e_header.jpg)
Random Pics – where on earth is that? Scroll down to see the country codes I have used.
Author Archives: Thea Stainsby
I Can Read a Menu!
After spending more than 7 months on the road we arrived in mother England and for the first time our communication was in a single language. No need to interpret menus or reduce questions to simple mono-syllable strung-together words in … Continue reading
The End of the World
Forty and a bit years ago, in my hitch hiking days, I was on a mission – to reach Land’s End. It was Sunday and it was raining so my chances of reaching there were looking grimmer and grimmer. Then … Continue reading
Chasing Bulls in Spain
The Osborne bull (Toro de Osborne) is a landmark in Spain and is the symbol of the Osborne brandy and sherry. The monstrous black bull (14m tall) stands out on the high points of many roads. I remember seeing one … Continue reading
Slowed Down
Life has slowed down for us – we have taken up residence in a tiny flat in Badalona, just 14km north east of Barcelona in a beachy suburb. We have had to get back into the swing of shopping, cooking … Continue reading
Two hundred days and still counting
It is 200 days since we left home on this amazing adventure. I know, because my camera counts the days for me. We have slept in 64 different hotel beds, 2 ferry cabins, 1 overnight reclining plane seat and 3 … Continue reading
A Special Kind of Bonding
We have come half way around the world for our special adventure and also to spend some time with Hayden. We have had a lovely time in Croatia and a chatty drive back to Barcelona from there with him. But … Continue reading
Flowers continue to amaze me
On the Mediterranean and down the Adriatic the Spring flowers dried and died. The weather was so hot, all that was left were dried grasses and dead flowers. Leichtenstein and Switzerland have been different – the mountain flowers are in … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged flowers, Leichtenstein, mountains
Comments Off on Flowers continue to amaze me