Category Archives: 2017
Javea – Dubai
Our usual relaxed start to the day and breakfast. It seemed all too short and we were away not long after 11am. We had our first little bit of rain in Spain on our easy 1 and half hour drive … Continue reading
Javea – Days 2 to 6
The days here have been very relaxing and just what we all needed. Sunrise is just before 8am so breakfast beside the pool is often not until 10 or 11am. Tuesday midday was a walk down to the beach for … Continue reading
Javea – Day 1
A very relaxed day – great not to have to rush off to see the sights. This is holiday time. Calm warm weather so a swim in the pool before an outdoors breakfast of fruit salad and croissants. Supermarket visit … Continue reading
Barcelona – Javea
The plan was to see the Picaso Museum before our booked tour of the Palau de la Música Catalana (Concert Hall) at noon. We joined the queue for tickets. A ticket allows you to enter the museum at a particular … Continue reading
Barcelona – Day 2
We started at Gaudi’s Casa Batlló at 10.30am. This is a residential building, really apartments, but no longer lived in as it is now a museum. Major theme is waves and water with Gaudi’s ever present respect for nature. Again … Continue reading
Barcelona – Day 1
I met Julia at 9am for a croissant breakfast. First stop Gaudi’s La Pedrera. It was made in 1906-1912 as a block of apartments commissioned by a rich Barcelona family, Milà. Building of curves and so much detail. You really … Continue reading
Rosedinnick – Barcelona
We spent the morning chatting as we had to leave at 12.30pm to get Tara to her bus and for me to get to Bristol airport. We got away not long before 1pm but this time there was no incidences … Continue reading
Rosedinnick – Day 2
Well the weather had changed and today was very wet. Lovely morning chatting then we were away at 12.30pm to visit Lanhydrock. We got very wet trousers on the walk through the grounds from the car park to the house. … Continue reading
Rosedinnick (Cornwall)
We had a very relaxed morning chatting with the cousins. We didn’t leave until after 11.30am to head off to do some of the coastal walks. I had forgotten how narrow and slow all the roads are around here. There … Continue reading
Luzern – Rosedinnick (Cornwall)
Peter and I cycled into town after breakfast for a few errands including getting my train/bus ticket to Basel airport. We cycled back up the hill to their home and then continued further up passed their house. It’s not very … Continue reading
Luzern – cycling trip – Luzern
49 km – 3hr14 – Av 15 kph – 611m of vertical climb. Another lovely day and nice weather. A relaxed start and we got away on our bike trip just after 10am. Peter had a spare bike so all … Continue reading
Luzern – walking around the city centre
I voted online in the morning, with 20 minutes to spare, for the NZ General Elections. We walked into town for the Saturday morning markets and then around the waterfront and over the famous Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge). We climbed up … Continue reading
Dubai – Luzern
Everything was straight forward for my 6 hour flight to Zurich. From Zurich the trains to Luzern worked like clockwork, as they should in Switzerland, with a change of train at the main Zurich station. Peter was on the platform … Continue reading
Dubai
I was collected for my tour of Abu Dhabi at 8.45am and it was a two hour drive on a 4 lane each way motorway. The road was built up a lot of the way but there were some areas … Continue reading
Rick's travels 