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Back in the…. 19 Nov, 2022 Yes, now back almost a fortnight in Costa Rica, the…
Globenmuseum 28 Oct, 2022 A lazy wander into town on a stunning blue sky…
Days pass 22 Oct, 2022 Various days pass, and many Babbel Live classes disappear under…
Augarten Museum 11 Oct, 2022 The Porzellan Museum - another freebie visited thanks to the…
Wienerwald again 09 Oct, 2022 On Saturday take a leisurely ride to Prater and Donauinsel.…
Schönlaternegasse 07 Oct, 2022 A mouthfull for a small street, highlighted by a guidebook…
Vineyards 05 Oct, 2022 The bike goes for service on Monday at Intersport. On…
MAK Wien 01 Oct, 2022 A dull day calls for something exciting. The Werkstätte exhibition…
Friesach fright 28 Sep, 2022 Well not quite, thanks to the checkups of Dr Primarius…
Weinwandern 2022 24 Sep, 2022 The annual wine hike takes place over a weekend in…
Red Vienna 23 Sep, 2022 On Thursday off we head off to an exhibition on…
Charity run 18 Sep, 2022 On Sunday I took part in the Charity Run at…
Haus der Musik 16 Sep, 2022 Off into the high city by bus and tram for…
Cafe Savoy 15 Sep, 2022 We remember this charming cafe and make a special pilgrimage…
Freud Museum 14 Sep, 2022 Back in Vienna since Saturday, we venture out on Wed…
London 10 Sep, 2022 4 night visit, Tuesday 6 - Sat 10th Sept, courtesy…
Flâneur Vienna 03 Sep, 2022 Delicious pizzas at Scarabocchio on Thursday followed by a walk…
Klosterneuburg 30 Aug, 2022 Time for another epic ride, via Nußdorf and Kahlenberg to…
Ai Weiwei 29 Aug, 2022 Whilst Mungo heads to Salzburg to meet with the girls,…
Back in Wien 28 Aug, 2022 On Sunday I return, whilst Mungo also leaves the Lobbies…
A Wörthersee week 17 Aug, 2022 On Saturday 13th we catch the slow train to Pörtschach…
Tschatcheleria 07 Aug, 2022 A weekend with sun but then overcast. Worth spending a…
Trude’s birthday 05 Aug, 2022 We celebrate the afternoon before with lachstorte and pink bubbles.…
The Alms 03 Aug, 2022 Mungo takes the 956am train to visit the Geakes and…
Augustiner et al 24 Jul, 2022 Sunday, time to catch Mozart Great Mass at the Augustinerkirche.…
Überwössen walk 19 Jul, 2022 Another beautiful sunny day, elsewhere causing fires and heat waves…
Kaiserbachtal 18 Jul, 2022 We cross the Austrian border to go to this stunning…
Unter Wössen 17 Jul, 2022 After a day climbing Everest, that is taking the Kaiserlift…
Kufstein and sun 16 Jul, 2022 A beautiful day greets us, weary from the tribulations of…
Wally alert 12 Jul, 2022 Yes, they are everywhere, whether cruising blindly down Flow lines…
Prater by bike 02 Jul, 2022 We jump on the bikes and canter to Prater, ending…
Prunksaal 25 Jun, 2022 Time to rush to the exhibition of Habsburg animals at…
Muth & Munch 15 Jun, 2022 After the morning's German course I head off to the…
Kanga kaufen 09 Jun, 2022 My first day allowed out after covid isolation, I arrive…
Melk with bikes 01 Jun, 2022 We explore the backroads with rented bikes. This is Mungo's…
Surprise, Melk! 31 May, 2022 Mungo keeps secret until the last moment where we are…
Baku, Sunday 22 May, 2022 Breakfast at cafe PaulWalk round old city, Maiden Tower, palaceCaviar…
Baku, Saturday 21 May, 2022 Coffee at cafe Paul beside hotelBolt to Larry, walk to…
Baku II 20 May, 2022 Breakfast at BaristicaMove from Sahil Inn to The MerchantVisit Heydar…
Arrive in Baku 19 May, 2022 We arrive well before the sparrows, but Larry has beaten…
Budapest 18 May, 2022 En route to Baku we stop off at Budapest to…
Easter 17 Apr, 2022 A sunny but chilly day. We walk a 4km loop,…
The Irish way! 13 Apr, 2022 On Wed 13th April the Irish passport and card finally…
Easter Market 08 Apr, 2022 Several days pass, odd folk fight in the kitchen, Lotti…
Cafe Savoy & snow 02 Apr, 2022 On Saturday Nashmarkt is visited by the royals. Despite the…
Cafe Sperl 31 Mar, 2022 Rain most of the day. In the afternoon we dig…
