Ouch………. A quick recognisance of the local shops in the morning didn't provide us with the breakfast supplies we were looking for so we returned home empty handed to make a feast of the contents of the fridge. We convinced ourselves that a savoury breakfast would make do and we tucked into re-heated chicken wings, left over pizza and lasagne from our Tuesday night take-out blow out, accompanied by our sour dough cheese and jalapeno pepper rolls topped wi...

A great way to start the day……. It was a day of traditions, of being the ultimate tourist and hitting all the spots SF is renowned for. The first stop was a BIG breakfast/brunch, something I had been promising the boys since we booked the trip. They still carry memories of a HUGE breakfast at International Drive in Florida, which offered them a rare chance to go wild in the morning and kick off the sensible habit of toast or cardboard style cereal. Amer...

Are you going to ....... la clusaz - geneva - gatwick - heathrow - san francisco - genoa place The scene in the rear-view mirror was a stunning as ever as we turned our back on the blue skies of La Clusaz for pastures new and a grand adventure of a lifetime. The journey to the airport was uneventful and the lack of traffic at the Swiss border was a surprising bonus considering the time of the day, which meant we had time at the airport for coffee and croiss...