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Hanging on

Well the furniture was duly collected on Wednesday and was packed neatly and very efficiently into the van by two young lads who were alot stronger than they looked.
Not only were they quick, they were also very pleasant as well. So, things got off to a good start but from there they have gone rapidly [...]

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Packing tires everyone out!

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Nearly off

Well the furniture gets collected next Wednesday to start its journey to Ireland but unfortunately our plan to buy a campervan and transport ourselves and the cats across Europe has met with a slight hitch! Sean was going to Athens to buy the van today but it’s already been sold and now we can’t find [...]

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End of the Odyssey

We’re at the end of our Greek Odyssey now and will be leaving the country for good next month. Even before the economic crisis took hold we were unhappy with Junior’s schooling and just as we moved out here for her, to enjoy a carefree childhood, we are now moving to give her a better [...]

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Birthday break

We got back from a brief trip to Ireland the other week, another country dealing with austerity but seemingly managing. I was shocked to see houses boarded up on estates where they obviously couldn’t afford to finish them or sell them but people we spoke to were generally optimistic and were tightening their belts and [...]

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