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Author Archives: Thea Stainsby
We finally meet Andrea!
After much planning and waiting, Hayden & Andrea arrived in Dubrovnik yesterday. It is wonderful to see Hayden again after 16 months, and so exciting to meet the lovely Andrea. So far we have explored the city of Dubrovnik, now … Continue reading
Of Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
My friend Pat and I were walking in the rain in Split (was Yugoslavia, now Croatia) one day a “couple of years ago”, when a local man looked at us and quoted Noël Coward’s “mad dogs and Englishman”. He laughed … Continue reading
Never wanted to go to Naples
Bruce never wanted to go to Naples. It was there in his Kombi-travelling days that they were robbed. Bruce lost his camera (bad, but replaceable) and all his film through England (meeting me), northern Europe and down through Turkey & … Continue reading
Spring into Summer
For the first few months of our travels we have been spoilt by the colourful flowers of Spring. Amongst ruins, along roads and up and down mountains – there are flowers of white, pink, blue, red, yellow. But Spring is … Continue reading
Some things have to wait
I have not posted any stories for a while. I have not annotated my photos and uploaded them for a while. Those things have had to wait. BUT I have finished my end of year bookkeeping. Bruce’s BAS is ready … Continue reading
Oops, didn’t plan that…
Our plan was to remain fluid. Not to create a fixed agenda that was regimented. And that is how we ended up in Corsica. Macedonia was (still is) high on my list of must visits. I have been told the … Continue reading
Tenuta di Papena, Tuscany
We have just spent a glorious two weeks on a farm in southern Tuscany, sharing with 12 horses, 2 foals, 1 pony, 5 (sometimes 6) dogs, 2 cats, 100 swallows, 1,000 lizards and two butterflies doing what butterflies do on … Continue reading
Moustache(s)
As we travelled through Dubai, Egypt, Jordan & Greece, the local people constantly befriended Bruce for his moustache. Cries of “Mr Moustache” followed us everywhere. There were even times when I got the “Mrs Moustache” call!! So, when we found … Continue reading
Stamps & Hair Cuts in Sienna
Today we visited Sienna, a beautiful medieval town set on a rock. As well as sightseeing, we had some more pressing needs – Bruce needed a haircut (gosh his hair neary reached his ears) and I needed to buy stamps. … Continue reading
We’ve got Wheels!!
Thanks to Renault Eurodrive we have taken possession of a beautiful, black, sleek Renault Sport, which will be ours for the next 5 and a bit months. I’ve even been allowed to drive it twice, but honestly, I leave the … Continue reading