Parts 1 to 5 We finally got to bed very late, and the morning came way too quickly. I walked Manu to her airport bus stop at 4.30am,...

We finally got to bed very late, and the morning came way too quickly. I walked Manu to her airport bus stop at 4.30am, while Dublin...

Across The Boot A friend of Michael's had suggested we head for the Adriatic coast, roughly east across the boot, so after a leisurely...

Monopoli The next morn we went off to explore this amazing town, and, I gotta say, we were gobsmacked at its immense beauty. And...

Stilettoing We headed off exploring in the car the next day, down the coast. Pretty soon we were in the hills above Monopoli, and came...

Polignano A Mare But alas, ahimé,  it was time for us to leave Monopoli, and slowly head back to the other poli, Napoli. Joys such as...

Parts 1 to 4 Manu and I held back our tears as we left Brighton, and jumped on a train bound for Londontown. Brighton station Of course,...

Manu and I held back our tears as we left Brighton, and jumped on a train bound for Londontown. Brighton station Of course, being on,...

To Limerick We eventually headed west out of town, towards county Kerry, from where our relative tour was based. Cruising through the...

Eventually we ended our stroll down memory lane, and kept heading west on more hedgy roads through County Kerry, or the Kingdom of Kerry,...

Last Day In The Kingdom Kerry county is beautiful place, jam packed with rolling verdant hills, quaint villages, hedgy skinny country...

Parts 1 to 4 I can't believe how disorganised I can be. When I booked a flight from Bishkek to Brussels I lazily thought I'd be arriving...

I can't believe how disorganised I can be. When I booked a flight from Bishkek to Brussels I lazily thought I'd be arriving at the main...

Brussels We wandered over to St Nicolas Catholic Church, with the other peasants The clergy have won loads of Oscars, must be for their...

Brighton "I don't have to do anything. I just need to go to Canada." I came to see Manu now because Canada's quite a bit further from...

Just when we thought it was impossible for life to get any better, our beautiful friend Rich came down to visit us all the way from...

Parts 1 to 4 It's been so so good to have time to completely and utterly rest for a change. I've been really active for the past few...

It's been so so good to have time to completely and utterly rest for a change. I've been really active for the past few months, and...

Bishkek I'm sorry to say it, but I think that I probably got scammed. I'm not 100% certain, but about 99.99%. I took my iPad to an Apple...

Kyrgyz National Museum Like most ex-Soviet republics, Kyrgyzstan has its own substantial collection of grand public buildings. The...