania…
I’m sure we’ll laugh about it …eventually.
Reasons we are sad to leave Yorkshire
THE most friendly and caring people we have ever met in our travels, kind, funny, welcoming, helpful, interested, compassionate, comfortable…(I could go on). When we arrived by train in York, the announcement said that you should wind your watch back to 1978. I would in a heartbeat. A sense of home….Sunday roasts (extra gravy?) No […]
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Not a Holiday 