Europe

Ruth: It's the first day back to school in Brasov and this Romanian city marks the day with certain traditions. Imagine a time back in the ... Read More

Ruth: For a moment I was dazzled by all those glowing faces carrying flowers to their teachers on the first day of school, after all, ... Read More

Gordon:  Today we had a ride through the Hobbit Shire that was probably the best outing of our journey (so far).  We started the day ... Read More

Gordon:  It turns out that we and the housekeeper were not the only residents of the Swiss style chalet a couple of nights ago.  We ... Read More

Gordon:  Last night we were ambling about the town of Caracal when we chanced upon an Orthodox Church that was open.  The churches are generally ... Read More

Looking out of our hotel window in Vratsa before the thunderstorms. Ruth: September 19, 2016Yesterday we cycled down to the Danube to a ferry to cross ... Read More

Gordon:  It took us two days to cycle from Vratsa to Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.  We came via a beautiful secondary road up the ... Read More

ISeptember 26, 2016Ruth: After leaving Sofia we followed the Iskar River into the stunning Rila Mountains. I should mention that before making it to the ... Read More

Gordon:  The 86 km ride from Blagoevgrad to Melnik was fast, pretty and varied.  We passed through another canyon (popular for whitewater rafting) and a ... Read More

Ruth: Although our original plan was to head to the Black Sea, our love of Greece and the turquoise waters of the Agean made our ... Read More