Avoiding the bridges and traffic that surrounds New York City we decided to travel via the ferry from Connecticut to Long Island and then west to JFK airport. We arrived and checked Nico in for the flight and it was …
Europe 2018 – Part Two – Netherlands
The short Cityhopper between Humberside airport in the Midlands of the UK and Schiphol Airport, outside of Amsterdam took virtually no time at all – due to the flight lasting only an hour and the one hour time change. Good …
Europe 2018 – South X Sud – Part One
Setting off from our apartment rental in the center Alkmaar, it was time to depart and start the trip south with our final destination Lake Orta Italy and the village of Orta San Giulio. Our first stop was to visit …
Europe 2018 – South X Sud – Part Two
The first part of our drive this day was entering France via highway and making our way toward an unusual roadside sculpture “The Woinic”. This metal pig stands over 30 feet tall, and almost 50 feet long and is an interesting …
Europe 2018 – South X Sud – Part Three
An early morning departure from our dull but air conditioned hotel and travel via the highway got us to our first stop rather quickly and thankfully ahead of the tour busses we noticed arriving when we left. The medieval city …
Europe 2018 – South X Sud – Part Four
In the morning Gap, France was just as ugly as the night before with the same people sleeping on the streets. Overnight there was a loud music concert in the park just to the south of the hotel and was …
Europe 2018 – South X Sud – Part Five
We departed our “brewery/restaurant” hotel and left the keys in the room as there was no one to see us off. A simple and inexpensive brioche and cappuccino at the local cafe saved us from an extra 10 euro per …
A visit to the UK 2016
Cambridge UK – University town packed with tourists Eastmidlands A visit to the Peak District Huddersfield area Magic Rock Brewing Bempton Cliffs Scarborough Castle Whitby Abbey and area Rievaulx Abbey Kirkham Abbey and area Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval Village Castle …
Netherlands and the Chunnel to the UK 2016
The standard KLM overnight flight from JFK to Schiphol saw Dinky pick up up in the AlfaSud and take us to the apartment in Egmond aan Zee. After dropping the bags off we set off for the small city of …
Ireland via Alfa Romeo 33 – Day One
The yearly Alfa Romeo trip to Ireland hosted by a member of the UK Alfa Romeo Owners Club. The first day of the trip consisted of getting the Alfa 33 packed up and hitting the road. Our destination on was …