Midnight at the Oasis
Greetings from Morocco! What better place to write this blog from than inside an oasis! As I write, a donkey is honking away about 100m away. An oasis is a communal garden, tended by all ages and genders of people. There is always someone nearby, hoping for an undiscovered peek at you, on their way […]
Magnificent Croatia
I have been looking forward to visiting this country for years and it has not let me down. This country has it all from rugged mountains to turquoise waters. We have camped ever since we crossed the border from Montenegro over the last 5 nights. 4 nights ago we met Bernie and Wioleta. Bernie is […]
Greetings from Spain!
Since our last report we’ve hot-footed it through Italy, stopping for a few days north of Pisa, on the west coast, to walk the Cinque Terra, as Lynn has already reported. It’s five villages, grouted desperately to a schist hillside, with a three or four km walk between. Two of the tracks are closed due […]
A Dream Come True
Today was a day of ticking one off my bucket list, or almost! We walked the Trinque Terre today and it was wonderful! I’ve renamed the Cinque Terre, the Trinque Terre (and Al’s renamed it the Shanks Terror as walking it caused terror to his legs), as rock falls in 2011 and 2012 have closed […]
Italia!
We stumbled into Italy yesterday, after a few nights in the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljuana, then a look at Lake Bled (which was okay), a cobalt coloured lake Bohinj, (much better), then a fantastic run through Julian Alps towards Italy. We expected a border crossing, but there wasn’t one. What we did find was a […]
Eastern Europe
We’ve been here about six weeks now, from Turkey, then Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina and now Croatia. A lot of countries, but not a lot of kilometers. There’s a mountain pass in Kosovo, on your way to Montenegro and along that pass you can pull over and see virtually all of Montenegro! […]
Sophia Prison Visit
Donna and I went and had 80 mins with Jock Palfreeman a young man placed in prison for 20 years for murder. Jock was very upbeat and positive in his nature. Jock has been a great advocate for change in the reform of this prison. His work has to be admired considering this is one […]
Smashed Window in Plovdiv and A Hidden Surprise
On the 2nd June we woke up to a smashed passenger side window (electric window Donna’s side). A lawnmower had picked up a stone and smashed the window. My thoughts straight away was how in the hell will we find a Ford dealer for a start or a repair shop that could find a replacement […]
War-torn Bosnia
We’re in Bosnia Herzegovina, have been for a few days. Boy have these guys had a tough journey. About 25 years ago they were in a brutal civil war, separating Muslims and two strands of Christianity. We tip-toed about it a bit, but when questioned, the young ones are very proud of their country. There […]
First Days in Europe
We arrived back in Istanbul on the 28th May hopped in a taxi and went straight to Toyota headquarters. We were met by security staff – all good fellas – they waited back after their normal work hours so we could pick up our car. We jumped into the car turned the key and bingo […]
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