Ham House and Gardens, Richmond
I spent most of today walking around Richmond with my friend Gloria. Our initial intention was to visit Ham House…
Croydon Museum – Frames of Mind
One of our New Years Resolutions this year is to explore London as much as we can and to do…
Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands at Sadler’s Well
One of the best things about living in London is the opportunity to discover a world of plays, musicals, ballets,…
Day 26 – Sintra to London
For some reason the full circle of life has to also apply to holidays, and good things too, have to…
Day 25 – Sintra
Sintra. Well... it is like stepping off a train and in to a fairy tale, really. Like most of Europe…
Day 24 – Spain to Portugal
We woke early this morning, had breakfast and walked outside to see that the beautiful sunshine of yesterday was hidden…
Day 23 – Ronda
With yesterday being as much of a non day as it was, partly due to our exhaustion and partly due…
Day 21 and Day 22 – Obertraun, Munich and Malaga
I suppose that no backpacking holiday would be complete without someone sleeping on the floor of a train station. But…
Day 20 – Grundlesee
We woke up early this morning to another bitterly cold and very overcast day. After a hearty breakfast of bacon,…
Day 19 – Verditz to Obertraun
There are some days where words just seem so (and now a list of words are running through my head,…