The first full day in Tromsø, we went on a tour of the fjords. I had been on a similar … Read More
Tromsø – Norwegian Fjords tour
long weekend
A long weekend in Ireland – day 4, Trinity College Library
I saved the best part of Dublin ’til last – the book of Kells and the Old Library at Trinity College… Read More
A long weekend in Ireland – day 3, Connemara & Kylemore Abbey
I left Galway just before 9am and set off towards Connemara. The aim for today was to go to Kylemore Abbey, which I… Read More
A long weekend in Ireland – day 2, Cliffs of Moher and Galway
I was picking up a hire car at 9am, but what always seems to happen when I hire a car … Read More
A long weekend in Ireland – day 1, Dublin
For all the cheap tickets you can find to Europe, I was never able to find a cheap flight to … Read More
A long weekend in Bordeaux – day 3
So it turned out all the walking I had done over the past two days (45km or so…) did not … Read More
A long weekend in Bordeaux – day 2, trip to Saint-Emilion
Like Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion was on my map of places to go on my roadtrip in 2016. So this long weekend … Read More
A long weekend in Bordeaux – day 1
I thought I’d sussed out a good deal when I went to Toulouse for £26. But when I went to … Read More
A long weekend in Toulouse – Saturday
I’d covered so much ground on my first day in Toulouse that there weren’t too many places on my list … Read More
A long weekend in Toulouse – day trip to Albi
One of the main drawcards for me to go to Toulouse is its proximity to the town of Albi. Albi … Read More