Another jam-packed day —

My most-anticipated feature in the Philippines — On our last day on Bohol, we were woken early by our friend Mr Rooster. Until he crowed, there was perfect silence in our tropical jungle resort overlooking the ocean. When we arrived yesterday afternoon the sky and sea were both shades of blue. We sat on the verandah and…

Both times involved buses! — Here is Keeley’s version of events. The Time Mum Almost Died in the City of Romance Sight-seeing, bike riding and funeral planning.medium.com Here is the story of my first visit to Paris. I had longed to see Paris since I was 16 and here I was at 61 seeing it for the first time! Naturally, I was disappointed. Disappointed in Paris A dream turned into a nightmare.medium.com

Believe it or not — it’s my real name. G’day. I thought I had better start with that although I never actually say g’day in real life. But at least you know I’m an Aussie. Yeah, we do say Aussie, not Australian. I have been described as “a riddle wrapped…

I’m a rule breaker — Karen Schwartz challenges us with “The door says, Do Not Enter! What do you do?” Firstly, I want to know a reason. WHY am I being told NOT to enter! I don’t know if this is my enquiring mind or I just want to know what will happen if I…

I’m in Kraków, Poland — I’ve planned to do my laundry today. Yes, I know. Boring. But I can’t go running around naked every day. 😉 I booked this hostel as it claimed to have a washing machine in my private room with bathroom. I imagined a compact studio apartment. Haha! The washing machine is…

Leipzig to Kraków — Up early to catch the 8.18 train to Berlin then the 10.52 to Kraków giving me 38 minutes (if my maths is correct) to find my way from Platform 7 (bottom level) to Platform 12 (top level, of course). I’m becoming much more adept at handling escalators. …

Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight. Photo taken tonight in Kraków, Poland. Theoretically it’s spring but when it’s hot as Hades, who knows what season it is. It’s pool weather that’s for sure. It used to be a birthday month. Both my mum and dad’s birthdays were in October so…

Tourists come from all over Germany —