Halfway through November Ellen & I took a break from the rollercoaster and headed off to the Eifel in Germany. This was for a 5-day […]
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European trips
🇫🇷 RWC 2023
We enjoyed a family trip on the last Saturday of September – our destination was Scotland v Romania in Lille, one of the 9 French […]
Read more🇬🇧 England 2023
Hot on the heels of our Norwegian adventure, Ellen & I headed off on a 4-country, 1.350km dash on the weekend of 8-10 September with […]
Read more🇳🇴 Norway 2023 (IV) – history, and generally homeward bound
Our departure from Tungestølen involved the return journey down the valley, past Veitastrond and the Veitastrondavatnet, once again at a relaxed pace. We headed from […]
Read more🇳🇴 Norway 2023 (III) – troll steps & glaciers
Our southbound journey was now a fact, and more tourist routes awaited us – the first would be the Trollstigen, the ‘troll steps’ ascending ±700m […]
Read more🇳🇴 Norway 2023 (II) – Bergen, and beyond
After the volume of rain that we had experienced, our approach to Bergen was sunny; a relatively short drive into the southern reaches of the […]
Read more🇳🇴 Norway 2023 (I) – storm Hans
After months of anticipation, gathering information, and creating a rough plan/itinerary, the first Friday of August brought our 2023 summer holiday up close, with us […]
Read more🇨🇿 Czechia 2022
After our initial attempt to visit the Czech Republic in the May school holidays had a last-minute adjustment (and resulting cancellation), we made our plans […]
Read more🇱🇺 Luxemburg 2021
Ellen & I had a long weekend in central Luxemburg, making use of a great package deal.
Read more🇮🇹 Milan 2019
During the first weekend of October I joined a group of colleagues on a vendor-sponsored trip to Milan; it was a blitz visit just with […]
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