Clare and I had to delay our summer holiday to Corfu earlier this year so we were really looking forward to it by the time it came around. The first of our 4 days was not ideal in terms of the weather - there were waves of thunderstorms batter the island all day. Still, the temp was above the 20 mark, so we made the most of it by driving around the island to get a bit of an idea of the place. The ...
This weekend Mrs Bobcat and I went off to Ireland for a pilgrimage to her ancestral stompin' ground, Donovan Castle or should I say Caislean Ui Donnabhain ... mmm sounds like whisky! So whilst that was the main storyline, I had a bit of a sub-plot running, just to keep her on her toes. The Friday night saw us fly into Cork just in time to see all the restaurants shut (10pm!). Not to be deterred we...
I took off to Tunisia with Mick and Mr Brown. The trip started in Tunis, where we explored the souk as well as the ancient ruins of Carthage. I must say that the Tunisians have done an excellent job of completely stuffing-up the ruins of a mighty ancient city state. When I say that, don't think that I didn't love my visit there... We had some excellent dining experiences in Tunis. One of the best ...
The idea was to fly from the newly open T5 to "somewhere" just to check the new facility out - so we booked a trip to the excellent city of Berlin. As the travel date approached, this seemed more like a bad idea. We didn't risk bringing hold-luggage and without exposure to the risk of missing bags, the whole thing went pretty well in the end. Our crew consisted of Clare, Mr Brown, Mick, Matt, Jo, ...
For Easter, Clare and I headed to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. This awesome little country is wedged between Italy, Austria and Croatia. I must admit that I had no idea it is this...
