It is a truth universally acknowledged that life-on-wheels is a constant round of adventure and excitement; strange places, new people, challenging food and awesome sights. And it probably is for people with mountains of money….
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43. Beer, Beatles and bats
I’m flying to Prague and thinking about Shakespeare. He coined the phrase, ‘The world is mine oyster’, but I reckon he’d be mind-blown at the ease with which we all globe-trot these days. It’s all become…
41. Anglovilles 3 & 4: One love
Two years ago I had a fantasy: I would travel the world slowly, staying for a few months at a time in quaint little towns. I’d become conversant in the language, and engage in some…
37. Unexpected Italy
Ah, the romance of Italy; the beauty of Venice, the pomp of Rome and the cypress-speared vistas of Tuscany, all punctuated by the sharp scent of basil, the tang of olives, and the cool wash…
36. The hunt for heat
After thirty years of being with Steve, I have become less of a stick-up-the-arse, I-know-how-it-should-be control freak, and more of a roll-with-the-punches, take-it-as-it-comes kind of gal. Which is why I find myself STILL driving my…
35. The best driver in the world
It’s me. I’m the best driver in the world. Or I was, for at least one freezing day in AlbaniaB. It all began when Steve and I set off to drive back up from Greece…
33. The delights of Drepano, and Christmas-on-wheels
Drepano is a funny little village on the coast of the Argolid. It has one big church in the middle, surrounded by cafes full of old blokes, a decent baklava shop, no police, and one…
32. My life as a cat-herder
Triton II, near Drepano, is a lovely little campsite opposite a beach, run by an equally lovely lady called Christina. We’d read about it on Barry and Margaret’s website (magbaztravels.com), and they’ve been everywhere, so…
31. Tripping
There are obviously many things to see in Greece, but also a limit on how much broken, headless, collapsed or reconstructed stone stuff I can maintain an interest in. Ergo I suggest a trip out…