Annabel's Travelblog

So, it's over! We are home. I think I'm glad to be home, but I'm tired tonight. I've done the bare minimum of un...

Today was the last full day of our holiday. We were certainly not going to have breakfast in the hotel - CHF 27 per person!! But...

Although I think I shall be glad to get home on Tuesday, it was sad to say goodbye to the Achensee for another year. The bus sto...

The Swan Whisperer went for a run this morning, of course, stopping off at the Dorfladen (village shop) on his way back to get f...

The weather, which has been absolutely glorious for the past 2 1/2 weeks, has broken and it has rained most of the day. But as w...

We were finishing a late breakfast (fried tomatoes on toast, which the Swan Whisperer hadn't known was a thing, but is now totally conve...

Today was always going to be a rest day, and I didn't realise quite how badly we needed one until we had it! The Swan Whispe...

Photo: Robert Smyth I am confused about how many travel days we have actually used! I thought it was 10, but may have miscounted...

This morning we enjoyed breakfast on the balcony of our apartment before setting off to walk the couple of kilometres to the Pus...

This morning we firmly boiled eggs in the kettle, rather than face the revolting hotel breakfast! Then the Swan Whisperer made sandwiches - ...

The day began with a huge disappointment - the hotel breakfast was utterly vile! Only white bread, with margarine rather than bu...

Another long day of travel. Originally, we had been going to go to Budapest via Vienna and change trains there, but I remembered that years ...

We shook the dust of the so-called "hotel" off our feet quite early this morning, and got breakfast in the station. We...

Today was my 70th birthday. Many thanks, by the way, to all who took a moment to wish me a happy day. I appreciate it, although Facebook doe...

We hadn't drawn the curtains last night - I seldom do unless we are overlooked - but this was a mistake as the sun shone rig...

We were sad to say goodbye to our studio apartment this morning - it was very comfortable and had everything one could possibly want. I reco...

I woke up early, and decided to put on my dressing-gown and slippers and take a load of laundry downstairs to the facilities provided, which...

The hotel breakfast was as delicious as ever, and we firmly made sandwiches to take with us on the coach. I know one isn't supposed to, ...

The Swan Whisperer went for a run this morning, and came back to a hotel breakfast that was even more delicious and copious than...

We got up fairly early - well, when it is light by 04:00 it's hard not to! Plus we wanted to catch the first tourist bus of ...