Thursday 27 November 2024 Stansted is perhaps the least inviting airport for those living on the diametrically opposite side of the huge M25 circle, but by using the 09.06 train from Andover, changing at Clapham Junction for Vauxhall and the Victoria line to Tottenham Hale, followed by half an hour on a Greater Anglia train, … Continue reading Piemonte 27: 10 days in Gattinara – December 2024
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Lisbon : the OIV reception for David’s book award : 19 – 24 September 2024
Thursday 19 September We left Andover at 10.06 travelling via Waterloo and Blackfriars for a Thameslink train to Luton Parkway and the newish Dart shuttle, arriving at the airport in plenty of time for the 15.25 Easyjet flight to Lisbon where a pre-booked taxi, though hindered by serious parking restrictions, arrived within 15 minutes and … Continue reading Lisbon : the OIV reception for David’s book award : 19 – 24 September 2024
Piemonte 25 : Novara for the Alto Piemonte tasting: 10 – 13 May 2024
The drive south east from Gattinara along the SP 299 was straightforward, following a tributary of the Agogna across endless rice fields. We intended to leave the Fiat Panda (hybrid) at the Maggiore depot in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Novara, and arrived there after a 40 minute drive (extended slightly by my … Continue reading Piemonte 25 : Novara for the Alto Piemonte tasting: 10 – 13 May 2024
Piemonte 24 : Monferrato : 8 – 10 May 2024
Wednesday 8 May After breakfast we joined Alessandro for a tour of Tenuta La Cova here, while his local ‘family’ (perhaps dipendenti - employees) dealt with a huge conifer tree that had fallen across the narrow drive 20 m from the electronic gate. Roberta had ‘escaped’ at 07.30 so its collapse was very recent. Once … Continue reading Piemonte 24 : Monferrato : 8 – 10 May 2024
Piemonte 23: Alba book launch and the Langhe: 5 – 8 May 2024
Sunday 5 May 2024 09.50 A full train - and Clapham was busy, with trains taking people to the coast…. Nonetheless we arrived three hours ahead of flight and enjoyed a leisurely summer lunch (avocados are only for breakfast) in Wagamama’s before moving to the departure gate to catch an on-time BA airbus, taking off … Continue reading Piemonte 23: Alba book launch and the Langhe: 5 – 8 May 2024
Venezia: Portogruaro and Treviso: 8 – 11 April 2024
Monday 8 April 2024 Once James, Lucy, Ernest and Olive were safely on board the 12.27 train from Empoli to Pisa Centrale, David and I headed north east by train, which left a few minutes later, via Florence, Bologna, to Mestre. After a 30 minute wait, we continued on the same train (heading for Trieste) … Continue reading Venezia: Portogruaro and Treviso: 8 – 11 April 2024
2. Family travels in Tuscany 2024: Massa Marittima
Tuesday 2 April 2024We walked across the Arno’s bridge in the direction of the station, pulling our heavy luggage over the bumpy pavements to catch a comfortable Rome-bound train whose carozza 4 stopped exactly alongside us, with our six booked seats awaiting us inside. The Treno Italia app works very well (which is more than … Continue reading 2. Family travels in Tuscany 2024: Massa Marittima
1. Family travels in Tuscany 2024 : Pisa
Easter Sunday 31 March 2024 Today the clocks ‘sprung’ forward! Chris kindly drove us to the station to catch the 09.45 which was on time, and delivered us to Gatwick at 11.45 where we joined James, Lucy, Ernest and Olive (who had driven from Alresford in 90 minutes) in a coffee shop. Check-in and security … Continue reading 1. Family travels in Tuscany 2024 : Pisa
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