Author Archives: EllieGee

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Following the road...

Wherever the time goes

Posted on March 30, 2013 by EllieGee

Spring is finally showing intermittent signs of its imminent arrival, and our idyllic time in Herefordshire has drawn to a close for now. Winter blew back in with a little too much enthusiasm on the weekend we moved though. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture stuff, By Country - UK, Personal stuff | 9 Comments

Adjusting

Posted on January 7, 2013 by EllieGee

Now Twelfth night has passed and we are well into a New Year, we’ve already broken a resolution… to get back into the blogging habit. We’ll attempt to remedy that starting now. However, we have so far kept the resolution … Continue reading →

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Answers to some frequently asked questions

Posted on November 5, 2012 by EllieGee

By way of an initial reflection on our year and a half on the road, here are some answers to the questions we were most often asked on the road. What is your favourite place? This is the question that … Continue reading →

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Trying to see with fresh eyes

Posted on November 1, 2012 by EllieGee

Why have we headed back to the UK now when winter’s approaching fast? You’re asking. We’re asking ourselves the same question! We were planning this return in late autumn for several reasons (finances, not wanting to spend another winter in … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - UK, Personal stuff, Wildlife stuff | 7 Comments

Going back to Český Krumlov

Posted on October 22, 2012 by EllieGee

I first visited Český Krumlov on a chilly spring weekend in the early 90s with a friend who was teaching in Prague at the time. We fell for its fairytale atmosphere, zany painted tower, the uneven windy cobbled lanes, crumbly … Continue reading →

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Bouncing Czech – lots of beer and lots of fish

Posted on October 21, 2012 by EllieGee

After our visit to the Tatra Museum in Kopřivnice, we headed west to Olomouc, still in the Moravia region. A city of around 100,000 people, we had heard that it was less discovered than some of the popular South Bohemian … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Culture stuff, By Country - Czech Republic, Food stuff, Travel stuff | 2 Comments

Red sandals

Posted on October 17, 2012 by EllieGee

Once there was carefree laughter red sandals worn on a summer day your hopes and dreams for the future in your heart Your daughter by your side You carefully painted your names on your suitcases and packed your best things … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - Poland, Personal stuff | 3 Comments

Beyond imagining

Posted on October 17, 2012 by EllieGee

There is a town in south western Poland, about 70km from Kraków, called Oświęcim. When the Nazis invaded in 1939, they found a barracks complex there that would become very useful to them, with its good rail links from the … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - Poland, Personal stuff, Travel stuff | 4 Comments

Up around the Bend

Posted on October 15, 2012 by EllieGee

We needed to linger in the Budapest environs between Adrian’s dental appointments. We’d spent several days in the city, so it seemed time to head up river. The Danube Bend is, as the name suggests, a dramatic bend in the … Continue reading →

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After a month in Romania

Posted on October 10, 2012 by EllieGee

Back in the mid-eighties, I read a magazine article about the plight of Romanians under Ceaușescu. I remember being shocked by the state control over the most personal aspects of people’s lives. In reality families couldn’t afford or find available … Continue reading →

Posted in By Country - Romania, Personal stuff, Travel stuff | 2 Comments