The run of glorious weather continues in North Wales! While I’d have loved to have ventured up in to the higher mountains and climb some of the routes that are usually a bit damp, but now bone dry, time constraints and expedition planning took precedence! However, I did squeeze in a quick climb in the Read more

I may not have mentioned this, but I’ve been completely deaf for about the last three days! My good ear seems to have an infection, which mercifully was remedied today by a few visits to the doctor! This all took rather a lot of time from the day, and by the time I’d actually done Read more

The quiet of our final morning in Holland felt quite a contrast from the festival scenes of the day before! The day started and finished with a short hike and a train ride. One train ride provided a spacious, comfortable, silent transfer for the price of a couple of coffees, while the other was sweaty, Read more

As has often been the case on many of our travels, we have chances upon all sorts of festivals, live bands or parades. Today we found all three! After a delightfully slow breakfast at the apartment, we strolled into the city centre to find ourselves in the middle of the Pride Parade! The empty streets Read more

“Glass of Prosecco with you breakfast Sir”? Well, I don’t mind if I do! Although Clare had to stay focused for her days work, I was able to fully indulge in all the perks of the fine establishment, including multiple visits to the well stocked pastry bar!  Having got things off to an agreeable start, Read more

Purely by chance, we found ourselves staying the night in a delightful little place called Upton upon Severn. It was the perfect place to spend a relaxing day down by the river and going slowly in and out of the quirky independent shops. To my delight, we parked up right outside a shop called ‘The Read more