Thursday, 6 May 2010 | Views [602]
Kerouac once wrote, “Why travel if not like
a child?” I used to value that, to hold it forward in my mind as I moved around
the world. Now, too often, I travel like a child sat bored in the back of a car
in a traffic jam with nothing but a completed ... Read more >
Thursday, 6 May 2010 | Views [2215] | Comments [1]
We didn't buy one before we left. I had been
told to get one, told that carrying one would be a good idea because,
"even though you might hope you don't need it, you'll be glad you have it
if you do." But it was just one more thing to ... Read more >
Thursday, 6 May 2010 | Views [518]
Our beloved truck underwent some serious home
improvements back in Stiava, three weeks ago. We sorted the overheating. We'd arrived in Italy with
a mysterious but serious problem: every hill climb hoiked up the water
temperature to almost boiling ... Read more >
Thursday, 6 May 2010 | Views [840]
In Stiava, a sleepy Tuscan village just inland from swanky Viareggio where the beautiful people promenade along the Pasajate, Huw's old friend Jonathan Martinelli and his family welcomed us into their homes and into their lives. The Martinellis have ... Read more >
Monday, 3 May 2010 | Views [588] | Comments [1]
Buon giorno Italia, our hot, tasty, sumptuous host for the next two weeks. Having crossed the border (with Suze screaming "you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" - if only we'd been driving a mini) we noticed some instant ... Read more >
