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THE SUN IS SHINING AT SUNRISE BEACH (on most days) ! July 14th 2026.

The weather has been up and down to say the least. We have had some quite grey skies and showers (although the temperature is still about 20 degrees) but the last 4 days have been what we were expecting, glorious … Continue reading

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A WONDERFUL WEEK WITH THE GRANDKIDS! July 5th 2026.

We have just enjoyed a wonderful week with Ez and Abby and Max and Ollie. The first few days were not the weather which we had ordered but it did brighten up for the last 3 days. After a delayed … Continue reading

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ALMOST HALF WAY! June 25th 2026

We cannot believe we are almost half way through our 2 months up here. We are continuing our walks, usually 2 a day. We try to “hike” the National Park twice a week. The National Park walk takes us about … Continue reading

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SUNNING OURSELVES IN SUNRISE BEACH! June 19th 2026.

Weeks 2 and 3 have gone by very quickly up here in Sunrise Beach. We have now added “ house hunting” to our Saturday mornings, usually viewing about 4 “Open for Inspections”. So far we have not found the Goldilocks … Continue reading

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Sunning ourselves in Sunrise Beach! June 7th 2026.

From the title you will have realized that we are not in Europe….yet. We are in Sunrise Beach on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Don’t worry, we will be in Europe late August! As we are staying in Qld for … Continue reading

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STRESSING LESS IN STRESA! August 24th 2025.

We left Trento after a great week and drove to our final destination, the town of Stresa on the Western shore of Lake Maggiore. Our apartment is in the centre of Stresa , a short flat 2 minute walk to … Continue reading

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TERRIFIC TRENTO. August 21st 2025.

We left Brescia to head to our next stop, Trento, a medieval city that is nestled amongst beautiful mountains in the Tyrol region of northern Italy. Our apartment here is nestled between the vineyards and extremely quiet which has been … Continue reading

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BELLISSIMO BRESCIA Part 2. August 19th 2025

We decided to take Harley on a drive to Lake Iseo, the 4th largest lake in Lombardy and situated between Lake Como and Lake Garda. Much to Rhonda’s disgust Greg decided to take a scenic drive along the Eastern shore … Continue reading

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BREATHTAKING BRESCIA. August 17th 2025

We left Udine and made our way to Brescia but had a stop along the way with thousands of others at Sirmione to check out the Castello Scaligero, a fortification built in the late 14th century by the Lords of … Continue reading

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UNBELIEVABLE UDINE! August 14th 2025.

We headed out of Croatia to return to our beloved Italy. We were traveling in 3 countries in one day. Amazing. Breakie was in ZADAR , Croatia. Again the mountain drive was rather spectacular and the roads were good. We … Continue reading

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