So here we are once again on our next adventure with our first stop Dubai. Even though it’s only a short two hour break for a change of aircraft, the golden rule will be to keep our feet firmly in our shoes. Those of you who read my last blog about our stay in Dubai will understand the significance and importance of this cardinal rule. Flying direct to Manchester from Dubai in order to avoid the crowds in Heathrow, we headed straight to Chester for a few days ...

Our final train journey in Italy and of course it came with a small, but not at all inconvenient issue. On our way to Rome and the announcement that due to an on going police investigation at Roma Termini, our train was being diverted and would be arriving 100 mins late. We never did find out any more other than as a result, we are eligible to claim back 25% of all 3 fares as compensation so that’s good. Arriving at our hotel, not far from the station and it ...

Wed 3 Jan and we are on our way south from Treviso to Bari, but not before saying goodbye in Mestre to Sarah as she takes the bus to Venice’s Marco Polo airport and heads off to catch her flight to Dubai and then on to Melbourne. 😭😢 Leaving Mestre and passing by the edge of the Colli Eugani where we spent many enjoyable days bike riding, the 8 hour train trip to Bari on a Frecciarossa soon passed and we arrived in Bari in what seemed positively...

Well then, here we are back in Italy. The trip from Ljubljana to Treviso was quite uneventful although at times a little concerning when the fog came down to blanket the road as we hurtled along the Motorway in the “slow Lane” at a paltry 120km/ hr as the rest of the world were trying their best to get into the next one. 🏎 ☁👼 Treviso is a moderate size city located just far enough off the tourist trail such that it is relatively uns...

There is a small feeling of comfort, arriving in a place where the surroundings seem familiar but yet still strangely new. Not quite a local, but then, not a tourist either. We arrived on the last day of a three day public holiday break when almost everything was closed and the streets deserted, making it a perfect time to reacquaint ourselves with the winding streets in the old town. On the subject of the public holiday, the first two were for Christmas and t...