Italy continued
Day 5 - Lago di Garda After two great days in Bolzano we book a night in a small hotel high up on the west side overlooking Lago di Garda.…
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17 July, 2024
Warm, sunny days
It was warm, really warm, the last half of May. It culminated in a fabulous first weekend of June. 25 degrees in the air 19 degrees in the water. Naturally…
3 June, 2024
Spring 2024
Time flies whether your having fun or not. All of a sudden it's the end of May, nature has exploded in leaves and flowers, the birds have returned from their…
29 May, 2024
Adelaide heat wave
We're in Adelaide, the closest thing to a hometown, where my family lives. I haven't lived here for nearly 30 years but I know the streets, they are familiar, I…
13 March, 2024
Sinny (Sydney)
Sinny is Strine for Sydney (Sinny is the Australian pronounciation of Sydney), capital of the state of New South Wales, and the site of the first British colony in Australia.…
28 February, 2024
Newcastle
In 1974 we moved to Newcastle from Perth, from the very west coast to the very east coast of Australia. All our stuff was put in a container and shipped…
26 February, 2024
Morning in Narara
It's early morning in the Narara Eco Village and we've just had breakfast listening to the chiming Bell Birds, the warbling Magpies, and all the other strange and amazing sounds…
24 February, 2024
Indian summer on Koster islands
Summer 2023 is drawing to a close. What began with a heatwave turned into the coldest, wettest summer for years. From the day we returned from the continent you can…
3 September, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 5
The apartment cooled down enough for us to get a good night's sleep. It's smaller and a bit more worn than it looked on the AirBnB pictures. A talented photographer…
19 July, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 4
Another great egg-and-bacon hotel breakfast before getting back in the Polestar to head through the Brenner Pass to Bolzano. There is a distinct change in driving style as we enter…
18 July, 2023
Summer roadtrip – day 3
Rained during the night again and the morning is quite cool. Look around the Schloss park before the egg and bacon hotel breakfast. Pretty soon we're on the road again…
17 July, 2023
Week 42…
…the dullest week of the year? When I came to Sweden, a long time ago now, I was introduced to the Swedish concept of counting the weeks. Summer vacation starts…
23 October, 2022
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