Tag Archives: Italy

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Getting back on track – in Italy

I’ve been silent for too long.  Too busy travelling, too little time to write the stories and annotate the photos, and at times, poor internet. We had a great time touring Bulgaria and Romania, dodging bad weather and learning a … Continue reading

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