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Seaside chill

Godspeed to Olympos, Wed, 20 Sep 23
Simon at a City, Sea in Europe, Montenegro

The toe I sprained yesterday is still hurting a lot and makes it hard to walk. And thus, today is another day of just chilling by the seaside. I’m determined to make the most of it. First, St Stefan, with …

Relaxing in Rügen

Short German trips, Sat, 08 Jul 23
Jemma and Simon at a Sea, UNESCO site in Europe, Germany

First pizza x3

Chasing the sun, Sat, 11 Sep 21
Jemma and Simon at a Castle, City, Museum in Europe, Italy

Last night we applied a tested method of finding a good spot to park: find a small town church, they usually have nice views and small quiet car parks. This one didn’t have a car park of its own, but …

Back in Sächsische Schweiz

Short German trips, Fri, 02 Apr 21
Jemma and Simon at a Mountain in Europe, Germany

It’s Easter weekend and we have four whole days off work… perfect time to hit the road again and continue exploring Germany. We decided to head back to Saxony, as it is reasonably close to Berlin and convenient for a …

Spring is coming!

Short German trips, Sun, 07 Mar 21
Jemma and Simon at a City, Forest, Lake, Ruins/Excavation, Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, Germany

Welterbe Bauhaus Denkmal Bundesschule BernauWalls of BernauAskanierturmBridge by the AskanierturmSilkebucheCold cold March watersJoachimsthal KaiserbahnhofAd for the Großziethen Geopark by the Dorfkirche Golzow This has been a long, long winter. We were pretty well prepared – living on the outskirts of …

Żubr at sea

Short Polish trips, Tue, 13 Oct 20
Jemma and Simon at a Lake, Museum, Sea in Europe, Poland

GosańGosańSmoked fish in MiędzyzdrojeMiędzyzdroje beachView from Zielonka HillSpaceship treeVery accomplished on ZielonkaTurquoise Lake Bored with hanging out in Poznań and not wanting to stay in Zieleniec all the time, we decided to go on a spontaneous trip. Also, Simon has …

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Very naked

Short Spanish trips, Sun, 19 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Spain

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Cala Morisca

Short Spanish trips, Sat, 18 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Spain

Rock bridge

The long return, Tue, 30 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon at a Castle, Lake, Mountain, Park in Europe, Germany

Sächsische Schweiz is a huge, beautiful park encompassing some table mountains at the River Elbe Valley, full of fantastic rock formations and stunning sights. We arrived in mid-afternoon, parked and went to the first of the many attractions the park …

Lockdown is lifted! Time for hills!

Short Spanish trips, Mon, 25 May 20
Jemma and Simon at a Mountain in Europe, Spain

New Year in a New Key

Short UK trips, Wed, 01 Jan 20
Jemma and Simon with Alex at a Sea in Europe, UK

Water and food

Baron in Italy, Sat, 21 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon at a Mountain, Waterfall in Europe, France

Our amazement with Mont Blanc was quickly cooled with the tunnel passage price. €46.40?! Wow… On the French side the clouds were still heavy, but the views still gorgeous. After about an hour of driving down on neutral, we spotted …

More bathing

Baron in Italy, Mon, 09 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon at a Sauna/Baths in Europe, Italy

After leaving Brescia, we drove to a thermal lake path near Lake Garda. This park turned out to be pretty wonderful. The lake was of thermal mineral water and situated amongst the trees is this park, and there were two …

Day at the Baths

Baron in Italy, Chasing the sun, Thu, 05 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon at a Sauna/Baths in Europe, Germany

First night in the van! This was much better than expected. -3 outside, but we were all pretty happy and snug in our insulated van and under our duvet and the extra woollen blanket my mum gave us. Thanks mum! …

Party weekend in Berlin

Short European Trips, Fri, 11 Oct 19
Jemma and Simon with Ania, Lorraine, Matt, Michał at a City, UNESCO site in Europe, Germany

With Lorraine, Matt, Michal and Ania. Involving some wicked partying.

Salisbury Cathedral

Moving out of Edinburgh, Fri, 20 Sep 19
Jemma and Simon at a Temple in Europe, UK

Ken it’s worth?

Moving out of Edinburgh, Thu, 19 Sep 19
Jemma and Simon at a Castle in Europe, UK

Holy Island

Short UK trips, Sun, 12 May 19
Jemma and Simon at a Castle, Ruins/Excavation in Europe, UK

Sacrilegious

Short UK trips, Thu, 14 Mar 19
Jemma and Simon at a Castle, Temple in Europe, UK

Falmouth visits

Short UK trips, Sun, 08 Jul 18
Jemma and Simon with Bruce, Jane at a Castle, City in Europe, UK

Kelburn parties

Festivals, Sun, 01 Jul 18
Jemma and Simon with Lorraine, Matt at a Castle, Forest in Europe, UK

Garden Parties: 2018, 2019 Psychodelic Disco: 2019

Knocking

Festivals, Mon, 11 Jun 18
Jemma and Simon with Lorraine, Matt at a River in Europe, UK

The Catacombs of Secrets

I love you Jemmy!, Sat, 02 Dec 17
Jemma and Simon at a City, Graveyard, Temple in Europe, Malta

Day and night in Valetta

I love you Jemmy!, Wed, 29 Nov 17
Jemma and Simon at a City, Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, Malta

Devil’s Entertainment Beach

Hot in Gran Canaria, Mon, 06 Feb 17
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Spain

Nice dunes (too hot for photos)

Hot in Gran Canaria, Mon, 06 Feb 17
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Spain

A whole lot of hillwalking

Hot in Gran Canaria, Sun, 05 Feb 17
Jemma and Simon at a Mountain in Europe, Spain

Home is hard to find

Hot in Gran Canaria, Sat, 04 Feb 17
Jemma and Simon at a Mountain in Europe, Spain

The Place

Short UK trips, Mon, 21 Mar 16
Jemma and Simon at a Forest, Sea in Europe, UK

Edinburgh life

Lived here!, Sun, 18 Sep 11
Jemma and Simon with Alex, Charlie, Dee, Eva, Iwona, Jacek, Julia, Lef, Lorraine, Lu, Matt, Michał, Miron, Niki at a Castle, City, Graveyard, Mountain, Museum, Park, Ruins/Excavation, Sea, Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, Poland

Roslin Glen

Short UK trips, Fri, 01 Jan 10
Jemma and Simon with Eva, Iwona, Jacek, Suzi at a Castle, Forest, Temple in Europe, UK

21 January 2013, with Suzi 26 December 2017, post-awesomeness Boxing Day at the Glen

Tentsmuir Forest visits

Short UK trips, Sat, 21 Mar 09
Jemma and Simon with Charlie, Eva, Kari, Laura Porro, Mark, Yana at a Forest in Europe, UK

21 March 2009, Marzanna burning 11 June 2009, 7th Anniversary picnic 23 April 2010, Marzanna burning 16 July 2011, with Kari, Laura and Adrian 11 June 2018, alone in the forest

Zieleniec life

Lived here!, Sun, 23 Jul 00
Jemma and Simon with Charlie, Eva, Irena, Iwona, Jacek, Józef, Lu, Miron at a Forest, Lake in Europe, Poland

Poznań life

Lived here!, Mon, 06 Aug 84
Jemma and Simon at a City in Europe, Poland