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Back to Italy Again

We got back to our appartment in Milan at one on Tuesday morning and so we spent Wednesday recovering a little. Christmas had been spent with my parents in their house which is tucked away in one of the late Lord Lambton’s estates near Chester le Street in the north of the UK (Lord Lambton […]

Genova etc

As I mentioned briefly in my previous post, we spent some time during our summer hols in and around Genova. Genova, or Genoa as it is for some unknown reason known in English, is, yes, it still is, a port town on the north Italian coast. It’s quite an interesting place because it is rather […]

Back again

We got back to Milan after our summer break, which was spent mostly between Genova and a little place called Ponteinvrea near Albisola, which is near Savona, if that helps.  Not much to report, although I’ll scribble a little about the hols and other things shortly. I’ve yet to have a wander outdoors to see […]

Damn, I miss the car.

This time last year I got rid of my car.  I hardly used the thing, so getting rid of it was the right thing to do.  However, we are moving towards the summer break and the idea of hauling child and stuff around on the train does not enthrall me.  One of are options is […]

Sharm El Sheikh, bombs etc

Well, I have finally got round to scribbling something about our 'holiday' in Sharm. Here it is: Well, everything got off to a slowish start as our morning flight was delayed by an hour or so. When we touched down in sunny Sharm the temperature at the airport was blisteringly high. Then there was the […]

Sharm here we come!

What better way to round off a busy period at work than to go for a week by the sea. Yes, we're off, all three of us, to the red sea for one of those all inclusive hols in a hotel in the middle of the desert. The temperature is a steady 27-28°C and I […]

Around Cogne in the Italian Alps

We got back from our extended weekend trip to the Alps on Sunday afternoon (11 December), after having spent just over two days in the midst of spectacular Italian mountain scenery near Cogne in northern Italy.

I’m back….and I’m overweight.

Well, we got back yesterday evening and I'm glad to be back in a climate where when they say 'summer', they mean it. We had two good days in the UK in a period of two weeks, and one of those good days was the day we left! Before this trip, I had not been […]

Sharm El Sheikh and bombs etc.

Two years ago my other half went off to Hurgharda, which is in the Sharm El Sheikh area – ie the Red Sea – for a brief holiday. She had a great time and we've been thinking about going back there or checking out Sharm El Sheikh with our two year old son. Not now. […]