Brecon Beacons

First stop on our year off was Wales..
Expecting cold and wet, we had beautiful sunny days and lots of fun with the family.
Via Bristol to Brecon Beacons we picked up Juliet on the way to met Jen,Leer más
Lake Vrynwy

Wonderful wedding in a beautiful location. Great to spend time with all of our family before heading off for our trip. Lots of love, laughs and most importantly for a Harnden family wedding -Leer más
Beauly, Scotland

So after a brief stop in Dumfries the day after the wedding, we drove up to the north of Scotland where I became a bit excited at the sight of snow on the mountains 8D
The view from the croft -Leer más
Manchester

Always a great time had here! Fire breathing on canal street?? Millions of Mopeds on a St George's day parade (photo expertly taken opposite an adult superstore) need I say more?! Yes...
Food foodLeer más
Base camp

Return to base camp (in-laws) until moving on to Europe via christening in Buckingham!
Good weather seems to be following us around :)
After a brilliant weekend in Manchester, relaxing andLeer más
Dover to Calais

So.. after a lovely few days in Buckingham for new godson William's Christening - save for our bicycles being stolen 😫 - we're now on a very quiet ferry to Calais (sadly sans velos).
It's aLeer más
Camping Bella Tola

The title is deceptive, we haven't pitched our tent..yet. And gladly so as its blowing a gale here nestled between the Swiss Alps. Thunder storm due tomorrow so glad to be in a cabin.
Drove around 8Leer más
Lausanne

Today was meant to be horrible weather - only got damp once - so headed to Lausanne for some sight seeing.
It is in quite a stunning setting, set on Lac Lemon and is also set on a pretty steep hill..Leer más
Simplon

The drive from Switzerland to Italy through the Simplon pass is breathtaking!
We were so high when we made a loo stop people were skiing on the mountain nearby!
Up, up, up through endless tunnelsLeer más
Milano

Saw the sights in Milan today.. Castello Sfrozesco, Parco Sempione, Il Duomo..
Warm for us Brits here, even now and its only May!!
We climbed the steps up to the top of Il Duomo (its cheaper) and theLeer más
Firenze

Obviously Florence is a beautiful city but... the highlight of today had to be the start of stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia. Little did we know at the time but we were literally an arms length from OmarLeer más
Pisa

Hadn't thought too much about Pisa before heading there to see the Leaning Tower and to be honest didn't think too much about it having been there. Having looked for parking beforehand a few websitesLeer más
Rome

Day one of four here in Rome. Got through quite a few of the big 'sights' so will try to document Rome in a few days of blog. Colloseum was the first stop, which I had never been inside before andLeer más
Roma

Rome, take 2.
Seen a lot, walked a lot, queued a lot, over the last four days.
Tuesday we spent the majority of the day in the Vatican City. It is absolutely mobbed here in Rome. Not sure if it isLeer más
Aquino

The last three days we have spent in the midst of wonderful Italian hospitality. We visited Maria and her family in Aquino. Maria is my grandparents friend who was originally from Guernsey before sheLeer más
Pompei

We picked our B&B so we could visit the "scavi" at Pompeii. This is the Italian name for the excavations at Pompeii. We had previously read somewhere that Pompeii may not stay open to the public asLeer más
Napoli

"Vedi Napoli e poi muori"
Rough translation "See Naples and die". There is nothing else worth seeing after a visit to Naples according to this old Italian proverb..
It is dirty, smelly and noisy.Leer más
Matera

This place.. is such a beauty. Our rough guide (thanks Richard and Nia!) describes it as one of the south's most fascinating cities. It is where Mel Gibson filmed the Passion of the Christ and you canLeer más
Dubrovnik

A.K.A Kings Landing for all you Game of Thrones fans out there! For those of you who aren't, Dubrovnik doubles as this fictional city for some of the filming of the series.
We are actually staying inLeer más
Kaštel Lukšić

Where we are staying now is in a place called Kastel Luksic. It's part of an area called Kastela, basically the coast between Split and Trogir dotted with Castles...
The minute we arrived we reallyLeer más
Split

Stuart had been bitten by a mosquito on leaving Dubrovnik. It wasn't until we arrived in Kastel Luksic that we realised his foot was hugely swollen and he was struggling to walk. He could've done withLeer más
Trogir

So on our last day in Kastela, we visited Trogir, another UNESCO World Heritage site a bus ride in the other direction.
Whilst I run the risk of sounding spoilt with lovely places - I am - the mainLeer más
Plitvička Jezera

So definitely saw some different sights today.
The Plitvice Lakes take your breath away. Waterfall after waterfall leading to crystal clear lakes. It really feels almost like a fairytale. You followLeer más
Zagreb

We had a couple of nights in the capital before leaving Croatia.
Zagreb is not a big city and was the first place that didn't seem to be swarming with Tourists. Lots of great things to see whenLeer más
Ljubljana

Sorry for the little delay in posting this but whilst we are now in Austria, we arrived here from a stay in Lovely Ljubljana.
The Slovenian capital is wonderful and there was so much going on.
WeLeer más