Imagined vs Reality
When I imagined van life, I picture myself sitting for hours in quiet contemplation, reading, sketching, buying produce at a local market and hiking or biking to find a scenic spot on a river bank for a picnic and maybe even a swim. And as the weather improves and our travel place slows who is […]
This Place has to Seen to be Believed
Switzerland has been our place of residence this past week. We arrived in Lauterbrunnen shrouded in mist and rain but early indications were that we were in for quite a special week, not least because we were getting to spend the time with our friends whom we hadn’t seen for some time. Lauterbrunnen is situated […]
Small but Mighty
We drove south to Lake Constance and along its southern shore toward the Alps in the distance. The sun was shining and the countryside was putting its best foot forward. Our plan was to spend the weekend exploring some of the delights the tiny alpine country of Liechtenstein has to offer. We crossed over the […]
Görlitz in Pictures
This weeks blog is a picture gallery of photos taken on an afternoon in the old town centre of Görlitz. If you haven’t already and you would like to read more about the history and rebirth of this town, click on the link to my last blog: The Rebirth of a Town Streetscapes Alleys and […]
From Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan
This week we have been staying on the Southern shores of the beautiful Berzdorfer See (Lake). Located just south go the town of Görlitz and within easy reach of the Czech and Polish borders it wasn’t always a beautiful place to visit. From 1835 to 1997 this was a huge mining operation. Initially as an […]
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