Writing this while on our last days of this epic adventure, with the sun going down on the trip and our thoughts riddled with 'darn it, we've got to go home and build a house' we've naturally done a lot of reflecting. Should we produce a PowerPoint presentation for every time we meet friends once… Continue reading Reflections
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The Final Countdown
Antigonish is what the Scots say instead of Atissue.... kidding... it's the main town that services Cape Breton. There's a definite move away from the Acadian and more into the Tartan of New Scotland. Basing ourselves there for a couple of nights we wandered the town and noted how the Scots and Irish clearly formed… Continue reading The Final Countdown
Mining for Americana
Catalina State Park had been recommended to us, we get lots of recommendations! It sits in the foothills of The Santa Catalina Mountains which is a haven for desert plants and wildlife. It's also the post Christmas delivery rush, chill out destination for Santa Catalina and her husband Claus. (well it is Christmas!) Bikes out and… Continue reading Mining for Americana
Denmark, so much more than butter and bacon!
Denmark sits quietly between Sweden, Norway and Germany and to be honest, when we thought about Denmark's identity, we were limited in our terminology. We weren't using the same descriptive words that we had done about its neighbours but having spent a second stint here, (Charismatic Copenhagen) this time in the Jutland region, we realise… Continue reading Denmark, so much more than butter and bacon!
Captive in a Swedish basement!
Maybe the binge watching of ‘Nordic Noir’ dramas has influenced us, as we crossed The Oresund Bridge into Sweden, made famous by The Bridge, we felt the need to lock the doors. All the Nordic countries seem full of murderers, drug dens, kidnappers and criminals, we’ve learned that from the TV, so with much trepidation,… Continue reading Captive in a Swedish basement!
Plaza, Balcony, Narrow Street Repeat
Ah Cadiz, this is a difficult post to write without having to use a thesaurus for alternative words to stunning and beautiful! Having said that, our Aire parking spot at the docks wasn't so glorious but it was interesting! Being able to watch dock cranes loading and unloading from 100m away was something to behold… Continue reading Plaza, Balcony, Narrow Street Repeat





