The Great European Drive : Conception and start

Conception The idea behind driving into Europe had been raging since our move back from Hong Kong. I always felt travelling and stopping randomly in cities on your own accord in a much more adventurous approach to travel. It feeds the gypsy inside all of us for the short period we often need change.We had already done a few forays in to Europe using our older car but it was no longer our companion. Although we had a new car (a fast ford focus), the idea of going around Europe in a fast Ford didn’t agree with the family’s idea of comfort. And it...

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Istanbul - The clash of continents

Istanbul - The clash of continents Given a long time has drifted since the last update, its time to track back to the summer of 2019. An eagerly awaited point in the year as exams finished, work commitments were no longer handcuffs to life and everyone could look forward to totally unleashed time. Our primary destinations had been European and US since moving back from Asia as we focused forward to areas not explored. Our holidays have also change...

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Automotive : So your car's cambelt has snapped....

A car's cambelt snapping in generally perceived to be a catastrophic event. My first experience of this was recent and on my first car a Vauxhall Zafira (model A) holding a million pound of sentimental value. Faced with some biting reality from the RAC recovery service individual, its time to scrap this car and a validation from my usual mechanic who's advice was to let it go now. With 144K miles on the clock it probably was time for it to take a...

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Dubrovnik and Kotor (Montenegro)

Dubrovnik Our 2018 winter holiday started with mix feeling as it was a holiday with family - 1. This was largely symbolic of children fleeing the nest. This holiday was a late escape in early November so the weather in Dubrovnik was mixed. There was rain as well as sunny warm days. There were still a few brave souls swimming in the sea around the old town. The one thing that was were told was the November was a season when the number of ships docking...

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