Ever since I was a teenager I have wanted to visit Pompeii, it was at the top of my "must see" list of places. I got the chance to go there a couple of years ago when we had a holiday on the Amalfi coast, and that got me even more interested so I longed … Continue reading Exploring Herculaneum
Category: Exploring places
The journey begins – Exploring Rome
All journeys have to start somewhere, and ours started in Rome. Not because we especially wanted to go to Rome, but as we had to stay overnight there anyway we decided to stay for 2 days and explore a bit. We intentionally bypassed the "old stones", although I confess I found this quite challenging, and … Continue reading The journey begins – Exploring Rome
Wadi Rum, Jordan. 2018
Back in 2017 when we were thinking of ideas for our next climbing holiday, Jordan came up as a possibility. This was somewhere I had not considered before and was very much outside my comfort zone. It sounded fantastic, but also very adventurous. Perhaps too adventurous for me? I don't mind 3 or 4 pitch … Continue reading Wadi Rum, Jordan. 2018


