So after the pretty hectic day that was the drive from Aix En Provence to nice, we finally settled into our little studio apartment that we rented through a site called AirBnB. From what I can gather, it is basically a way for private citizens to rent out … [Read more...]
Forget about the food capitals of the world, Adelaide does ok
Had a really awesome conversation with a nice Italian guy at the train station today.He was one of the attendants at the ticket office for the trains, and we wanted to book reservations for the next leg of our trip, from Venice to Brig (and onto Zermatt). … [Read more...]
Europe Holiday Day 18 – Aix En Provence to Nice
So after the half an hour of driving i did the night before, i wasn't really looking forward to this day, as the plan was for a full day of driving - Aix En Provence to Saint-Tropez, Saint-Raphael, Cannes and finally arriving in Nice. So the plan was a … [Read more...]
Europe Holiday Day 17 – Aix En Provence
Once again i am writing this on a train, a few days later than what i would have liked, this time from Rome to Venice. At least i have wifi this time so i can post it straight away. Anyway we were a little bit sad to leave the incredibly relaxed … [Read more...]
Europe Holiday Days 14-16 – Barcelona
After Paris our next port of call was Barcelona, which turned out to be a welcome change of pace from the masses of people in Paris. Come to think of it though, there was still a shit load of people. It was just different. The whole place had a very … [Read more...]
Europe Holiday Day 13 – Louvre and Eiffel Tower Again!
After the business of the first few days in Paris, we decided that today we would make a conscious effort to take it easy today. After all, gallivanting around Europe is tiring work! We thought we would spend the morning at the Louvre. I didn't really … [Read more...]
Europe Holiday Day 12 – Disneyland!
Today was the day that Chereen was waiting for, honestly I think she was more excited about Disneyland than any other part of our trip, but unfortunately a few things conspired to makes this slightly disappointing from our point of view. Firstly, there … [Read more...]
Biggest difficulty in Europe
There is one thing that has been more difficult than anything else when we have been in Europe. It washy navigating our way around the Tube or the Paris Metro, it wasn't spending almost 2 hours driving around in Monaco trying to find a park before giving … [Read more...]
Europe Holiday Days 10-11 – Paris
On the first night in Paris we arrived relatively late, after driving nearly 4 hours from Gorthleck back to Edinburgh, then catching a 90 minute flight to paris, then an hour on the train to Gare de Lyon. So we were pretty wrecked. Luckily the B&B was … [Read more...]
Europe Day 9 – Scottish Highlands
After the dramas of yesterday, we made a very conscious effort to have a relaxing day today, and this turned into one of the best days we had spent on our holiday so far. We started from our B&B in Gorthleck, which is on the eastern side of Loch Ness, … [Read more...]