Author Archives: tbeartravels

THURSDAY 27TH DECEMBER 2012. MANAROLA Today I stayed at the apartment on my own.  I wanted a day to myself writing and painting and watching the doings of the village. Our apartment is on the second floor and from the … Continue reading →

WEDNESDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2012. Riomaggiore The church bells stopped ringing at 10-00pm and didn’t start again until 6-00am so we had a good night’s sleep. We took the train to the seaside town of Riomaggiore, a truly medieval village with … Continue reading →

TUESDAY 25TH DECEMBER 2012. Christmas Day around Monterosso  Last night, as would be expected, there was a lot of church activity in the village. The bells of the church next to our apartment were getting a full-on workout, not only … Continue reading →

SUNDAY 23RD DECEMBER 2012. Around Monterosso Today until 3-00pm I stayed indoors writing while Bev and our hosts went walking.  The hold up with postings is not so much on my part with regards writing nor with Bev editing and … Continue reading →

SATURDAY 22ND DECEMBER 2012. Train  to Vernazza and a walk back to Monterosso.  This morning we awoke to a clear blue sky. In light of it being a sunny day our hosts decided we should execute the plan devised last … Continue reading →

FRIDAY 21ST DECEMBER 2012. BERN TO THE CINQUE TERRE  ITALY Today we took a train to Monterosso in northern Italy for the Christmas New Year period.  We are in the company of Rahel, her husband Michi, baby Emma and Rahel’s … Continue reading →

WEDNESDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2012 RETURN TO BERN Last night on two separate occasions when negotiating traffic in Rolle I almost hit pedestrians on crossings. Had I made contact it would have been the first time in over fifty years of … Continue reading →

TUESDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2012. SALT-EN-DONZY, FRANCE to ALLAMAN, LAKE GENEVA, SWITZERLAND VIA MONTS-JURA It’s been a long time since Bev and I have slept in a car. We have slept on the roof rack basket of our Landcruiser but never … Continue reading →

MONDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2012.  LE PUY-EN-VELAY TO SALT-EN-DONZY, RHONE-ALPES REGION. The room in the Deltour Hotel in Le Puy (pronounced Pwee) was comfortable except for the cigarette smell and we should have asked for a non-smoking room. This morning our … Continue reading →

SUNDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2012. CHASSERADES to LE PUY. No matter where I park I always point out because if it rains overnight and there is a chance of getting bogged it is always easier to drive out forward. In this … Continue reading →