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Verona and Venice
Continuing our travels North, we visited the beautiful but very different Cities of Verona and Venice. Verona is where the play Romeo and Juliet is based, you may of heard of it, it was written by a guy called William Shakespeare. We visited Juliet’s House (probably not original)…
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Van problems and touring mid Italy
In the last month we have been touring Italy, meeting friends and family, and waiting for the van to be fixed… again! After spending several days with Patty’s son Julian and his partner Sommer in Rome and then Florence, we then traveled up to Cinque Terre. Next, we…
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Tivoli – Villa D’Este
Today we visited Villa D’Este in Tivoli which is a large Renaissance villa from the 16th century famous for its gardens full of fountains and water features. It inspired the Tivoli gardens in Copenhagen . Tomorrow Patty’s son arrives with his partner and we will spend a few…
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What happened in Wales?
Last October we stopped sailing in Lady Cindy with the intention of moving to West Wales to complete a three year work contract. Six months later, and we are travelling in a camper van around Europe, and eventually further afield. So what changed? Mainly, the job was not…
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A new start in a camper van
After spending 6 months in West Wales, Patty and I have started our travels again, this time in a Renault Master based camper van. We are currently near Rome having spent the last week preparing Lady Cindy for sale. Patty and I will both contribute to this blog,…
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Gaeta to Fiumicino
Yesterday’s sail to Fiumicino was quite emotional. I knew it was the last big sail I’m going to do for a while. I am going to a marina in the Fiumicino canal later today where Lady Cindy will stay for up to three years while I complete a…