We flew to Budapest for a jam packed couple of days on our way to Athens. The ease of making our way around and level of organisation at airport and metro along with the general friendliness & helpfulness of the locals was a huge (positive) improvement from Croatia!! It was also interesting to note such a marked difference in the architecture and general vibe of the city from the more latin influenced cities we have visited in France & Spain etc. We t...

Hi Guys We had such a relaxing time in Croatia - as you can see from the photo, the beaches were awesome, as was just cruising on the boat every day- there is something so soothing just drifting along through the adriatic waters!! We arrived in Split on Thursday. It was instantly such a welcome change to enjoy the warm sunny weather after being in Scotland! We stayed at a cute little studio apartment right in the city- we had a sweet (very deaf) old lady living...

we went to the isle of Arran with our good friends Iain & Jayne and 1 yr old Frankie ( the cute little sand eater!) and Stephen and Rachel and 9mth old Hannah. The girls were so much fun ( and gave us a true glimpse to how full on parenting can be so we are happy to put that off for a little longer and enjoy other peoples kids!! we all took turns at cooking and enjoyed our wine and good company. the weather was pretty average apart from one sunny day where we...

We set off on Monday Aug 20th for a camping trip round the Scotland. First stop was the Orkney Islands off the North coast of Scotland. We took the train from Glasgow to Thurso - the journey took us through the Grampian mountains and up the east coast through glens and lochs, it was absolutely stunning, and we got 4 seasons in one day along the way! We got the ferry across to Stromness on Orkney and we pitched our borrowed tent in the darkness and pouring rain! ...

thankyou to all my dear belgian friends and old host families for such a fantastic time in belgium. it was so wonderful to see you all again, and for you to meet peter and to show him around and your belgian hospitality was certainly the hightlight!! we cant wait to see you all again in december. HIGHLIGHTS spending time with my dear friends, whether it was enjoying a meal with you at your place, or some beers in a local cafe! speaking french again after 7 ye...