Category Winter Weg 2016/17
Besty in Bologna
Week 6: Part 2: Day 38 The Bologna Chapter 18th January, 2017 Before this trip, Reuben had a best friend in school for many years named Cormac. As a result we became friends with Cormac’s lovely family including Sonia his mum. They lived near our home in Perth. Due to work and a desire for […]
8 Free Secrets Revealed: 1 Day in Venice
Week 6: Part 2: Day 37 17th January, 2017 Today we were determined to seek out Venice’s best kept secrets and luckily they also came with no expense… Ssh let’s keep them to ourselves… 1. Venetian Glass Roman experience, Byzantine period skills and trade with the Orient led to Venice being a glass-manufacturing centre. One […]
La Serenissima
Week 6: Part 1: Day 34 & 35 15th January, 2017 – 16th January, 2017 Graham and Prunella had last visited Venice in 2000 whilst on their 14 month honeymoon. So it was with a real sense of romance that they looked forward to being here again. Back then when their love story had begun, they […]
Riding the Rails to Naked David
Week 5: Part 2: Day 32 – Day 34 13th January, 2017 – 15th January, 2017 Today we were destined for Florence but not before we catch a glimpse of the spectacular Cinque Terre and give Pamela a little surprise on the way. Although we would view some stunning vistas of the Liguria region from the train, to immerse in the rugged coastline, we chose to […]
La Superba “the Proud one”
Week 5: Part 1: Day 29 – Day 32 10th January, 2017 – 13th January, 2017 This morning meant an early start as we packed last minute items to leave the bosom and warmth of our country hosts, heading again to the brighter city lights. This time through Paris, via Lyon to Genoa. As had happened when […]
Winter Weg: We’ll Always Have Paris
Week 4: Part 2: Day 25 – Day 28 6th January, 2017 – 9th January, 2017 After the delights of Troyes. We left for Paris landing at the Gare de l’Est. We ate a generous cheap meal at a kebab shop across the road from the train station. Be assured that kebab shops are the cheapest place for a […]
Winter Weg: Visiting Freddy
Week 3: Day 15 – Day 21 27nd December, 2016 – 2nd January, 2017 Chalet Shenanigans It was lovely to wake up to a crisp sunny morning in the Alps of Switzerland. We felt lucky to have this opportunity to enjoy yet another stunning part of Switzerland with our friends. We first met couchsurfers Susanna, […]
Winter Weg: The Frozen North
Week 2: Day 7 – Day 14 20th – 26th December 2016 Arriving in Europe On arrival in Denmark, we blearily stepped off the plane into a cold wintry evening. The cold seeps in through the gaps in the airport bubble where the plane meets the ground. Airport staff joke in Danish. The airport is […]
Winter Weg: Cruising the Village of the Wild Plums
Week 1: Day 4 – Day 7 Friday December 16th – Monday December 19th 2016 Day 4: Chao Phraya Express Today we set off to explore the length of the Chao Phraya river by public boat, about an hours boat ride for a standard fee of 14 THB pp for any distance. We caught a taxi […]
Winter Weg: Bustling Balmy Bangkok
Week 1: Day 1 – Day 3 Tuesday December 13th – Thursday December 15th 2016 Day 1: That First Step is a Doozy So here we were at the airport. On the brink of our “Winter Weg” trip… Plans had been made, tickets bought, bags packed, anticipation built, so with a ting of homesickness at […]
Shovel or Make Snow Angels?
Hello World… Hope you are well and dreaming of adventure. We are 🙂 It has been a while. A bit has happened since out last Sabretoothed Chickens family trip to Sumatra in April 2015. In terms of this little blog, it has now reached over 32000 hits and has amost 150 followers. Our facebook fan page […]
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