See the world - Explore it

Travel continues to take us to amazing places and we have met the most wonderful people. Including Thomas Koy and his family who invited us to his home in Bavaria. Thomas had enjoyed a three month  trip around New Zealand and had loved our country and culture . On meeting us in Italy, had decided that they would like to give us the same sort of welcome that they had receive in New Zealand.  Kai Pai kiwi's 😍 They most certainly did! Our stay becoming one of the most memorable of our travels so far.  Our 9 hour train journey from Venice into Munich however was an adventure in itself . Coinciding with a national rail strike in Austria, left us stranded for two hours in Brenner on the Austrian Italian border with a back drop of the Alps , amazing views but meant us missing all our connections for the rest of the day. The Bavarian beer welcome was much appreciated once we finally arrived, exhausted 13 hours later.  Zwiesel is an undiscovered gem deep in the heart of...

Prague Leaving the UK was always going to be hard, but was a real wrench after we had extended our stay with family and friends for two nearly 2 months. There was little excitement for being on the road again and our backpacks felt heavy and cumbersome, especially when crossing London via underground to the Airport during peak morning commute time. We could feel the glares as we squeezed ourselves into already over packed trains loaded with backpacks, taking the space of at least 10 people. As well as our lack of enthusiasm, we looked like rookies going through London City Airport. You would think we would be organised but no, we booked last minute flights from London to Prague without research and arrived just in time for a Bank Holiday weekend. With most of the city booked out and all the best deals long gone, we found ourselves scrambling around looking for accommodation and paying a premium, not a great start. My studded belt and hand sanitiser flagged me for further in...