Housebound and country bound in the Covid crisis, we look back at our first trip away in 2011.
Month: July 2011
Provence
Provence, that glorious sunlit land of meadows, vineyards, goats, gorges, tumbling rivers, potager gardens, hilltop villages, abbeys, lavender fields, cypress trees and wooden-shuttered farmhouses!
A tale of two rivieras
A journey along the French and Italian Riviera, from Marseille to Genoa featuring Knights, Romans, boats, beaches and art!
Cinque Terra
Exploring the centuries-old seaside villages on the rugged Italian Riviera coastline where colourful houses and vineyards cling to steep terraces and tiny harbors are filled with fishing boats.
Tuscany: Pisa, Siena and Montepulciano
“Stand on the marble bridge, cast your eye, if you are not dazzled, on its […]
Umbria & Apulia
On a timetable to meet a ferry, we drove across the breadth of Italy to Ancona heading south down the Adriatic coast and passing through provinces of Umbria, Abruzzo, Molise and Apulia.
A week in Montenegro
Hanging over the side of the ship we saw calm azure water drifting like aqueous gel and full of shoals of fish. We heard the call to prayer and glimpsed dainty minarets amongst the rooflines of small fishing villages. It was a mesmerising first glimpse of East Europe.
Molunat, Dubrovnik & 12 miles of Bosnia
Our unexpected exit from Montenegro left us feeling deflated. For all of ten minutes. The […]
Split & the ancient Roman city of Salona
The drive north from Dubrovnik to Split was one we had planned for three years. […]
Trogir & Krka National Park
Filip’s water taxi service sped us across the crystal blue waters to the tiny island […]