For the love of coffee     I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. T. S. Eliot     International coffee day happens every October, on the first day of the month. The date was agreed on by the international coffee organisation and was launched in… Read More »TRAVEL

The journey    “Life is a journey, so enjoy the ride.” ― Debasish Mridha We just got back from Bologna. Part of our voyage involved a ride on a high speed train. In recent months we’ve taken two, completely contrasting train journeys in Italy. The first was in July, on Transiberiana… Read More »TRAVEL

    Duomo     “Even in the most beautiful music there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence” – Andrea Bocelli   As our train approached Bergamo, the landscape suddenly became more urban. More factories. More apartment blocks. And I remembered. I… Read More »TRAVEL

      Venezia       Every trip is lived three times: when you dream of it, when you go, and when you remember it.   (Original, in Italian: Ogni viaggio lo vivi tre volte: quando lo sogni, quando lo vivi, e quando lo ricordi.)   “Queen of the… Read More »TRAVEL

    Ivory       ‘The elephant never gets tired of carrying its tusks’ – African proverb     It’s over six years since we left Kenya. While we were living there, we got the chance to visit the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi. It was a memorable day.… Read More »TRAVEL

  Murphy’s law     “No one realises how beautiful it is to travel, until he rests his head on his old familiar pillow” – Lin Yutang      We had waited a long time to be able to take a trip to see family. A year had passed, being ‘socially… Read More »TRAVEL

    A tale of three countries      We’re in quarantine. A year ago ‘Travel in a time of Coronavirus’ talked of our journey from Oslo – Copenhagen – Rome. One year on, we took this trip.   Ireland Our first stop was Dublin. We hadn’t been in a… Read More »TRAVEL

    One Year On     “Andiamo”   Last July we flew from Oslo and Copenhagen, wearing masks for just a few hours and armed with Norwegian ‘anti-bac’ hand gel. It was early on in the Coronavirus pandemic, at a time when very few people were travelling, and neither… Read More »TRAVEL

    “Lions, Lions”     Sport is a great reason to travel. And many rugby supporters all over the world will travel for The British Lions Tour. It is a unique sporting event, like many others, occurring every four years. It started in 1888. The tour takes the team to… Read More »TRAVEL

      The beautiful game       I miss football. I hadn’t realised how much, until I started watching the EURO 2020 Championship. It’s been about two years since I last watched my home team AFC Wimbledon playing. Since then we raised enough money as a community and… Read More »TRAVEL