Sun 8th Feb – Sat 14th Feb Accommodation: RuRu Retreat on AirBnB Mon 9th: Queenstown Gondola and Shotover Day It was a cloudy start to the day but the boys set off on a bike ride and us girls took a walk. All that was curtailed though as David felt unwell on the ride… More
Sun 8th Feb – Sat 14th Feb Accommodation: RuRu Retreat on AirBnB Sun 8th Feb Our flight from Auckland to Queenstown was uneventful and we met up with Colleen and David at the airport and just before our 3pm check in at our AirBnB. It was the most spectacular weather for our arrival, with clear… More
Sat 7th Feb – Sun 8th Feb Accommodation: Sebel Auckland Viaduct Harbour It was a glorious day for our flight to Auckland and we were lamenting leaving such beautiful weather behind us. The forecast for most of our NZ stops was from 6° to 18° C so we were in for a little bit of… More
Sun 14th Sept Our Copenhagen hotel: here and here. It was almost 3 pm by the time we arrived at our hotel in Copenhagen and found this to be a lovely, large and comfortable space for our one night stay. It was far bigger than what we’d needed and even had a washing machine that… More
Tue 9th Sept Our Rome Apartment: here and here The drive from Florence down to Rome airport to return our car went without incident and we were glad that the forecast heavy rain did not eventuate. Our taxi pick up from the airport went smoothly as well, that is, until about the last 300m. We… More
Thurs 4th Sept Our Florence Apartment: here and here The first 95% of our drive from Arenzano to Florence went without a hitch. It was just the last 5% that took a bit of a toll on all of us. Finding our parking garage and, then, convincing the parking attendant that we both had reserved… More
Wednesday 3rd September Our accommodation: Grand Hotel Aranzano It was another glorious morning on the French Riviera and we were sad to be leaving but, also, looking forward to our next adventure. We had chosen a halfway spot between Antibes and Florence as our overnight destination, so as to break up the driving, and this… More
Sat 30th Aug Our Antibes Apartment: here The trip from Mallemort, Provence, down to Antibes, on the French Riviera, took 2.5 hrs and went very smoothly and our host kindly let us check in at 2 pm rather than the scheduled 4 pm which was greatly appreciated. Our townhouse was absolutely lovely and perfect for… More
Wed 27th Aug It was an overcast morning but that suited Mark as he had a rather grueling bike ride up to Mount Ventoux planned for today; something he’d been looking forward to for over a year! He rose just after 5.30 am for the 90 minute drive to the start of the ride and… More
Sat 23rd Aug Our Provence Apartment: here It was quite an ordeal for all of us to reach Mallemort. Tom and Tara flew in from Rome then caught a train, Matt, Annabelle & Teddy caught the train from Paris to Avignon and then hired a car. Brett, Ali and Charlie drove from Montpellier and we… More