This is the sixth (and final) ‘episode’ of another of 'our' travel experiences. The collective ‘episodes’ (this being the sixth) describe our journey from our arrival in London, England (from the 2nd week of May) for an extended holiday in Italy. After a few days in London, we flew to Rome to begin a short visit to that city before hiring a car and deciding to point it in the direction of Naples. Since, we've ventured into and around the countryside and this 'episode' describes our journey from the province of Liguria to Tuscany before we return back to Rome to depart for home. We've attached a few pics that give you a flavour of our journey, and some may 'flow over' past the dialogue. If we do this, you may need to manually go to ... read more

This is the fourth ‘episode’ of another of 'our' travel experiences. The collective ‘episodes’ (this being the fourth) describe our journey from our arrival in London, England (from the 2nd week of May) for an extended holiday primarily in Italy. After 9 days in London, we flew to Rome to begin a short visit to that city before hiring a car and deciding to point it in the direction of Naples. Since, we've ventured into the countryside and this 'episode' describes our journey from the province of Puglia to Emilia-Romagna, via the provinces of Molise, Abruzzo, Le Marche and Umbria. Eventually, we'll find our way back to Rome to depart for home. We've attached a few pics that give you a flavour of our journey, and some may 'flow over' past the dialogue. If we do ... read more

This is the second ‘episode’ of another of 'our' travel experiences. The collective ‘episodes’ (this being the second) describe our journey from our arrival in London, England (from the 2nd week of May) for an extended holiday primarily in Italy. After 9 days in London, we flew to Rome to begin a short visit to that city before hiring a car and pointing it in the direction of who knows where. If you were to read our previous 'blogs' you'll be aware we tend to take the crazy option - going where the road looks like it might go somewhere interesting / delightful / challenging / etc. That said, we do undertake research before departing Australia to give us some background options of possibilities. But, 'planning' an itinerary from an armchair is fraught with difficulties. Eventually, ... read more

This is the fifth ‘episode’ of another of 'our' travel experiences. * These collective ‘episodes’ (this being the fifth) describe our journey from our arrival in Paris, France (in the 2nd week of May) for a holiday. The fifth week witnesses our departure from Andorra to France where we begin our return to Paris via the Midi-Pyrénées. As noted in previous missives, our journey is largely unplanned - except that we decided to focus on the 'Basque' regions of France and Spain. As also noted before - we'll sort of go where the scenery and experiences seem worthwhile. This 'blog' begins the final our journey. Eventually, we'll find our way back to Paris to depart back to Oz. If you missed our earlier travelblog 'episodes' for this journey, here is the link to the beginning ... read more

This is the third ‘episode’ of another of 'our' travel experiences. * The collective ‘episodes’ (this being the third) describe our journey from our arrival in Paris, France (from the 2nd week of May) for a holiday. The third week witnesses our departure from Bayonne and arrival in Pamploma (northern Spain) where we encounter Basque from a Spanish perspective. As noted in previous missives, our journey is largely unplanned - except that we have now decided to focus on the 'Basque' regions of France and Spain. As also noted before - we'll sort of go where the scenery and experiences seem worthwhile. This 'blog' begins the Spanish part of the journey. Eventually, we'll find our way back to Paris to depart back to Oz. If you missed our earlier travelblog 'episodes' for this journey, here are ... read more