The flat-screen TV theory
Accommodation has, naturally enough, assumed a fairly central place in our thinking of late. We had
Presents to fit in a backpack
Christmas presents were always going to be an issue when everything has to fit into
Flurries of snowballs
First Callum and Declan make it outside, ready for battle. They lie in ambush, and
Germany wins the food war, round one
In Germany, Christmas Eve is a more important event than Christmas Day. At dinner last
RTW ticket – a warning for young players
We booked our round-the-world ticket with Star Alliance several months before we left. I find
Countryside near Ruhpolding
Country side near Ruhpolding Originally uploaded by Penguin Unearthed This is my favorite shot so
Bobsledding, geddit?
I promise, I really do that we are not choosing activities just to make good
Discovering Ruhpolding
Ruhpolding is a lovely village nestled in the Bavarian Alps. We weren’t sure what to
Munich Christmas market slices
Icicles hanging from little shops in the medieval Christmas market. The lambent orange glow of