North. The M1 crawls north. Five lanes, yet still there are too many cars. Hold-ups ahead make the A1M more attractive. The flatlands stretch in every direction. The curiosity that is the chain of Pulse and Cocktail Lounges. They’re not seen anywhere but on this particular road. I assume they’re seedy. I dare not research […]
Author: Kelvin Collins
ArchieVan heads north.
ArchieVan heads north. That could be a ridiculous title, after all ArchieVan started heading north back in May when we were released from the Cretan lockdown. But when it’s another country north is just a direction, when you get to England north is The North, a place, a culture, an attitude. Rothenburg ODT. A week […]
Bavaria. The old man needs a rest.
A cruise? A bus trip? Sightseeing on an organised tour must be exhausting. After several days absorbing the beauty of the Dolomites, the Sud Tyrol and then southern Bavaria I needed to rest my eyes and my mind. A wander around a simple lake, pretty in itself, but unremarkable, was ideal respite from all the […]
The Fatherland.
I’ve just reread the last post. What a week that was. Venice. The Dolomites. The leaky roof. Repairs. Back to the Dolomites and finishing at the immaculate Cortina d’Ampezzo. Cortina D’Ampezzo. Cortina is most certainly the playground of the rich, yet it’s not intimidating in the way of some such places. There are brand stores […]
Sinking, leaking, climbing. A week in Northern Italy.
And then they went to Venice. For as long as I’ve known Minty she has wanted to visit Venice. We’ve driven by a few times on our way to somewhere else. We haven’t stopped. Then came the virus. The world’s most popular tourist spots are suffering like everywhere else. There hasn’t been a quieter time […]
Border crossing – Croatia.
Border crossing – Croatia. So many border crossings happen by motorway. It’s boring. But it’s easy. It was slow entering Croatia, but given it’s a border into the comfort blanket of the EU it was no worse than expected. There were a few questions. A guard took a quick look into the back of the […]