Sean and Hayleys excellent adventure

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Gday all, We have been venturing through Scotland over the last week and wow what a beautiful country. From Belfast we caught the ferry over to Scotland and drove up to Edinburgh, where the Fringe festival was in full swing. Edinburgh completely suprised us. It is one happening town, with loads to do and heaps of sights. There is amazing buildings in every direction qnd the people were extremely friendly. We hqppily ate scrumptious pies, sipped whisky and watched free street performers. Though its one drawbqck is the weather. Raincoats are a must. From Edinburgh we drove to Port Augustus, famous for Nessie the serpent of the deep. I managed to sight Nessie and became the first bloke to ride it. True story. Though the photos Hayley got of me riding him have mysteriously been lost ... read more

Gday All, Hayley and I have been busy adventurers and haven't had the time to update the blog. But, in the last 2 or more weeks we have been through Spain and France. In Spain our adventure started in Barcelona, which was friendly and modern. The paella was delicious and the sangria potent. I really liked Barcelona, it reminded me of a really big st kilda. It sits right on a really beautiful harbour and you get a mix of the alternative and the classy stuff. We did however stay in a hotel that was lop-sided. From Barcelona we travelled to Madrid, which had some spectacular buildings, but with its high unemployment, you feel consious of your wallet all the time. After Madrid we travelled by Fast train to San Sebastian for some beach and sangria. ... read more

Gday All, We have just arrived in beautiful Venice, the last of our stops in Italy. We have been slightly dissapointed in the Italy portion of the adventure, with the congestion, expense and heat of the big cities being not to our liking. Our adventure began in Rome, where we saw the must-see sights, but found the people unfriendly, the food ordinary and heat unbearable. The local Italian trade give the impression they are over all tourists and you fell a bit like cattle being mustered into a corner. With our strict budget, and our searching we struggled to find descent authentic Italian food. Following Rome, we drove into the Tuscany region and got our first amazing meal in Cortoona and at a great price. We were planning to stay in Tuscany for 2 nights but ... read more

Gday All, We're in Greece, and after spending 2 nights in Athens, we have just arrived in Santorini. We found Athens to be suprisingly beautiful. The view of the city as the sun set from the Acropolis was awesome. The shear size of the city was very unexpected. From the Acropolis you just look out on a sea of congested white buildings all about 4 stories high. We went on a walking tour of Athens, learning a bit about the place, its history and had seroiusly tired legs climbing the Acropolis and meandering our way through the busy side-streets. The only time the streets were quiet was when everybody, literally everybody stopped for the World Cup, despite Greece already being eliminated. We have just settled into our hotel in Santorini, and rented a quad bike. As ... read more