It is the time of the year when the Winter Olympics is all you can hear. Alpine skiing, bobsleigh, figure skating, ski jumping, and many more. The setting of many of these sports is normally somewhere suitably cold, and ideally in the mountain area. This has brought back my memories about our adventure in the mountains, specifically the Alps. We …
Monthly Archives: February 2018
When I saw this bridge for the first time, it instantly struck me how similar it was to another well-known bridge, on the other side of the Atlantic. Elsewhere, Lisbon is hilly in places; there are fancy trams and the sun is scorching – altogether a perfect recipe for a “European San Francisco” adventure. It’s no secret that Lisbon is …
If I were to write about our least planned and most adventurous adventure ever, it would have to be this one! Believe it or not, we weren’t even planning to go for a holiday at all. As it happened, not only did we go on holiday, but while we were there, we changed our minds, left our car, and flew …
Surprised that I included the words “Gem” and “Germany” in the same sentence? Most people associate Germany with words such as effective, efficient or industrial. I have to warn you though; you may change your mind quickly when you speak with somebody who has recently travelled there. That’s especially the case for anything outside of the two or three main …