The antioxidants failed. There is only so much health providing goodness my liver can take and I am reluctant to drink even more wine. I used all the firewood last night so there is no fire this morning. I am ready to leave Le Pappe, it has been a beautiful place to stay, but I…
Montalcino
I have woken up slightly ill. A sore throat. A heavy chest. Lack of antioxidants is the likely issue. More wine definitely the solution. “Illness is the night side of life, a more onerous citizenship. Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick….
Chianti
We are up before the sun. I get the fire going, which is something you won’t see me doing in Dubai. “Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.” Cormac McCarthy We spend some time lying in bed listening to the fire as the cool air comes in the window. It sounds like a…
Road Trip
“The road must eventually lead to the whole world.” Jack Kerouac I slept well considering the linen. We are struggling to find a place for breakfast and I have put a dent in the free biscuits. Today we head to Montegonzi in rural Tuscany for some time outside the city. It will be nice to have…
Italy
“You may have the universe if I may have Italy” Giuseppe Verdi We arrive in Treiste and walk a few hundred meters to our accommodation. Accessed through the worlds smallest elevator, it is clean and tidy with tremendous views over the city. Across the road is a stunning church. There are Christmas markets to explore…
Leaving Ljubljana
I have no ćevapi regrets. We sleep in past 07:00 and head for breakfast. The waitress informs us there is a change to the way breakfast works this morning. My immediate thoughts are that these changes have been introduced to curb our ordering enthusiasm and I have a moment of embarrassment. “There is a luxury…
Less Than Zero
It is cold today. More thick fog when we wake up. The temperature is -7C. I am thankful I grabbed a beanie yesterday. “And though the coldness I have always felt leaves me, the numbness doesn’t and probably never will.” Bret Easton Ellis We head to breakfast. Yesterday, after we had the charcuterie, the waitress…
Ljubljana
I only sleep in Italian bed linen these days. We have woken up in a blanket of thick fog. It will take a few hours to burn off. Shopping before we head to the castle. First, breakfast. Money can’t but happiness. That is what they say. I am not sure who they are, but they…
Slovenia
Previously… Dear Zagreb, we are breaking up. It’s not you, it’s me. Actually, it is you, you are not Ljubljana. But we can still be friends. “Like some wines our love could neither mature nor travel.” Graham Greene This city is stunning. The architecture, the river, the castle. It is like a fairy tale. We…