Category Archives: Travel

Hiking in the Lower Swiss Alps

Posted on July 21, 2018 by

We are now in eastern Switzerland. From Lake Constance and Bregenz we drove due south west for about 90 minutes to the Toggenburg – a steep sided valley some 30 kms east of Zurich. This is the mid-level Alps; peaks … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Bregenz in Festival Mood

Posted on July 13, 2018 by

  We arrived in Bregenz last night. Found the SeeCamping site right on the shore of Lake Constance/Bodensee and pitched. It’s a great site, huge but not crowded. The facilities are brilliant, typical Austrian/German. Visitors are as usual a mix … Continue reading →

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EU Parliament Delivering Government for Grownups by Grownups.

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

Thursday 5th July 2018: As the midday voting session approached, the parliamentary chamber – known as the hemisphere, rapidly filled up. First up was the voting for the third reading of the controversial report on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. … Continue reading →

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Strictly Strasbourg

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

  Like all cities Strasbourg has a unique identity formed by its geography and history. In this case, the geography is a major factor – with the River Rhine alongside sometimes providing the boundary between France and Germany and sometimes … Continue reading →

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2018 Roadtrip Gets Real

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

I was in the UK (well England) for five weeks (M for 4 plus her week on the Camino). It was the hottest summer almost anyone could remember, and at the time to writing seems to be set to continue. … Continue reading →

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Glimpses of Glastonbury

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

Glastonbury is the first real stop on our summer long road trip. Our younger son moved into a new old house at the start of the year and we are helping with decoration and renovation duties. It’s an interesting stay … Continue reading →

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Shapwick Nature Reserve – Walking Neolithic Trackways

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

The Somerset Levels are a unique wetland environment covering some 160,000 acres of very low lying land, averaging 3 to 4 meters above sea level. I recall back in 2013/14 the Levels getting extensive media coverage because they were badly … Continue reading →

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