Yes really! I mean not all at once obviously and it is a bit of a trek but still that’s […]
Back in a (mini) motorhome!
It’s midsummer day; a point on the calendar all too often accompanied by a hollow laugh in this country. This […]
Weekend in Porto
To be honest and to my geographic shame I don’t really know exactly where Porto is. It was a […]
In the High Alpujarras
Atalbeitar – August 2012 The road to Atalbeitar is a single track of tarmac, four thousand feet up in the […]
Sunshine and Showers – Mistley Thorn Hotel
When I was a child, the English summer was a perpetual gleam of bright sunny days; puffy clouds drifting through […]
Sunshine, the Blue Lagoon and home…
Dark mornings are a feature of a British winter of course, but in Iceland at this time of year it […]
New Year’s Day in Iceland
We felt somewhat thwarted by the weather yesterday, having been forced to scuttle back to Reykjavik without really seeing anything […]
Happy New Year!
From a riotous Reykjavik which feels like its under bombardment. The fireworks have been going off across the city like […]
Reykjavik – last day of 2011
We’re in a really lovely apartment in Reykjavik looking over snowy roofs to the cathedral. The Hallgrímskirkja Is a splendid […]
Out! And off…
Probably straight to Reykjavik – its still snowing. At least the road has now been ploughed.
The Magic Bus 