This last week I have been skiing with the Women's Mountain club Chamonix. It is a preseason ski tweaking and getting the legs ready for the winter ahead. It was run by a group of amazing women; Rachel, Fay, Sian and Ali. The groups are…
We got up really early and headed out before sunrise, speeding across the desert. When we got out the bus at Dune 45 I managed to head up the dune in front for the sunrise spot. So blessed to be up there first with the…
I've been travelling for over 6 weeks. My internet connections have not been good at all. I realised I need to get a better phone if I want to stay connected on certain apps. Be able to respond to wordpress sites I follow on the…
The beautiful Vahramashen next to the AMberd fortress in Armenia
I travelled Polish LOT airlines to Armenia so used the stop over to spend a night in Warsaw. A lovely old city, delicious food and way too many tourists.. ;-). I just loved the coloured facades. Not the usual street musician.. Loads of school children…
The Republic of ARtsakh or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is disputed land. 90% Armenian people live there but at end of Russian Empire it was disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan. When it was under the USSR it was largely shelved until the fall of the USSR…
We did an overnight visit to Tbilisi, Georgia from Yerevan.. Interesting city, Castle on the hill. Interesting church complexes and a cave city, Vardzia, with over 600 caves that held soldiers and their families at some point in history and also Monasteries and men of…
An amazing 2 weeks travelling around Armenia. Fascinating history, amazing diaspora and beautiful churches everywhere. My son is half Armenian so took him to see and learn about his heritage.. Wow.. so glad I was there to share in the experience..
May is a busy travel month for me. I work in a holiday seasonal environment. When you work for 5 or 6 days a week there are no long weekends or other days off. 5 months in winter and 4 months of summer so May…
I have 2 homes.. I had a short quick visit to South Africa which will always be home and then it was great to return home to my house in France. It has been snowing since last night so right now I wish I was…