Happy New Year folks. Just a quickie as I am preparing to fly tomorrow so have to pack, sleep and stuff. However, I had to make a brief announcement. Today we received our bags (fanfare)...hooray! How cool is that, having landed on December 19th. However, and sorry for the sour note... Really, REALLY Air France! … Continue reading Breaking News…Gobsmacked in Paris →

Tuesday the 29th, we are late risers after the bus trip and toil to a little coffee shop down the street where we indulge in great french coffee, carrot cake and pain aux chocolate. After this we wander the streets admiring the stores and their contents though nothing is a bargain unless you want some … Continue reading Paris a la Mode and the Elysian Fields →

We spent yesterday on a bus... what was meant to be a leisurely train across countries between Germany, through Luxembourg and ending in Paris was adjusted as our boat could not make it to Trier. The river was running high with melting snow so much so that the boat could not fit under the bridge … Continue reading Yesterday was a Bus(t) →

So another cool part of the trip is the people we have met. The boat is pretty small, max 148 people, with about 90 passengers onboard this trip. The group cover a fair cross section of ages (5 through 70+) and nationalities (US, Australian, Japanese, Venezualan, Mexican, etc) which makes for an interesting experience in … Continue reading People →

Merry Christmas (a day late but not a dollar short) to everybody out there, reading or not. Karmically it's gotta be good to send positive vibes to the world whether it celebrates Christmas or something/nothing else. Been a great couple of days here. Spent Xmas eve in Wertheim, home of Hans (booby) the glass blower. … Continue reading Christmas Cracker →

So after baggage delay (loss?), cold, diarrhoea and popped rib ligament (see morganizedchaos.blogspot.com) it is perhaps no surprise to find that the recent snows have caused the river to rise to such a level that we can not get under the bridge at Koblenz. Not a big deal though we now have to figure out … Continue reading The litany continues →

So while net connectivity holds up....We have spent the last two days in burgs, Bam and Wurz, which showed their charms through the multiple petticoats of wind, rain and cold. They also showed their 'wurst' (I had to get the pun out the way early), the famed German sausage (insert your own German porn star … Continue reading Frolicking in Franconia →

(...delayed post due to no net connection...)So today (Mon 21st) we got news that there is no news on our bags...excellent! This meant spending the morning buying clothes for the next few days as everything was shut yesterday due to it being Sunday. This meant all the shopping had to be completed before we boarded … Continue reading Day 3, Bagless in Bavaria →

So a call this morning identied that our bags are not delayed but their whereabouts are unknown. Good news if you love a mystery but less so if you need some warm clothing and are getting on a week long boat cruise tomorrow. We ventured out in the 5 degree weather in search of adventure … Continue reading Loneliness of long distance luggage →