Information and references (based on our trip) if you’re visiting Reit im Winkl Travel/Climate Set in the Chiemsee Alps, Reit im Winkl has a typical Bavarian climate. That is to say, it is very seasonal. […]
ALSACE LORRAINE – INFO AND REFERENCES
Info and References (based on our trip) if you’re visiting Alsace Lorraine Travel/Climate If you’re driving from Munich you’ve basically got two choices – to drive up and drop down or drive along and go […]
MERANO – INFO AND REFERENCES
Information and references (based on our trip) if you’re visiting Merano Travel/Climate We drove South down the ‘usual’ route – A9 out of Munich/A99/A12 towards Salzburg. Then took the A13/E45 (Brenner Pass) to Innsbruck/Bolzano. […]
Journal 6. MERANO – GETTING LOST. AND FINDING YOUR WAY AGAIN……
MERANO, ITALY.MAY 2015 Getting Lost. And finding your way again…… Before we left Munich, I bought myself a natty little pair of 5.99 plimsolls to drive in. I was a bit apprehensive about the journey […]
Journal 8. RENDEZVOUS with MOUNT SCHNEIBSTEIN
Or should that be Mr Schneibstein? Because after two failed attempts to climb this mountain, this time it was personal! My first attempt was back in 2009, not long after I moved to Munich. Not […]
BARCELONA – INFO AND REFERENCES
Useful Info and References (based on our trip) if you’re visiting Barcelona Travel/Climate We flew from Gatwick. There is a good Aerobus from airport – 30 minutes to the centre (the airport is approx. 14km […]
Journal 1.ALSACE LORRAINE “We must laugh and we must sing, We are blest by everything, Everything we look upon is blest.”*
THE ALSACE LORRAINE, FRANCE – MAY 2012 Saturday May 25th – Turckheim After quite a bit of faffing about we eventually left school on Friday afternoon. Luckily for us, our school finishes at 14.20 so […]
At the Supermarket
10 things you need to know before you go shopping Abandon hope of finding……. If you’re a Brit – HP sauce, really good bacon, white sliced bread or those squidgy little baps; sausages, cheddar, […]
Naked in the City
Naked in the City Check out my brazenness. I have just been standing completely naked surrounded by a whole load of naked men!! And if that’s got you choking into your cornflakes, let me just […]
It’s not a Hill it’s a Mountain*
25 Shades of White – Ski-ing for the more mature, experienced woman……. Introduction It had been some time since I had last skied. Over 30 years in fact. My ski initiation ceremony was at the […]
