Day 3 - this is the epitome of our road trip - 6 hours of driving through a flat landscape to the mountainous terrain in Brasov. The weather also changed from being truly hot at 28 degrees to rain on the mountainside and then back to being sunny later. We stopped by a fountain half way up the mountain where it is famed for its clear, fresh and cool waters. Like many people, we too discarded the water in our bottles and refill them with the fresh spring water. I am so glad we have Alex ...
Travel
Meandering through the Danube Delta
Today has been a contrast to yesterday. We spent 6 hours meandering through the mangroves in the Danube Delta. It is amazing how large the area is and we have only covered a small section of the area. There was a group of German tourists with their Germain- speaking guide and the others were Romanian and captain of the boat only spoke in Romanian to explain the different features on our trip. At some point, music was played over the intercom - I must say it is both hilarious and rather ...
Road trip in Romania
This trip was planned months ago by my very good friend, Alex, who started off as my aupair to help me with David about 4 years ago. Alex has since built up his own internet marketing business and will be leaving our family shortly. And this was our opportunity to visit his home country with him as our guide. We arrived in Bucharest this morning to a beautiful sunny and warm day. By the time we collected our hire car, it was already past noon and we were keen to get on our journey to Tulcea ...
A trip to Rome
https://youtu.be/wpll7PzbCTk I flew into Rome early this morning. It was a very last minute decision to spend Christmas here, close to the heart of the Roman Catholic Church. I have a very firm and steadfast belief in God ever since I was 13 years old. Having grown up in a very "back to basics" simple Brethren type of church, I find the Catholic Church with its ornate churches and ceremonies pretty foreign to me. So I have come to explore and to appreciate the beauty around me. We had a ...
Barcelona in a weekend
https://youtu.be/uXu_Jki7qwE Barcelona has to be one of my most favourite European cities to visit on a weekend. The journey is short and it can be made on a cheap airline to save on costs. I have visited Barcelona a few years ago and I knew from my previous trip that we should stay as close to La Rambla as we can in order to enjoy people watching whilst having a lovely meal on the avenue. La Rambla has numerous little restaurants serving fantastic Spanish tapas. There is also an ...
