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Jul 8, 20234 min read

ANTWERP - best things to see.

City of beer cafes. I’m having issues with taxis. I ordered one to take me to a bus stop out of town. It didn’t arrive, they said they’d...

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Jan 18, 20224 min read

Dublin, Ireland.

Of ancestry and ghosts. We arrive from Poland to Modena to pack up the daughter's University year into boxes and take them back to...

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Dec 22, 20213 min read

Krakow, Poland.

Beautiful old hotel and lovely big room overlooking a park. When we look out the window, there's a fluttering of snow. We wander off...

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Dec 8, 20213 min read

Auronzo.

Waiting for a white Xmas. I'm getting ready for a European Xmas. Have bought a tree and filled it with the small decorations I've been...

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Nov 30, 20212 min read

Karlovy Vary and Loket.

Taking the waters. The scenery on the bus to Karlovy Vary is dramatic, wintry stark black trees, misty greys, soft mulberry shades...

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Nov 25, 20212 min read

Cesky Krumlov

Of hauntings. Had a day trip to this beautiful town whose street layout hasn't altered since medieval times, coming from Australia, this...

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Nov 19, 20214 min read

Prague.

Of elegance and swans. Prague station is an art nouveau wonder and again, dressed magically for Xmas. My hotel is opposite the Erotic...

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Nov 11, 20212 min read

Leipzig.

Home of Bach and chocolate! I'm sent off with Xmas cake, apple and water and I'm leaving for Leipzig, which boasts the biggest railway...

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Oct 5, 20215 min read

Ljubljana - Slovenia.

I fell in love! A female taxi driver picks me up, it's a rarity in Italy but she says there's ten in Trieste, she's Romanian, starting a...