This morning we had a nice sleep in. Then, we needed to make a decision about whether to head to our next destination or stay […]
Category: Europe 2019
Venice
Eep! Our first day in Venice! The city of Venice is on a group of 118 small islands, separated by canals and linked by more […]
Milano to Venezia
We didn’t have any specific plans in Milano for this morning, as we knew we were leaving this afternoon.We spent the morning packing and looking […]
Day in Milano
After a later arrival at our accommodation last night we had a bit of a lie in this morning, leading to a late start to […]
Out & in Switzerland
The weather was so beautiful and sunny today (although the temperature didn’t quite reflect that), but unfortunately we still didn’t get to go up the […]
How Cheesy?!
Today the temperature dropped to a very fresh 12 degrees… How delightful… Thankful I brought my puffer jacket with me, despite being mocked by everyone […]
Flying through St. Gallen
Today was meant to be the day for going up the mountain, but sadly the weather has turned on us. This is only our second […]
Herisau
Today we made our way from Dietikon to Herisau, but first we needed to try and find a plug adaptor so we could charge our […]
To Switzerland!
So, we were wanting an adventure and today we certainly got one! Last night was meant to be an early night, but that did not […]
Day in Cologne
With all the late nights recently we have been starting our days later – we should work on that. We caught the tram into the […]
Exploring Munster
Today we had a lovely relaxed morning, which included an epic family breakfast care of Alex and Christine. When everyone was ready, and bags were […]
Travel to Munster
Very thankful we booked a slightly later train this morning. Even though we were staying right next to the train station, an early morning wake […]
Exploring Hamburg
This morning we had a late start after a late night, but we were feeling excited because our day in the city was being kicked […]
Bus to Hamburg
We are finally getting some tan! We’ve spent several days in the sun with no sun block and have had no inkling of colour whatsoever […]
Berlin Tourist Things
After a solid nights sleep with no duvets due to the 27degree heat, Darren went to a local bakery with Lilli to buy buns (and […]
Travel to Berlin – Exploring the Capital
Got up reasonably early (after sunrise though), smashed breakfast and had to speed walk to the train station. Managed to catch the train to the […]
Summer Day in Bergen
Today was our one full day in Bergen. We had a lazier (DJ would say relaxed) morning, had breakfast and then took our time getting […]
Train Ride to Bergen – Our Second City
Today we said goodbye to Ian and Linn to embark on our journey across the rest of Norway, catching the train from Geilo to Bergen. […]
Mountain Adventures
What a busy day! Started off reasonably slow, with a relaxed morning and the usual Norwegian ‘half-baked’ bread, cold meats and cheese for breakfast (plus […]
Exploring Norway by Road
Started with a sleep in, the alarm stopped us at 7, but we relaxed until closer to eight (still not a full nights sleep for […]
Set up in Oslo
Our first day waking up in Europe and we slept in until 9! We had a relaxed morning, cooked (heated from frozen) up some buns […]
Toilets cost money!?
In order to keep ourselves awake, we knew we just needed to keep moving and stay fed and hydrated. Breakfast was the perfect place to […]
The longest Day – Auckland to Oslo
Travelling to Europe was always going to be a long trip… I think we just underestimated how long it would be between decent rests. We […]