Cycling across mini-Switzerland (..I mean Liechtenstein)
With a 4-day long weekend approaching we wanted to find somewhere to go and do something a little different. So what better could we find than riding bicycles across an entire country in a few short days. We shortlisted a few candidates and analysed the pros & cons of each.…
Iceland – Land of .. ummm.. ice!
For some reason I’d always thought of Iceland as contrary to what the name would suggest – covered in lots of green mountains and flowing rivers. Greenland on the other hand I’ve always thought of as completely covered in ice. It would seem that Iceland in winter is most definitely…
Madeira – Pérola do Atlântico
A long weekend spent on the island of Madeira, a small outpost of Portugal in the middle of the Atlantic. The main city Funchal has a unique art project underway where they’ve painted the doors and entranceways to help open up and revitalise old and abandoned areas of the city.…
Italy – Siena
Bad start to the day – just arrived in Siena and left my passport on the bus! Massive fail!!! Didn’t even realise till checking in at the hotel and they ask to see your ID. Fastest run have ever made back to the bus station – not too surprised to…
Italy – Rome (3)
Ok last post on this place.. but.. have to say that Rome was awesome.. and I don’t mean ‘was’ in the sense that it used to be the centre of a grand empire etc etc. but simply because I’m now on a bus out of there… Out early on Sunday morning…