Julie & Geoff’s Travel Bag

Julie and Geoff will be sharing their independent travel journeys with you. Our travel will appeal to those who want to explore after their Golf experience or for partners and friends who want an alternative. It is for those who don’t necessarily want to travel in groups, but want some guidance or assistance in booking […]

Lake Bolsena, Lazio and Umbria, Italy

Lake Bolsena! Get me there! This beautiful tranquil lake near Aquapedente and Orvietto! Our Experience in Lake Bolsena, Orvieto, Aquapedente: Lake Bolsena is in the region of Lazio near Umbria.  In 2018, we stayed in a farmhouse a few kilometres from Castel Giorgio. The farmhouse stay had 4 bedrooms, a great kitchen and pool. From […]

The Alps by Train

We planned a trip through Europe to coincide with meeting a friend in Cyprus, so we had time restraints with travel.  We wanted to spend most of our time in France and Italy but not miss some sites in the countries surrounding them. Consequently we opted for a train trip from France to Italy, going through […]

Lago di Garda – Lake Garda, Italy

  Lazise Sirmione We wanted to tour the Dolomites while using a base in Verona, however that deserved more than a day trip, so we planned the trip to Lake Garda. We commenced from Verona by bus to Peschiera then ferry to Sirmione and a tour of the del Grotte di Catullo.  Sirmione has a wonderful […]

Italy: ah Verona, how I miss you!

We visited Verona for a few days and we were very pleased we chose to go there. The plan was really to have an interesting place to stay for a few days so we could stay in one place, get a good sense of Italy again and stop feeling we were just on a non-stop tourism ride, with […]

Chicken in Burgundy from the canal boat’s galley.

I think it was a town between Accolay and Vermenton where we saw the chickens running around a paddock when we cycled into town, so asked for a local chook at the deli. Oh for a chook pen at home! I was inspired and cooked: Local organic chicken (A very big chook) cooked in stock with […]

About Canal Boating in France

About self driving boat holidays: We had little experience of operating a boat let alone living in one but wanted the experience of a slow trek through the countryside. If you like the meditative wanderings through quiet historical French countryside with some social opportunities from time to time then this is the place for you […]

French Countryside by River Canal Boat

DIY River Cruising in France   Julie and I and another Aussie couple had a gentle but fully engaging week-long adventure on our own boat on a canal deep in the French countryside. After the usual totally uplifting few days in Paris, we took a train to a little town called Migennes, in the Burgundy […]