Vienna and Krems 27 Mar, 2022 Photos shot over several days, that included assembling Trude's new…
Night in Bergamo 14 Mar, 2022 Early departure with Ryanair where we have to spend the…
Last day Marrakech 13 Mar, 2022 Free day spent in the souk, buying various goodies including…
More Carrillo 27 Feb, 2022 Time dilates yet we go slower than ever. Picnics, sundowners,…
Too Neat 24 Feb, 2022 Another dodgy lunch, Louise and Richard trying to maintain decorum…
Loose ladies 21 Feb, 2022 Yes, Trude and Christina fly in on Thursday and are…
Coffee fields 11 Feb, 2022 As Poas is hidden by clouds we take Antonia to…
Chess and BBQ 10 Feb, 2022 The Park Cafe Symposium (with Franz, Erick, Richard) meets up…
Playa Mantas 09 Feb, 2022 First time since we returned in late October from Austria.…
Allegro troppo 08 Feb, 2022 As we have citas with BCR in Multiplaza at 2pm…
Alto de Araya 03 Feb, 2022 Orosí and its llamarones call, so off we drive early…
La Paz briefly 28 Jan, 2022 A short walk only as it was already midday and…
Dolce Vita 19 Jan, 2022 Early walk to Playa El Roble to check out tide…
Barrigona 18 Jan, 2022 After morning walks or pathetic runs, we let the Pathfinder…
En route to Sámara 14 Jan, 2022 We leave at 830, setting an unbeatable record, and arrive…
Neat taken 10 Jan, 2022 After tennis with Diego, Mungo kindly takes me via a…
Portraits 09 Jan, 2022 Sadly the Christmas tree decides it's time to leave so…
Bajos del Toro 29 Dec, 2021 We decide on a roundtrip to El Silencio, even emerging…
Coffee fields 27 Dec, 2021 We go for a wee wander around the coffee towards…
BBQ by the pool 26 Dec, 2021 At 3pm Susannah storms in, followed by Eliette and Luis,…
Christmas Eve 25 Dec, 2021 A short windy walk round the block, then all the…
Cerro Coyote 24 Dec, 2021 An afternoon wander up this touch of wildness surrounded by…
Dam snake! 18 Dec, 2021 Before breakfast and before the sun hides behind clouds we…
Beyond Bebedero 15 Dec, 2021 Our planned beach trip was ruined by Google Maps and…
Christmas tree 13 Dec, 2021 We head up the hill early to bag our tree…
Christmas BBQ 11 Dec, 2021 Quick walk round neighbours followed by visit to Escazu market…
Gabriel Murillo 07 Dec, 2021 We meet at Hoppy's, for the first time since the…
Hervé & Escobal 05 Dec, 2021 Force myself up almost before dawn and drive to Hervé's…
The hill…. 05 Dec, 2021 After brekkers and coffee we head upwards, despite strong wind…
Calle Pastos 30 Nov, 2021 Despite threatening weather we gird the Trooper and launch it…
El Rodeo 27 Nov, 2021 We head to El Rodeo, avoiding Black Friday, and Madam…
First BBQ 25 Nov, 2021 After a mere year, or should I say yere, we…
Sta Ana Market 21 Nov, 2021 Tons of veggies for just colones 17,000. And the market…
Riotous dinner 20 Nov, 2021 Arrive at 6pm at Richard and Ildy's for dinner, staggering…
Oxcarts 18 Nov, 2021 A quiet ride up Pico Blanco, then head back for…
Dinner 09 Nov, 2021 Luis, Eliette and Susannah come for dinner. Endless shoutings and…
First sundowner 07 Nov, 2021 Our attempt to drive to the Central vivero was thwarted…
Lunch at Park Cafe 31 Oct, 2021 Most enjoyable lunch at Park Cafe with Richard and Louise.…
The return 22 Oct, 2021 Day spent flying back via Madrid and Panama. The Madrid…
Belvedere 20 Oct, 2021 Quick trips to Währing. Then meet at Cafe Schwartzenburg for…
Albertina 19 Oct, 2021 Mungo suffering the after effect of Moderna, so spends all…
Kollerwirt 17 Oct, 2021 Catch 954am train to K, and go with Geakes to…
Naggler Alm 16 Oct, 2021 Take chair lift with Trude at midday when warmest. Walk…
Lake tour 15 Oct, 2021 Drop Mungo off to catch the train to Krumpendorf for…
Spittal 14 Oct, 2021 Mungo heads to Salzburg for bad behaviour with Maria, but…
Zimmerman 13 Oct, 2021 Walk partially around lake. Stunning blue sky but pretty cold.…
Lienz 12 Oct, 2021 Drive ro Lienz and walk around. Cold day.
