Turkiye Part I

Jan 13, 2025 | Countries

Turkiye Part one — Istanbul, Turgutreis and Pamukkale Video Istanbul Meetups, inflation and hot air balloons I flew from Montenegro to Istanbul, at long last to meet my new partner Randy. He was freshly retired and flying out from Vancouver. He was just a few...

United Kingdom

Jan 10, 2025 | Countries

The Mother Land Back to the land of crumpets and tea Video UK Highlight Reel NORFOLK Home of some fierce warriors and the original Celts After my house-sit in Switzerland, I needed to escape the Schengen zone (the EU’s passport control scheme, allowing 90 days at a...

Montenegro

Nov 19, 2024 | Countries

Montenegro One of the many “former Yugoslavia” countries Never heard of it! Part of the former Yugloslavia, and freshly independent from Serbia, Montenegro is worth a look Montenegro is a Balkan country south of Croatia and north of Albania and Greece.  I...

Switzerland

Oct 17, 2024 | Countries

Land of Cheese and Storms Switzerland What is the purpose of your visit? I had arranged a two month house-sit through a family connection located in the outskirts of Geneva, looking after an elderly lab named Skeena. I was looking forward to staying put for a bit as I...

Cinque Terre and Turin

Sep 25, 2024 | Countries, Travel Tips

Cinque Terre Beautiful but sooo many tourists Lerici The undiscovered sixth town We drove to the Mediterranean coast to Lerici, a town south of Cinque Terre. Not officially in the “five lands” but that’s a good thing, as there aren’t swarms of tourists covering every...

Tuscany week one

Sep 24, 2024 | Countries, Travel Tips

TUSCANY Oh Italy, you had me at hello Highlights Video Cairo to Rome From one landmark to another Although my final destination was Tuscany, I flew to Rome since it was much more affordable than Florence. I decided to make the most of it, and overnight there to get a...