Baron in Italy, Tue, 17 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Museum, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Another delicious lazy morning with waking up in a proper bed! We were clearly super tired from traveling and didn’t get up until 10am, but headed out for sightseeing soon afterwards. Florence is so full of amazing things to see, …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 16 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Got to Florence! On the way in we drove through Piazza do Michelangelo and for some fantastic views of the city and David. Perfect way to enter the city! But then we met the second thing Florence welcomes you with …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 16 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, City, Mountain, UNESCO site
in Europe, San Marino
With all the cold and the driving and various other worries, I wasn’t feeling great all morning. It took a while to cheer up, but San Marino has helped me a lot. Firstly, we had to feed the Baron and …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 16 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Graveyard, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Before we left Ravenna we had a look at Theodoric’s tomb from the outside, as it is close to where we parked. Now off to San Marino!
Baron in Italy, Sun, 15 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
After the short drive from our parking spot, we arrived in Ravenna. We were amazed at the hugeeeee powerplants we passed on our way here and then by some of the really ugly buildings in the town – I guess …
Baron in Italy, Sat, 14 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, City, Graveyard, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Waking up today was great, because the sun is back! How great to open the Baron’s door and see sunshine flood into our bedroom. Took a lovely chilled morning, with a proper tea and breakfast, even read the news! Only …
Baron in Italy, Thu, 12 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Museum, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
We woke up so early! And all to make it to the art gallery at opening time of 8:30 and be on our way. And it was worth it – Palazzo dei Musei holds a beautiful Bernini bust, a series …
Baron in Italy, Wed, 11 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
We arrived to Modena around 7pm and spent the first half hour looking for a parking spot. Figuring out Italian parking rules is hard and not make easier by the system of ridiculously narrow one way streets and a complete …
Baron in Italy, Wed, 11 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
The trip from Verona to Mantua is very short, and the view of the town is magnificent once you get there. Surrounded by a river bend, Mantua just didn’t grow that much since the Renaissance and seems like it’s completely …
Baron in Italy, Tue, 10 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Verona is wonderful! We arrived at around 11am. Firstly, we visited Verona Arena, an amazingly preserved Roman amphitheatre. It was so cool and had great views of the surrounding city and Alps in the distance. Next we walked to Piazza …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 09 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Ruins/Excavation, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
We spent this morning seeing some of the beautiful churches of Brescia. Firstly, the New Cathedral. I really liked this church as the interior lacks all of the gold & gaudy baroque decor. Next to this is the Old Cathedral, …
Baron in Italy, Sun, 08 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, City, Museum, Ruins/Excavation, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Today was a day of misunderstandings. We left Aprica in the morning and got to Brescia before noon, taking in some awesome mountain and lake views on the way. It took a while to find a parking spot – this …
Moving out of Edinburgh, Fri, 20 Sep 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Ruins/Excavation, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
Moving out of Edinburgh, Thu, 19 Sep 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
Moving out of Edinburgh, Wed, 18 Sep 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Lake, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
Double Parents Extravaganza, Thu, 25 Jul 19
Jemma and Simon
with Bruce, Iwona, Jacek, Jane
at a UNESCO site
in Europe, Poland
Conference Trips, Short UK trips, Sat, 22 Jun 19
Jemma and Simon
with Eva, Kay, Lef, Lu, Magda, Stachu
at a City, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
17 December 2005 19-20 April 06 8-11 February 2007, meeting Kay and Stachu 6 April 2007
Short UK trips, Sat, 22 Jun 19
Jemma and Simon
with Lef
at a Park, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
Conference Trips, Short Spanish trips, Sun, 03 Mar 19
Simon
at a City, Park, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
Town centre and figures for the Fallas Full of street art La Lonja de la Seda Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias Park and beach
Conference Trips, Fri, 20 Jul 18
Simon
at a City, Lake, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Germany
Visited as part of the Diversity in Europe conference
Diamond Carnival, Thu, 22 Feb 18
Simon
at a City, Museum, Temple, UNESCO site
in Brazil, South America
I arrived to Salvador as planned, 6:30am, after a night of reasonably decent sleep – as good as one can expect from sleeping on a bus. After checking in to my AirBnB, I set off to spend a day walking …
Diamond Carnival, Tue, 13 Feb 18
Simon
at a City, Mountain, UNESCO site
in Brazil, South America
Today I got up late, horribly underslept after last night. But so happy! Humming the tunes from the parades I started packing up – tonight I’m leaving Rio. Eros agreed for me to leave my things until evening, since my …
I love you Jemmy!, Fri, 01 Dec 17
Jemma and Simon
at a Ruins/Excavation, UNESCO site
in Europe, Malta
I love you Jemmy!, Fri, 01 Dec 17
Jemma and Simon
at a Ruins/Excavation, UNESCO site
in Europe, Malta
I love you Jemmy!, Wed, 29 Nov 17
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Malta
Tropical Winter, Thu, 24 Aug 17
Simon
at a Jungle, UNESCO site
in Asia, Malaysia
We got up early again and left Camp 5 by 6:40. On the way to the boat we found an otter on the riverbank – it was checking out something that died there recently but was mostly eaten by now, …
Tropical Winter, Wed, 23 Aug 17
Simon
at a Jungle, Mountain, River, UNESCO site
in Asia, Malaysia
5:30 – we wake up and get ready for the trek. 6:40 – we set off to the Pinnacles. 7:10 – we have made 500 metres, I’m swimming in sweat, wondering if I had enough for breakfast. Judith and Eugenia …
Tropical Winter, Tue, 22 Aug 17
Simon
at a Cave, Jungle, River, UNESCO site
in Asia, Malaysia
Good night again, despite the fact that many more people checked in to the dorm yesterday! Thank you, gecko night watch! I got up reasonably early to pack before leaving for the three day trek to the Pinnacles. I left …
Tropical Winter, Mon, 21 Aug 17
Simon
at a Cave, Jungle, UNESCO site
in Asia, Malaysia
Surprisingly good sleep for a dorm room! Nobody snored, the fans kept us cool, and the earplugs did their job. Maybe it’s the friendly geckos, at night they did get off the walls and were roaming everywhere, keeping peace and …
Tropical Winter, Thu, 17 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Sea, UNESCO site
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
What a noisy night! We have room on the back of the building yet I can hear all of the street noise! Are walls made of paper here? Every truck passing by made the air conditioner vibrate, and then a …
Tropical Winter, Sun, 13 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Desert, Mountain, UNESCO site
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today we wanted to start the day by taking the Mala walk – the free one the Anangu people want you to take. Dee was slow to get up and we were almost late, which was quite stressful for me …
Tropical Winter, Fri, 11 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Desert, Mountain, UNESCO site
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today we got up early to be at the airport for our 9am flight to Uluru. Oh. My. Gods. On the plane, I had an aisle seat, but then spotted an empty window seat and just clawed my way to …
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Fri, 24 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Thu, 23 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
The Mosque
Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Mon, 20 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie, Eva
at a Castle, City, Sauna/Baths, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
Alhambra
Short European Trips, Fri, 17 Apr 15
Simon
with Charlie
at a Castle, City, UNESCO site
in Czechia, Europe
Conference Trips, Sun, 22 Feb 15
Simon
with Vera
at a City, Graveyard, Ruins/Excavation, Temple, UNESCO site
in Asia, Israel
Old City Mount of Olives Monastery of the Cross
