Due to the 3 bottles of wine along with all the beer and vodka that we drank last night, we sleep in and miss breakfast. Archie and Margaret are looking fresh as usual (how the hell do they manage it?) and suggest we take a walk into the centre of town. On the way we spot a McDonald's sign, and we really need to soak up the alcohol with some junk food so make a quick beeline for the doors. Suitably fed again, we wander into the old town. To be fair their isn't a ridiculous amount to see, and we pretty much walk round the whole thing in about 30 minutes. On the way back we spot a shopping mall so nip in for a nosy, and then stop for a coffee in a nice ... read more

Day 5 - Ljubljana to Vienna via Maribor We set off at a reasonable time this morning as checkout is at 10am. Ive got one of my first good nights sleep since we left ibiza so i'm feeling refreshed and ready to go. Thankfully charlie doesn't reek too much of stale milk, but we give him a wee spray of febreze anyway. We arrive in Maribor early lunchtime and its a lovely little town in the north of slovenia. In the centre of town there's a pretty square with a museum on one side and a church with a tall tower you can climb up on the other side. We opt to go up the tower but first check how much it costs as we are on a budget after all. Gregs is delighted when the ... read more

Day 4 - Treviso to Ljubljana We get a great nights sleep in our comfy big bed with no outside noise at all. We say goodbye to the staff and head off to our next stop- Slovenia. This could be interesting if the road signs are all in Slovenian as the last time I checked, I dint speak Slovenian, and I don't really think our Spanish will help us on this one either. Things start off well enough, but soon turn sour, in more ways than one (you'll understand shortly). As we cross the border into Slovenia, the traffic grinds to a complete stop. There doesn't seem to be any explanation and we can't see anything up ahead. We stay like this for about 10 minutes before inching forward slowly. In another 20 minutes we've moved ... read more

We manage to drag ourselves out of bed at 9am this morning to make the most of the free breakfast provided in the hotel. In true tight Scottish fashion we make a disgrace of ourselves by eating as much as we can, and then making our own sandwiches to take away for lunch as well. By the time we get organised it is already after 10 so we need to get moving as we have a long 6 hour drive ahead and need to get to Monaco while it's still light. We make the decision to follow the old single lane road instead of the motorway as it is cheaper (no tolls) but we take a wrong turn and end up back in Girona an hour after we left. I'm really not amused and in the ... read more

Day 1 - Ibiza to Girona Can’t believe the day has finally come for us to leave our lovely little Ibizenco abode to head for (not so) sunnier climates and pastures new. The sun has come out for us for one last time, and the only downside to the start of our day is the fact we’ve had to get up at the unsightly hour of 7.30am. I look and feel like an extra from Sean of the dead, whereas Greg seems quite fresh and raring to go. I wish I could share his enthusiasm, but as he knows well enough by now, give me another 2 or 3 hours and I shall be in a slightly more sociable mood again. Once more we load up wee Charlie, and then soon enough he is being bundled ... read more