Hermagor Speck 09 Oct, 2021 Off to the Speckfest at Hermagor, where chocolate liquor was…
Gajacher 08 Oct, 2021 5 hour walk up to top of ridge with view…
Wet Weiß 07 Oct, 2021 Cool and damp morning, so bike rental cancelled. In mid…
Trainspotting 06 Oct, 2021 Up early so we can all catch the 0830am train…
Salettl 04 Oct, 2021 Morning at home, followed by visit to fabric shop 20…
Prater & WU Campus 03 Oct, 2021 While the girls, or rather ladies, were exploring hirts and…
Mamamon Thai 02 Oct, 2021 Maria Hilferstrasse: coffee at Cafe Westend, shopping for sewing machines…
Schönbrunn 30 Sep, 2021 We go almost to the Wienerwald for Mungo's eyes, meet…
Augarten 29 Sep, 2021 Brief exploration in the afternoon, by bike to Augarten where…
Himmelblau 27 Sep, 2021 An overcast and slightly wet day, so marked by the…
Kahlenberg 25 Sep, 2021 With Christina and Trude we head via 10 and 38A…
Cossacks 24 Sep, 2021 With Trude we visit her flat beside Währinger Park. Later…
Covid jabs 23 Sep, 2021 We go to the vaccination centre of 18th district and…
Schwarzes Kameel 22 Sep, 2021 After finding that vaccination only starts in Stephansdom the next…
Nashmarkt 21 Sep, 2021 After coffee in Cafe Savoy, lunch in Chinese resto with…
Musical chairs 20 Sep, 2021 First thing we go to Leiner at Ober St Veit…
Neustift 19 Sep, 2021 A very very slow start. Only around 3pm do we…
Rain stops play 18 Sep, 2021 Mungo heads off to meet Christina in Kutscher Markt, I…
Salzburg 17 Sep, 2021 With Maria we catch train to Salzburg, staying until 5pm…
Ludwig the Mad 16 Sep, 2021 Maria drives us to catch 1115am ferry from Obersee to…
Sachrang, Bavaria 15 Sep, 2021 Maria drives us to this village close to the Austrian…
Arrive in Bavaria 14 Sep, 2021 Morning spent rushing off to Mariahilfe Str to recover sunglasses…
Trial separation 13 Sep, 2021 We elect to go separate ways. Mungo heads off for…
Schreiberhaus 12 Sep, 2021 Another slow day, crowned by the scraping of old paint…
Quiet times 11 Sep, 2021 As Mungo's leg plays up we take it easy. First…
E-bike St Veit 10 Sep, 2021 John and I collect ebikes from Tourism office (Anna) and…
Segeln 08 Sep, 2021 Start walk with John, but we carry on to Schloss…
Pörtschacht 05 Sep, 2021 Mungo and Harald walk up hill, later I go around…
Großglockner! 02 Sep, 2021 Yes, the weather is just amazing, so we rush off…
Larry invites! 01 Sep, 2021 Yes, a true moment of history. Laurence insists on inviting…
Naggler Alm 31 Aug, 2021 Off to Naggler Alm by bike, meeting the Tricky Trio…
Hermagor 30 Aug, 2021 With Trude drive to Hermagor. Coffee and gulashsuppe in SemmelRock,…
Arling 27 Aug, 2021 Wander along Arling route whilst Trude and Mungo go to…
Naggler Alm MTB 24 Aug, 2021 Boring finances first. Then on to the bike and up…
Mtb 23 Aug, 2021 Pick up 4 day rental bike 10am at Intersport in…
Tschabischer 22 Aug, 2021 Late start, walk to Tschabisher for bretljause and coffees. Distant…
Train, Reggie & Heinz 21 Aug, 2021 Catch 1025 train from Hauptbahnhof to Greifenburg via Villach, spending…
Winkler 20 Aug, 2021 Chores before trip to pharmacy and coffee at Kutschermarkt. Hartlauer…
Recover… 19 Aug, 2021 A late start to the day. Mungo rushes out of…
