With some clouds in the sky and the sun trying to peek out we made a good start and headed to McDonalds purely to use the Wifi and post yesterdays blog of course although a coffee seemed only civil whilst we were there. Leaving La Roche...

This blog was written the day after the events occurred. In addition I was one third of the way when I lost power and everything I had written so things may be jumbled.I titled this an introduction to Berlin because that is basically wha...

Our return to the UK was a little like leaving for a trip but in reverse. Although we were going back in the worst of circumstances we couldnt help but be excited that we were going to see our family and friends albeit for a very short s...

11 May 2013Just before we got back yesterday it started raining and continued most of the evening which meant that the cycling campers pitched around us had an unpleasant night.Thankfully it had stopped by the morning and we were tempted...

You know that thought that crosses your mind when you are travelling or visiting a place and while you are there you think So and so would love it here.. these friends would enjoy it here next time we should invite these people etc.Well ...

10 May 2013A day of sailing and cycling.We took the Danube ferry from Krems through the Wachau to the town of Spitz. Then we returned by cycle mainly along delightful county lanes with vineyards both sides and passing through pretty vill...

09 May 2013We got up early to go to the Melk Abbey when it opened at 9. Our site was situated on the river where the cruise ships docked and at about 8.15 a multitude of coaches arrived to carry the hundreds of cruisers on their visit. W...

Chocolate in YorkFifty years ao in York the air smelled of chocolate and cocoa dust rained down like pollen in spring. That is because York is the city of chocolate. That is what we were told and we like to believe it is true. Is it poss...

07 May 2013The dom cathederal in Passau has one of the largest organs in the world with over 17000 pipes and each day at noon a recital is given on this outstanding instrument. We therefore decided to go back into the town to have a list...

I arrive at my first stop in Russia. When you enter Russia you are required to fill out an immigration slip with two parts part A is taken by the customs official at the border part B you have to keep and is collected when you leave Russ...