So, what’s this? You thought that because we got back home after the Grand European Adventure we wouldn’t have any travelling to post about? Well, they may not be coming out as often as they were last year, but we have been out and about a bit since we got back. One of our weekends away was to Cooktown in […]
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Trying to Stay Dry in County Donegal
The journey from Derry to the northern end of County Donegal coincided with the weather turning seriously wet and miserable. Enough to confine us to quarters for a day and get us soaked another. We still got out and about, and added another chapter amazing to our knowledge of the British occupation of this island, and events in The Troubles […]
A couple of days in Galway and the Connemara Hills
Our journey through Ireland continues as we travel along the Atlantic Coast from Cork to Galway. On the way there we saw one of Ireland’s greatest attractions, the stunning Cliffs of Moher, did some walking in the Connemara Hills, wandered the streets of Galway during the annual International Arts Festival, and saw some of the Galway coast. Click on the […]
The Viking City of Waterford
After picking up a car in Dublin, our circumnavigation of Ireland began with us travelling south to the lovely little city of Waterford. About four hours from Dublin, it is the oldest city in Ireland, originally settled by the Vikings. Waterford’s main claim to fame today is its famous Waterford Crystal, and we discovered that there was a bit to […]
Dublin, One of the World’s Great Cities
The next stop on our tour of Ireland is the capital of The Republic of Ireland, Dublin. Although we were only there for a couple of nights, because it is such a compact and walkable city, we saw a lot. While there isn’t the visible political edge that we saw in Belfast, Dublin was also very important in the Irish […]
The Confronting Political Face of Belfast
By the time we’ve posted the story of this part of our adventure we are already back home in Cairns, with the whole island of Ireland to tell you about. We spent three weeks there, in both Northern Ireland and The Republic in the south. The first instalment is from Belfast, the scene of so much political upheaval in the […]
Lake of Menteith, a Karma Resort
We spent the final week of our time in Scotland back in the south, at one of our Karma resorts. The Lake of Menteith is about an hour’s drive from Glasgow, near the Trossachs National Park. It is close to some of the larger cities in the south of Scotland, like Stirling and Edinburgh, so it was a good base […]
A Few Rainy Days On The Isle of Skye
It took a full day of driving to get from The Orkneys to The Isle of Skye, the biggest island in the Inner Hebrides group off the west coast of Scotland. The mid-morning ferry took us back to the mainland, then we drove back through some of the country we had seen around Inverness before arriving at our cottage in […]
Where on Earth is Mellon Charles?
Heading westwards from Invergordon, the next part of our journey took us back into the towering hills and deep valleys of The Highlands. This time, the scenery was even better because we hugged the magnificent coastline of the northwest of Scotland. To say that the scenery in this part of Scotland is breathtaking would be a serious understatement. The narrow […]
Meeting Old Friends in Glasgow
Our journey takes us further to the north, leaving England and beginning our travels through Scotland. First stop Glasgow. Two of Chris’s old colleagues, Colin and Liz, live there now. He saw them last more than a decade ago when they were living in Sydney. It was good to catch up, and for Jan to meet them. Even better, they […]
Wet Walking in The Lake District
The Lake District National Park is one of England’s iconic walking destinations, and one of our must-see places. Located in the northwest of England, near the Scottish border, its high hills rise above countless lakes. An absolute mecca for walkers. We stayed in a little seaside village on the western edge of the park, in probably the best apartment of […]
Beatlemania in Liverpool
Neither of us had been to Liverpool, and we had earmarked it a somewhere to see while travelling to some walking spots in the north of England. Really all we knew of it was that The Beatles had begun their musical journey there in the late 1950s. What a pleasant surprise we had. We loved this city, and really didn’t […]
A Day out in the Country, to Historic Cambridge
We began the next stage of our journey with a flight from Budapest to London, where we had a couple of days with Natalie and Dom. We fitted in a couple of activities while there, notably a day trip to the university city of Cambridge. The story in this post tells of our day trip there, and also about a […]
A Hungarian Tourist Mecca, and Jan’s Family History
Lake Balaton, in the west of Hungary, is one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations. Within an hour’s drive of Budapest, the lake attracts day-trippers and people after a short break. They come for the scenery, the water sports, the cycling, and to swim in the thermal baths at Heviz. We had another reason to come as well. Jan’s […]
A Rainy Interlude in Zagreb
After experiencing the sights in Ljubljana while dodging the showers, our luck with the weather didn’t change when we got to Zagreb. But again, that didn’t stop us from getting out and about Croatia’s capital. With three nights, and two full days to explore, there were enough breaks in the rain to see all that the city offers. It seems […]
What a Beautiful Country Slovenia Is
Slovenia is a small country that has borders with Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia. Its location has meant it has been ruled by different empires over the centuries, each leaving its impressions. Above all, visitors to Slovenia are treated to some of the most spectacular scenery imaginable. In the north-west of the country, the Triglav National Park in the Julian […]
Catching Up With Family on the Croatian Riviera
The final stop on our northward journey through Croatia was Opatija, the gateway to Croatia’s Istrian Peninsula. As well as being a resort city on Croatia’s answer to the French Riviera, it is also home to some of Jan’s relatives. She last saw them in the early 1980s, so it was a nice reunion all these years later. Of course, […]
A Few Days Living In a Roman Emperor’s Palace
Our journey continued from Puglia, taking another overnight ferry across the Adriatic to the Croatian port city of Split. Most of the old city of Split is enclosed behind the walls of the palace of the Roman Emperor, Diocletian. Our apartment was inside the walls, so we spent a few days living in the remains of his palace. We really […]
A Ten Day Break in The Heel of Italy’s Boot
There has been a little delay in getting this post out, due to some glitches in the site’s email system. Chris quickly found himself out of his depth when he tried to fix it, but it is handy having a network engineer in the family (thanks Dom!). We seem to have resumed normal transmission, and are pleased we can share […]
Sun, Snow and Some Good Walking
As we travel south through Greece, and Spring approaches, we are seeing some warmer weather. This means our walking, mostly dormant for the last few months, can start again in earnest. Staying in Volos, we have great access to some of the best walking in Greece on the Pelion Peninsula. Volos is a lovely port city halfway between Thessaloniki and […]