The Chronicles of Narni Part I : The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe “Even I never dreamed of Magic like this!” – C.S. Lewis We just got back from Narni. Narni (in Latin, Narnia) is a beautiful ancient town in Umbria, Central Italy. … Read More »TRAVEL
We live and learn “I can’t think of anything that creates a greater sense of childlike wonder, than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything” – Bill Bryson It’s Adult Learner’s Week, which runs from 1–8 September each year. It… Read More »TRAVEL
The eight pieces of silk “Your outer life reflects the quality of your Qi. When you glow inside, the whole world shines” – Robert Peng Days of leaping around, doing acrobatic aerobics and being a bit of a gym bunny, were short lived. Those… Read More »SLOW
Forest bathing (bagno nella foresta) “Wherever there are trees, we are healthier and happier” – Dr. Qing Li We’ve been in therapy. Bosco therapy. You may have heard about forest bathing. It was something that we first became aware of when we lived in Japan.… Read More »SLOW
The worker bee L’ape operai I just completed passenger feedback for the Hurtigruten company, for our trip up Norway’s west coast. We couldn’t fault a thing. The whole experience was entirely positive. And the staff were exceptional. We would meet the restaurant staff at breakfast,… Read More »SLOW
Tromsø Time Is A Ship That Never Casts Anchor – Sami Have you ever been somewhere that completely surprised you? We’d never heard of Tromsø before. It’s the northernmost city in the world, ‘The Arctic Capital’. Tromsø just sounded like a good Womble name to… Read More »TRAVEL
Travelling in the time of Coronavirus ‘Vennligst hold avstand’ (Please keep your distance) We have two choices at the moment when it comes to travel; wait (travel later), or go. There are a whole host of reasons why some of us will choose to… Read More »TRAVEL
Midnattsol The land of the Midnight Sun We boarded in Bergen. The crew cast off and we set sail for Northern Norway. We were bowled over by the warm welcomed on deck by the staff who were happy to be back on board,… Read More »TRAVEL
Norgesferie Hidden in wonder and snow, or sudden with summer, This land stares at the sun in a huge silence Endlessly repeating something we cannot hear. Inarticulate, arctic, Not written on by history, empty as paper, It leans away from the world… Read More »TRAVEL
ha det (goodbye) “You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place. Like you’ll not only miss the people that you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time in this place, because you’ll never be this way… Read More »TRAVEL