The road trip of a lifetime? I have not spent Ferragosto in Italy for absolutely ages, my August family holiday usually limited to just over a week, due to the obvious work commitments. This year some exceptional circumstances (change of job!) meant that we could take a slightly longer Italian break to fit in a family wedding as well as our habitual week in Cilento. We then tried to figure out how we could take our pooch Amber and well,…
3 years ago I visited Cuba for the second time after a hiatus of over 20 years. I fell in love with the place all over again, and longed to return well sooner than another two decades to see more of the beautiful island, its intriguing people and tortured history. So time had come to return and explore some more. Still only a week, still a very small amount of time, but we tried to do our best and decided…
San Francisco One, or rather two, elements have been consistently present in each destination covered in our two weeks West Coast trip. Coffee and chocolate. So I felt they deserved a separate post, especially considering that we visited what is considered the top coffee location in the area, Seattle of course. Our trip started in San Francisco. Here, among the many coffee chains (some better than others such as the local Peet’s coffee) there are plenty of local roasters and,…
Orcas island morning We left the glorious Californian sun to be welcomed by a dreary and grey Seattle. Our first evening in Belltown was forgettable as we managed to find a decent pub to have a beer and some average food before retiring to the warmth of our hotel. We made it to our friends’ wedding on Orcas island the next morning by the skin of our teeth, boarding a tiny wheely plane that looked a lot more scary than…
After weeks of rebuilding, fixing, polishing our 1961 Mini was ready to go on another #miniadventure. We made our way towards the coast on a Thursday afternoon, aiming to catch the 22.30 ferry. We made it to Dieppe a few hours later, after a few scary glitches on the car put our trip in jeopardy for a bit. Cidre in the sun After a few hours resting in an Etap room, our first stop of the morning was Norauto –…