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We arrived in Krakow at about 7.30 pm, and found our guesthouse not far from the train station, and right on the edge of the Old Town, which was nice. After a quick wander through the square and a kebab we were ready for a good night’s sleep. This would have been possible [...]

We arrived in Prague a little tired and grumpy - two and a half days travelling takes its toll! We didn’t like having to skim through so much country without a break, but it was the price we had to pay for having taken the side trip to Croatia. We hadn’t booked accommodation [...]

Jan and I got up at a nicely civilised hour and made our way down to the bus station. We already had our bus tickets and arrived in plenty of time to catch the bus. The bus, however, had completely different ideas! It arrived just 5 minutes before it was due to [...]

On Thursday morning we caught an early morning train from Bologna to Ancona, where we planned to catch the 11 am ferry to Split in Croatia. We arrived, and managed to get tickest - the ferry really wasnt that full which was nice.
On the ferry we met Michael, an American who was studying for [...]

We left Siena in the early hours of Wednesday morning and took a train to Florence, where we intended to spend the day before heading for Bologna, and on to our ferry to Croatia. One day, of course, is a pitiful amount of time to spend in Florence…
We began with a visit to the [...]

Siena is just lovely. The only thing I don’t like is the fact we have to leave tomorrow! Am finding more and more reasons to come back for an extended visit to Italy!
This morning we visited the Battistero, the Cripta and Museo Dell Opera. The panoramic views from the tower above the [...]

I’m in Rome! And I am updateing my blog. Will wonders never cease? The journey began yesterday with a train trip from Basildon to St Albans, where my friends Beth and Vish live, as does my travel companion for the next five and a half weeks, Jan. After a sleepless night [...]

So much for keeping the blog up to date! It’s so far behind it’s not funny. Ah, well. Will try to get you up to speed now! This entry will let you know what’s been happening lately and what’s happening next, and then a few updates from the last few months [...]

Today I took myself into London to the Old Vic to see another performance by Kevin Spacey, this time in The Philadelphia Story. It was a very popular performance this time, and I was lucky to secure a seat. The best I could get was a seat in the Guthrie Box. While [...]

As I had so much GCSE Coursework to mark over the Easter break, I decided I wouldn’t go away for the whole weekend, but would do some daytrips. On Friday I packed my little picnic lunch (being the budget conscious traveller I am…) and drove to Blenheim Palace, near Oxford.
To be honest, while [...]