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Saturday – hot and sunny Yes, we survived Italy. I think I deserve a medal for surviving those roads and the crazy exhaust bandits. I spend about 8 months a year driving on the right. I spend about 8 months … Continue reading →

Saturday – hot and sunny It ain’t half hot again but we brave the heat and venture into Siena to see the Duomo. We missed it last trip. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157163738360249&set=a.10150340074490249.575311.621375248&type=3&theater Wendy has a pleasant lunch and then after a 4 mile … Continue reading →

Tuesday – hot and sunny Lazy day around the villa.   Don’t I just love Italian design? I thought they were meant to be the world leaders in design. From our experience I think not. A toilet roll holder that … Continue reading →

Friday – hot and sunny A lazy day planned after our sightseeing and cultural excesses. Lounge around the lovely garden and pool. But no day would be complete without a short trip to a supermarket for the things we couldn’t … Continue reading →

Sunday – Warm and drizzle. Take a stroll into Padua to explore. Not the most elegant of cities but it does have some impressive buildings, mind you it’s started to rain so that doesn’t help. They may not know a … Continue reading →

Tuesday – hot and sunny The usual lazy start to the day with breakfast, coffee and newspapers. Our new home for 4 days is a lovely 2 bedroom VRBO. All very comfortable, modern, clean (no ants so far) and well … Continue reading →

Friday – warm and sunny After enduring 6 weeks at home, although I have to admit the weather has been pretty good, we finally reached escape velocity on our mission to be in the EU on UK INDEPENDENCE day 24th … Continue reading →

Friday – cool and sunny Up out early and drive down to Thanksgiving Point to visit the Tulip Festival, it’s a geriatric thing. Quite impressive and lovely gardens but nowhere near as good as the Dutch Tulip Festival. Then we … Continue reading →

Monday – cool and sunny Drove down towards Wolf Pass and the Woodlands Nature Reserve. Supposedly teeming with birds and wildlife. All we managed to see were more Magpies than muslims at a stoning and a Buffalo farm. Wolf pass … Continue reading →

Friday – hot and sunny Take the Mercedes 350GLK for a spin up to Alta and Snowbird ski resorts. It’s very nice but prefer the Kia Sportage. The drive up Little Cottonwood Canyon is beautiful this time of the year. … Continue reading →