It’s the last day of 2018 so I think it’s the perfect time to take a look back at the last year. This is 2018 In Review. 2018 in numbers I kept a spreadsheet absolutely religiously this year and I can now tell you a lot of numbers. 7 countries visited 3 new countries visited … More 2018 in review
2018 has been pretty good. I’ll tell you all about it on Monday because what better day to review the year than the last day of it? But today we look to the future. First and foremost, in 2019 I’m going to be an outdoors activity instructor. Training and assessment starts in April; working will … More Plans for 2019
Germany does Christmas so well and Austria has pretty much all Germany’s good points. Four years ago Family Polar Bear went to the markets at Frankfurt and Mummy Bear decided quite early this year that she wanted to go to Innsbruck Christmas market. Innsbruck is a lot smaller than Frankfurt – I mean the market … More Innsbruck Christmas market
To misquote my guidebook, in the beginning there was Kyiv. Before Ukraine or Russia or Moscow came into being, there was Kyiv. Kyiv’s had an interesting history, most of which I’ll gloss over. A lot of it was bombed in the late 30/early 40s and a lot of ancient monuments and churches are actually reproductions … More Kyiv: the city of golden domes
All visitors to Iceland go to the Blue Lagoon. It’s amazing, entirely worth the hype and it’s now so, so expensive. I’ve been several times and I now bring you a short “how to…” blog because apparently I know the answer to a great and mythical secret: How do the lockers at the Blue Lagoon … More How do the lockers work at the Blue Lagoon?
I don’t talk enough about my outdoors adventures here – actually, the truth is I don’t have enough outdoors adventures. In 2019 I’m going to have more of them, I promise. You may or may not know that I have an archery qualification and more recently, a fencing qualification and recently the opportunity came up … More “It’s an emergency. We need some salads carrying”
I Am A Polar Bear 