“Grockle” is a word you’ll rarely hear outside England’s West Country. It means a tourist but in a derogatory way. Not the kind who prop up our economy, adore our scenery and appreciate our cider but the sort who clog up roads and car parks and leave their bottles on the beach. Tourists can be … More Don’t be a grockle: how to be a good tourist in the West Country
I’ve discovered that I’ve missed quite a few sets of film photos but I like them and I think they show a slightly different perspective on places and on travel, especially with the fact that you don’t get to find out whether they even worked until a good few weeks later. They’ll never replace the … More The Eras Train Tour on film
Today is Wednesday 23rd April and I just got my film photos from Pula back – I only got home on Saturday and the film didn’t go in the post until Monday, so I was astonished at the speed of it this time (with my black and white Iceland pictures, I waited four and a … More Pula on film
I hardly ever do this – in fact, have I done this at all in the last decade? I’m going to review the apartment I stayed at in Pula. It was lovely. Actually, the apartment I stayed at in Dubrovnik was lovely as well and maybe I should have reviewed that too. Maybe I will. … More Arena Blue Dream – Pula apartment review
Having gone to Pula in spring, I’m acutely aware that it’s a place that probably works better in summer. There were so many things I would have liked to do and couldn’t because they don’t start until May or June. So if I was to go to Pula in July or August, this is what … More How to spend 3 days in Pula in summer
The Brijuni Islands are a gem off the south-western coast of Croatia’s Istrian peninsula, a maritime National Park that includes more water than land within its boundaries (78% of its total surface area is sea) and it’s just a short drive up from Pula, making it an ideal day trip, although with two hotels and … More How to visit and explore Brijuni National Park from Pula
Pula is a port city in northern Croatia, on the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula. It’s a world away from bustling Dubrovnik – it was a Roman city and still has plenty of very visible evidence of that. The entire region is bilingual, noticeable on the road signs the moment you leave the airport, … More How to spend 24 hours in Pula, Croatia
Packing for Pula was a difficult task: what’s the weather like in April (changeable!), what am I going to need, what am I going to want and what am I going to do? I had the luxury of a big bag despite my easyJet flight – by which I mean cabin bag, not hold bag, … More What I packed for four days in Pula, Croatia in April
The second part of the Switzerland 2014 post to get rewritten, because the photos had broken, is our day trip to Our Chalet. Quick recap: this is a Girlguiding trip; it’s a county adults trip with no selection process other than being the first twelve or so to send a deposit and we went to … More Switzerland 2014: Our Chalet
For reasons that might become clearer later in the month, I was looking at my old Switzerland posts the other day and discovered that all the photos had broken in the first two posts from our county trip in 2014. So rather than just repair the photos, I thought I’d rewrite them altogether because it’s … More Switzerland 2014: Anita’s B&B
I Am A Polar Bear 