Author Archives: adrienne

Smooth journey and calm crossing bring us to the land of the bog. Vibrant gorse, flowering rhododendron and spring foliage do nothing to convince us it’s May. It’s freezing! Still, a brisk walk along the beach from White Rocks to Portstewart … Continue reading →

Having narrowly been squashed on the zebra crossing near our house by yet another maniac in a posh car with his eyes anywhere but on the road or the speedo, it’s high time we made another bid for freedom. We ready the van … Continue reading →

Home nearly two months, and already planning the next escape…in the meantime. check out  my new pamphlet on the News page… title,  flight path ….

Yes, it’s time to bid farewell to their furry friends and set off from Lucca, not before the two intrepid travellers have been well and truly rocked by what turns out to be an earthquake north-east of Parma.  Near Aix-en-Provence … Continue reading →

It’s a fine day, so what better than a jaunt out to Pietrasanta, a small, arty town in the foothills of the Apuane? It’s a delight! We meet some interesting people and some unlikely characters… And enjoy a Calzone in … Continue reading →

Time for a day away from the creative activities again, and we head back down into civilisation – we catch the train from Lucca to Firenze (Florence) – a very reasonable 5.30 euros per trip, and head for the sights! … Continue reading →

Time to emerge from our hidey-hole in the hills and seek a little bit of winter beach, so we head down to Viareggio… It’s actually a large built up strip which is part of the Versilia – the Northern Tuscan riviera. … Continue reading →

What better way to spend yet another sunny Tuscan day than strolling the walls at Lucca? Everyone else seems to have the same idea to walk off that Christmas Panetone… However, it’s an interesting walk around the old city… with … Continue reading →

What better way to spend Christmas Day than a nice sunny walk in Tuscany… we even have the pantomime scene for Jack and the Beanstalk…. …but both of my actors are too chicken to climb up to see the giant, … Continue reading →

Yes, I must stop coming up with these corny blog titles, but in the meantime… we’re ever so lucky with the most brilliant sunshine for our day wandering around Lucca… there is stacks to see in this centro storico, but even though … Continue reading →