Shopping & Madai 19 Aug, 2021 Too much time spent shopping (Swatch, Hervis in Maria Hilferstr…
A slow day 17 Aug, 2021 Late start, to Wahringer and Spar carrying a broom, then…
Augustinerkirche 15 Aug, 2021 11am mass, Organ Mass by Haydn, followed by würstel stand…
Zimmerman 14 Aug, 2021 This time in Neustift not Techendorf. A lovely heurigen up…
421pm Vienna train 12 Aug, 2021 Walk round Camping while poor Mungo beavers away sorting out…
Spital und Berg 10 Aug, 2021 Early morning struggle to get to Spital and a meeting…
Tschatcheria 09 Aug, 2021 We walk round the lake to this simple gasthaus, only…
Tschabischer 08 Aug, 2021 Walking, whilst Mungo and Trude go in different direction. Towards…
Walks & boat 07 Aug, 2021 I walk round west Weißensee, Trude and Mungo go to…
The Geakes 06 Aug, 2021 Train to Krumpendorf. Late lunch with Louis, Stephanie, Otto and…
Bergbahn woohoo! 05 Aug, 2021 Up the mountain cable car, short walk for capuchinos, then…
Singing in the rain 04 Aug, 2021 Walk to Techendorf and Spar, back by bus. Pre-birthday celebration…
Catching Trude! 03 Aug, 2021 Whole afternoon spent going east on Öbb. To Weißensee see!…
Kafka himself 02 Aug, 2021 Starting the day badly with a PCR, then continuous shopping…
1st heurigen 31 Jul, 2021 Breakfast at midday in Kutschkermarkt, then shopping before going back…
Albertiner & more 30 Jul, 2021 Late start to see Xenia Hausner exhibition in Albertiner. Then…
Ice cream and boots 29 Jul, 2021 Shopping for hiking bootz in Maria Hilferstrasse was exhausting, especially…
1st day in Vienna 28 Jul, 2021 Larry shows his interview skills for Schwartzman Scholars. After breakfast…
5 hours in Madrid 28 Jul, 2021 A deserted airport, but shops still exist and Mungsie finds…
Dark rainy day 24 Jul, 2021 Yes, so grey and miserable outside you need lighting to…
Lazy La Paz 20 Jul, 2021 No vertical faces, a lovely loop through the coffee.
La Paz 27 May, 2021 A walk with the dog. Quite vertical! Ready to goTons…
Vienna last moments I, 2022 29 Oct, 2022 As light dims and trees inexorably shed their autumnal plumage,…
A Streetcar to Desire – the tram 12 Oct, 2022 I visit the Wiener Linie museum, charting the history of…
Heurigen Maly, Grinzing 29 Sep, 2022 Rendez-vous with Christina and Trude, and also surprisingly Fritz and…
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum 29 Jun, 2022 By separate transport including ebike, scooter, foot, we arrive and…
Bed covers & knickers 05 Oct, 2021 Last shopping at MaHu bedore leaving for Weißensee. Cushion covers,…
Mamamon Thai 02 Oct, 2021 Maria Hilferstrasse: coffee at Cafe Westend, shopping for sewing machines…
Train, Reggie & Heinz 21 Aug, 2021 Catch 1025 train from Hauptbahnhof to Greifenburg via Villach, spending…
Stupendous Verdi Requiem 13 Aug, 2021 Friday 13th - a suitably great day! Brilliant evening catching…
Singing in the rain 04 Aug, 2021 Walk to Techendorf and Spar, back by bus. Pre-birthday celebration…
Ice cream and boots 29 Jul, 2021 Shopping for hiking bootz in Maria Hilferstrasse was exhausting, especially…
1st day in Vienna 28 Jul, 2021 Larry shows his interview skills for Schwartzman Scholars. After breakfast…
