Under a piercingly bright sun, the Minoan lines ferry, from Bari Italy, takes us across the calm translucent deep blue […]
Price of Beauty
Tuscany is beautiful. In early autumn, with the stark azure sky kissing a quilt of green terraced vines that blush […]
What are you looking at?
The old town of Rovinj, in modern day Croatia, is dominated by the towering baroque church of St Euphemia built […]
See Venice and Die
‘See Venice and Die’ they say; The meaning being that after such a peak experience, their is nothing left to […]
Wet Czech
Cycle touring is about living in the spaces in between places: Berlin to Prague, points on a map. There is […]
Daydreams in Dresden
The Elbe flows quickly through the historic city of Muhlberg. We follow slowly hugging the cycle path, sheltered by the […]
G is for Germany: D is for Deutschland
Docking at Gedser Denmark, the MV Copenhagen ferry belches then tilts its articulated nose skyward like the jaws of a […]
A Slice of Danish
Warm smoked herrings in a dill and butter sauce with pickled fennel and sour lingonberries. It was by sheer coincidence […]
Sweden You Stole My Heart and My Bicycle
We put aside the unpleasantness of having our bicycles stolen in Stockholm, grateful to miraculously recover Therese’s bicycle out front […]
Finland: Feasting and Freewheeling
Environment shapes culture. Almost 80% of Finland is forested, there is an outdoor culture here: cycling,hiking, swimming, skiing, hunting, boating […]
