A day trip to the divided city of Nicosia Aarrgh, what got into the Oldies? They were up at the crack of dawn. Well, the crack of 7 o’clock. But still. The reason soon became apparent as they boarded a bus bound for Nicosia. I was more than a little nervous when I noticed that the bus appeared to be held together with sticky tape and a prayer. But it got us there in one piece. Thank … that lady…
An outing to Ayia Napa We weren’t in Larnaca long when the Oldies started to get itchy feet. ‘Uh oh, I thought. That’s the end of beaches for me.’ But all was not lost, for they boarded a bus to Ayia Napa. Even I knew that this was a popular tourist resort. And tourists mean beaches! The Wingless Wonders, of course, having no clue where exactly they were going, alighted from the bus in the old town centre. At least…
Winter Escape to Larnaca I’d been languishing on my window sill for far too long, watching the Austrian winter closing in, when I heard some great news. The Oldies were heading off to Cyprus. Fantastic! Sea and sunshine, what more could a seagull ask for! Larnaca was our first port of call and I was delighted with the Wingless Wonders’ choice of apartment. Close to the old city centre, with fabulous sea views and just a stone’s throw from the…
Visit to Hohenwerfen Castle, Werfen I got quite a bargain on our visit to Werfen. Two blockbuster movies for the price of one! Yes, both of the hit movies, ‘The Sound of Music’ and ‘Where Eagles Dare’ were filmed on location here. I must hasten to point out that these are real oldies, dating from the 1960s. They were waaay before my time. But not the Oldies’! The two films couldn’t be more different, mind you – a musical and…
Hiking in the Hochkönig Region I was a little nervous when I heard we were going to be returning to the Hochkönig region. As I’ve said before, I’m no skigull. Thankfully, we were travelling in August and that could only mean one thing: taking a hike. Although it sounded like a lot of hard work, it surely had to beat skiing! Hang on… Now, this is what I call hiking – Austrian style. With their Hochkönig Guest Cards, the Oldies…