An invisible border. Narrower roads – shit that truck was close! Yellow lines down the middle. And hills, and views, and coast and, and, and there’s so much to see. Fjords. Real ones like we expected. Huge sides carved by glaciers. Choppy, freezing cold looking, ultra blue water. Spirits lift, the road opens, and we’re […]
Sweden. You’d better like green.
Sitting outside of the port of Gothenburg 150 large ships await instructions from hedge fund managers. In their penthouse suites the guys in control watch prices move until the right moment to dock. Our vast Stena Line ferry glides by on battery power taking us a long way into the city, past calm sweet islands […]
Denmark. Take it slow.
Denmark takes time For instant gratification the Scottish Highlands take some beating. Denmark is different. Utterly different. This is an entirely calmer place and its beauty takes time to recognise. After two nights of pleasant places, exciting houses, but less than exciting scenery we headed further north. Crossing some of the marsh lands felt like […]
Does England have the smallest houses in Europe? A view from the road.
Does house size matter? I believe it does, but I don’t necessarily believe bigger is better. As we drove through Belgium I was stuck by the size of plots, and the houses that sat on them. The individuality was exciting too. In Germany the size increased still further, but the individuality wasn’t there. Sorry Germany, […]
Belgium, three German lakes and Hamburg.
Leaving Britain for a while. We wake in Brighton, on the street side. A walk in the park for Polly, a wave goodbye to James, and onwards. At the Channel Tunnel terminal, a Swiss E-type convention. More Jaguars than I’ve ever seen in the same place, and each worth a fortune. More interesting to me, […]
Our North Coast 500. In 1000 words.
Mountains. Lochs. Sea. Heathland and bog. Loch sides. Beach sides. Roadsides. Pub car parks and campsites. Haggis. Chips. Macaroni cheese. Great beer and a fair few drams. Take a month if you have it. Our two weeks was just about enough. Whatever you do take as long as you can. But if you have a […]