Nov 2019 - Menton: The Pearl of France
It was with a bit of sadness and regret that we departed Italy, should we not stay longer here? It's such a great place on so many...
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- Jan 19, 2020
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Nov 2019 - Tuscany Part 2
So the furthest point of the road trip would turn out to be the town of San Gimignano, population 8,000 and like the centre of Florence,...
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- Jan 19, 2020
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Nov 2019 - Tuscany Part 1
The journey further into Italy continued. Without any real plan and booking things at most a week in advance (the benefit of off-season...
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- Jan 19, 2020
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The Italian Riviera
I've always wanted to go to the Riviera, for somewhat unknown reasons but in my mind I pictured James Bond towns with characterful steep,...
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- Nov 17, 2019
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October '19 - The Italian Langhe
No more than an hour south of the Turin you enter the Langhe, a region of rolling hills famous for wine, cheese, and in October,...
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- Nov 13, 2019
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October '19 - Refinement: Turin
Turin. I'll be honest, another city I had not heard about before looking at the map and plotting an approximate road trip route. It's in...
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- Nov 1, 2019
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October '19 - Stop over in Switzerland
To get to Italy from Germany, although not the only route, you pass through a somewhat scenic place called Switzerland. Vineyards seem to...
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- Nov 1, 2019
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October '19 - Quintessential German town, in France
The first stop heading south on the road trip was Colmar, about 300km south of Bad Bertrich in France close to the German border. It's a...
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- Oct 30, 2019
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October '19 - Road trip commences
The road trip commences. Destination only roughly mapped out, via Germany and Switzerland to Italy then not quite sure... but the car...
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- Oct 21, 2019
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October '19 - Brugge and Paris
In The Netherlands there's a website called 'vakantie veilingen' which translates to 'holiday auctions'. Basically, you bid on particular...
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- Oct 11, 2019
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August '19 - Trier and Luxembourg
I had never heard of Trier before, yet it turns out to be one of the most significant historical cities in Germany and played a critical...
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- Oct 10, 2019
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July/August '19 - Bad Bertrich and the Moselle
Yes, Bertrich was a very naughty boy. Some of my 'extended' family live in Germany and recently started managing a hotel in the tiny town...
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- Oct 10, 2019
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July '19 - Volunteering on a perma-culture farm
Already partly covered in an earlier diary entry, while staying in Maastricht in July I spent about 3 weeks working as a volunteer on a...
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- Oct 10, 2019
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July '19 - Street photography in Liège-Guillemins railway station
A half hour train ride south from Maastricht to the French speaking part of Belgium (Wallonia) takes you into Liège-Guillemins railway...
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- Aug 18, 2019
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July '19 - Side trip to Rotterdam
The last time I was in Rotterdam was 15 years ago (ugh, I'm so old) to see the Rotterdam Fast Forward Dance Parade, which was one the...
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- Jul 15, 2019
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June '19 - Mestreech (Maastricht)
Beyond heading to Maastricht (Mestreech in local dialect) in The Netherlands there remains no plan for how this trip will unfold. I have...
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- Jun 13, 2019
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June '19 - Departure: via Singapura
The 4 weeks between finishing work and leaving went very fast. I had to vacate my unit, move into my parents place, organise a seemingly...
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