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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 Museo were [...]

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 (why is it impossible [...]

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 will follow. Today was [...]

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 the right hand [...]

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 the [...]

I spent the day with a new friend Jessica. She was one of the first people I met as she made a point of introducing herself to me. She is the head cook at the canteen at my school and her older two boys attend the school. Jessica was particularly keen to get to know [...]

In the interests of having as many ‘cultural’ experiences as possible, I decided, with my friend Paula and her daughter Bethany, to spend Saturday at Crufts! These things have to be done, you know, and being a dog lover (specifically a Nancy-dog lover – I miss my poochy!) I thought it would be fun! Crufts [...]

On the last day of my holiday I went into Liverpool for the day. I had a ticket booked for a performance of Dr Faustus at the Liverpool Playhouse. I confess my main reason for attending the performance is that the star of performance, Jamie Bamber (who played Mephistopheles) is on my list of Obscure [...]