Kurobe Gorge & Kanazawa, Japan: April 2025.
We arrived in Japan via Haneda Airport and spent the night at the Airport Hotel before heading off to catch
New Delhi & Agra, India: March 2025
Arriving in New Delhi Airport via Singapore after a two hour delay and it was both humid and manic with
Bath revisited, Somerset County, England: Oct 2024
First stop, BOWOOD House and gardens: Landing in the afternoon at Heathrow we hired a car for our 4 day
Mondello & Palermo with Familia, Sicily. Italy: Oct 2024
MONDELLO Arriving in the afternoon after an easy drive from Erice we met our host at Villa Lille and were
Erice & Segesta, Northern Sicily. Italy: Sept 2024
SEGESTA, Archological Site. The Train from Cefalu to palermo Airport took a while due to lots of stops but still
Cefalu on the beach. Sicily, Italy: Sept 2024
We caught the train from Taomina via Messina to Cefalu along the North coast past the tall Volcanic Aeolian islands.
Taormina, beyond the hype. Sicily, Italy: Sept 2024
We caught the train from Siracusa to Taormina Giardini station travelling in the first class cabiAbout 1.5 hrs of travel
Central Sicily to Siracusa/Ortigia. Italy: Sept 2024
FIRST STOP: ENNA, The geograpic centre of Sicily, or as translated “the umbilici” Picking up the car from the airport
Tabiano Castello & Salsomaggiore Thermae, on the come back trail. Italy: October 2023
TABIANO CASTELLO Our last stop in Emilia Romagna before heading back home was the lovely hotel attached to the original
Torrechiara & Castell Arquato, Castle crazy in Emilia Romagna. Italy: October 2023
TORRECHIARA We had seen a lot of information on the castles of the Emilia Romagna region and particularly the river
Dozza & Castello di Viano, Art in the Appenine foothills. Italy: October 2023
DOZZA Wow what a find, Dozza is a unique place that has made a name for itself with mural art
Rimini & Reggio Emilia, Stops along the way in Emilia Romagna part 2. Italy: October 2023
RIMINI We left Ravenna early and travelled the short distance to Rimini on our way to San Marino but It
San Marino, Indepentant and invincible. Republic of San Marino: October 2023
Our first view of san Marino was taking the back roads from Riminni where we crested a rise and there
Ravenna, a byzantine mosaic masterpiece. Italy: September 2024
Arriving in Ravenna via a lunch stop in Ferarra was an easy trip trough the river plains of the Po
Bologna, buzzing along through the porticos. Italy: September 2023
After a frantic drive trough the Milan outer traffic from Lago di Orta and onto the main Autostrade to Bologna
Parma & Ferarra, stops along the way in Emilia Romagna part 1. Italy: September/October 2023
PARMA. Departing Lago Di Orta we headed east across the Po river valley region to another major town from
Lago d’Orta San Guilio, a true gem of Piedmont. Italy: September 2023
After a wet and cold side trip to Domodossola from Stresa it was an easy drive into lago d’Orta along
Lago Maggiore, sunshine, islands and rain. Italy: September 2023
Arriving into Milano Centrale 90 mins late and our hire car has been reallocated and the drama begins….but all sorted
Zurich, A nice suprise. Switzerland: September 2023
First stop Zurich on Euro 2023 trip and what a nice suprise it was. Stepping off the plane we bumped
Fukushima & Tochigi with Nikko Magic. Japan : October 2022
FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE: We departed the Yamagata region and drove straight into a thick mist on the freeway on our