Blogs from Europe - page 2

Well finally i am able to get on the internet! We arrived in Venice on Sat by train and it took no time at all. Found our hotel which is right beside the Danieli hotel which is very elaborate. Deb Paulides had arrived early on Sat and was there waiting for us. After Julie and Julia arrived we went to San Marco sq and treated ourselves to a bubbly, music and sunshine at Florian Caffe in the square. Jim and Sonia joined us and we all ended up in at a tiny restaurant for dinner. Sunday we all just meandered around sightseeing even stopping at Harrys Bar for an Americano. Hotel Wildner for my birthday dinner! Food was great, position was right on the waterfront and I again was so humbled to have been able to ... read more

Our holiday in Suzy is coming to a close with a just over a week to go. Suzy got her itchy feet on again and we moved from our campsite at San Marino back into the Marche area to the city of Urbino. OUr plan was to find the Sosta, park up and catch the bus into the centre. Plans don't always work out and for a start the sosta wasnt that easy to find despite having the co-ordinates. The other problem was the bus. We knew it ran hourly but had no idea at what time. So off we went in search of the sosta. Eventually we did find it and it was empty so there was plenty of room for Suzy. We walked to the end of the road and spied the bus stop ... read more

We headed out this morning, in a rainstorm, hoping the roads weren't flooded as it had really poured all night...Lynn drove until Bill's stress level was more than evident, and she turned the wheel over to him.... At that point, we didn't realize we'd be lunching on fish and chips in an English seaside town..... We stopped in Cartagena, to visit the amazing Roman Amphitheater Museum there....the ruins of the the theater (built at the end of the first century BC) weren't rediscovered until 1990! The Muslims had started to built over it, followed by the Christians, right up to the Civil War, when the area was heavily bombed. After leaving Cartegena, we drove up the coast to Benidorm, the template for all over-the-top seaside resorts. Knowing this still did not prepare us for the sheer ... read more

I have read several articles recently about geo caching, so after a bit of research on google, Ineke and I decided to take Caroline on our first geo caching expedition. So armed with maps - but sadly no GPS phone - and 4 trusty blood hounds, we set off from Guilsfield, a village nearby. We had a lovely walk through woods and countryside, with the added excitement of looking for treasure. Ineke had worked out a route with 5 caches, though two were so well hidden that we never saw them. BUT we found three, and had a nice picnic in the sun as well.... read more

url=http://globalexplorerclub.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/how-to-travel-europe-or-who-is-this-schengen-guy/How to Travel Europe, or Who is This Schengen Guy?... read more

Moral of the story - remember to check the time reception opens if you want to get off early. Suzy was unhooked from her umbilical cord, Sion was sitting ready in the passenger seat, water was taken on board and the loo was empty. Only problem if you needed to get away before 9 you needed to pay the night before . Doh as Homer Simpson says, Standing outside the reception it was obvious we had 50 mins wait before the cash office opened and we could pay , pick up our ACSI card and passport and move on. The time was spent watching a lone jogger running a circuit around the road, we worked out how long it took her to do a circuit and then got bored. We watched walkers taking their hunds for ... read more