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Lou had good news and bad news yesterday. Good – the national art gallery was closed so he didn’t have to trail around after me, bad – a highly recommended restaurant in a lovely old ottoman building was closed too. … Continue reading →

We may have been concentrating on the traffic and cyclists with a death wish but we did gather some first impressions on the drive down to tirana. Lou was fascinated by the overwhelming number of gas stations. His enthusiasm spread … Continue reading →

It is always a bit of a gamble booking hotels in places you have never visited before. I flick from booking.com to trip advisor to google earth to try and get a feel for a place and still you can … Continue reading →

 Well, what a day. Still trying to get my head around it. So many sights, so many emotions. Lou says he is ‘just the chauffeur’ on these trips but what a chauffeur!  The man has nerves of steel while i … Continue reading →

The italian influence is everywhere along this side of the adriatic and menus are awash with pizza and pasta dishes. Earlier this evening we decided we couldn’t leave kotor without making the effort to walk along the walls to the … Continue reading →

Kator or kotor? Cats are king here. They slink under your cafe table, walk off in a hightailed huff if you try to take a picture and sunbathe in the middle of the busiest plazas, impervious to advancing ‘follow the … Continue reading →

Leaving dubrovnik the road climbs the hillside giving beautiful views down to the old town. We had to stop to capture it. Blue sea, blue sky, a cruise liner waiting to dock (and fill the old town with tourists!) and … Continue reading →

Old age or overexcitement? I have been confusing things (1) italian autostrada signs are GREEN not blue like french autotoute ones,(2) two is 2 and four is 4. The first caused lou to shout at me and the second caused … Continue reading →

Soooo frustrating but quite normal by now when we travel to find the much vaunted free wifi at some hotels is lamentably slow. Sorry, readers, if you are waiting with bated breath for our latest doings but matters beyond our … Continue reading →

So far we have been driving through familiar territory as we came this way with the camper in 2010. Not many changes apart from additional bits of motorway that defeated the gps and our five years out of date map. … Continue reading →