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On ‘Top Of The World’…?

Published on April 23, 2013 By Steve

What a time to get sick as a dog… two days before our sojourn to Northern India and Nepal a flu bug laid me up like never before. It is just a matter of time before the virus is shared on the family plan. What to do… cancel the journey? Hang tough? We’d been waiting [...]

India’s Heartbeat

Published on January 12, 2013 By Steve

Beep beep… beep beep…. Coming through!!! Beep beep.. and we are all coming through!! Signs on the back of trucks and buses welcome you to “HONK” and everyone does!!! Horn use mandatory! Mayhem… motocycles and scooters in waves, trucks billowing black exhaust, Tuk-tuk’s cutting in and out, and pulling U turns. Oohhh for silence but with 1 [...]

It’s All Greek To Us…!

Published on October 27, 2012 By Steve

You’re doing “WHAT “? Exclaimed Pumper!! We tried the soft sell… After all why would Pumper not jump at her own swanky, private storage container in Athens… parked up for five months relaxing and giving her weary joints and moving parts a good rest after the four month 7000 mile adventure around Western and Eastern [...]

Albania? Just Passing Through!

Published on October 13, 2012 By Steve

Nothing like mixed messages.. last stop in Montenegro parking at the Starigrad, old town, of ‘Bar’, a local oldtimer bustles over with glee at the sight of pumper … as the security lock is attached to the steering wheel protesting furiously with hand motions… “…this was not necessary in his village”. No English spoken here. Only to be [...]

Bucket List Croatia…!

Published on October 9, 2012 By Steve

From the moment we entered Croatia there was something magnetic. The highway from Hungary was the best we have seen anywhere with little traffic. Our greeting from the folk at the VW parts store in Zagreb could not have been more hospitable. And when we reached the coast and began the very slow drive south [...]

Bosnia and Herzegovina Welcome!

Published on October 1, 2012 By Steve

Parked with a million dollar vista high above the Adriatic, a Polish crew pulled up as we were having a spot of tea, and with the exuberance of a football team descended on Pumper with enthusiasm fit for the world cup final… Driving a real classic, an impressive group of guys and gals, part of a [...]

Vienna Shines, Croatia Sparkles!

Published on September 15, 2012 By Steve

With the warm glow of an early fall sunset we drive across the Slovakian border to Hungary… The remains of the old disused ram shackled buildings lay testament to days past.. We are thankful for the EU and the ease of our travels, and the favorable exchange rate making all of Europe an affordable treat. [...]

Auschwitz – Birkenau

Published on September 5, 2012 By Steve

“The one that does not remember history is bound to live through it again.” … George Santayana. Inscription at the entry to one of the Block Houses that once housed thousands of victims of Nazi atrocities… This is Auschwitz -Birkenau, Poland, 1940 -1945 Today is seared in our minds forever. And we hope future generations [...]

East Meets West

Published on August 31, 2012 By Steve

Crashed out in the bus after a long day walking Berlin… Steve fits some bits to Pumper that we acquired at Wolfsburg… a continual stream of people drop by to check us out in the parking lot in Potsdam, and a family so inspired by our adventure they donated a bottle of Champagne we were [...]

♫ ‘I Want To Ride My Bicycle…’

Published on August 23, 2012 By Steve

Walking into what appears to be part Italian deli, part café, and 3 parts wine bar, we are introduced to the locals, a crowd of musically inclined, no, talented, assortment of Italians, Germans, Colombians and Cubans. The language is a concocted mix of each with English thrown in for good measure. With just as rich [...]