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We’re well into our fourth week. When we arrived in Turkey we didn’t really have much idea of what we wanted to do or see. The first few days were about taking things as they came, one day leading to the next. After about a week it came to dawn that Turkey is a big…

As we entered Austria, Juliet played a rendition of the Blue Danube Waltz on her harmonica. By this time we’d already encountered the Danube as we tracked south and east on our journey in Germany. When thinking about this trip the Danube was never something I’d given much thought to, although a few people mentioned…

The adage goes that you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family.  We possibly disproved that statement on Easter Sunday when we rocked up to stay with an old friend and his family just south of Bonn.  Easter Sunday in the sunshine the scene set for a 10 plus year reunion. A…

We’ve made It down to Zagreb in Croatia. In many ways it’s a miraculous place to find ourselves.  The lead up to leaving not entirely smooth and the early part of the journey not without problems.  Friday was supposed to be a day sorting and packing the van. The first job of the day, a…