We dodged a bullet today. Or more to the point, if we had proceeded with what we had planned to do - we might well have felt like shooting ourselves. It went like this. Jay had been out for an exploration walk the evening before, so we followed her advice and turned down a lonely-looking … Continue reading Big Wheels Keep on Turning: Tatra Cable Car Adventure
An Aussie Abroad – Travel Stories
Back in 2013 this blog started its life as 55 Days with Gwen – the story of two months travelling the Balkans with our good friends Jay and Waddy.
Since then, it has grown to include much more.
Click on the drop-down boxes for stories of our travel adventures in a specific country or use the search box at right.
Travelling in Style: Tatra Mountains Poland/Slovakia
We have had some "interesting" adventures in getting around on the public transport in Central Europe. Sometimes it seems that the transfer has consumed more of the story than the sights at the destination. Today is one of those days. Even though Waddy invokes, "We shall never speak of this again," whenever it seems the … Continue reading Travelling in Style: Tatra Mountains Poland/Slovakia
Cracovia (Krakow) Crawl
(Images removed to create space February 2016. GG) Bill noticed that there is a self guided audio walking tour of Krakow, and goodness knows, there is no shortage of city information booths around town. We have no trouble finding where to rent one. Our problem is that being technical dinosaurs, we have never used an … Continue reading Cracovia (Krakow) Crawl
The Reluctant Retiree 