Our first bus group of the year has come and gone. 42 people, mostly elderly as usual, but a very pleasant bunch and very happy with their stay here. Many left saying they would come back with their families which was lovely. The week went very smoothly, which shocked us all I think – we were all [...]

One of the ‘perks’ of having family to stay is that we have an excuse to do a bit of sightseeing ourselves. Today, as our group of Goldwingers left early to avoid the post Bank Holiday traffic jams in Germany, we had a couple of hours free to take cousin Sue to see our nearest [...]

STOP PRESS ROS KIDNAPPED Ros was last seen on the back of a Goldwing. I am waiting for the ransom note. If it’s for more than 5 Euros they will have to keep her. Problem is what do I do with the biker’s wife? Share/weitersagen:

Grabbed 2 hours this morning to take John’s cousin Sue up to the Dam – 20+ degrees in the valley, 13 degrees up the top but feeling warm in the sun. Still enough snow about though for there to be a cross country skiing event going on. Looks like they ski over the mountain from [...]

Our first motorcycle group of the year – and how impressive. 8 bikes, 7 of them Gold Wings and 2 of those trikes! It all looked (and sounded) very impressive yesterday when they arrived and this morning when they set off for their day’s ride to Lienz and back. The trikes are both driven by [...]

So what if it is a bit ‘bijou’ – it’s ours and it’s private! And there is not far to go in the mornings to get to work! The flat is just about finished now (do DIY projects ever really get finished?) and we have moved in and tried to make it feel a bit [...]

……. lots and lots of May flowers! The meadows are full of them and, in this setting, even the dandelions take on an unexpected beauty. We have been loath (as you see) to cut the grass and destroy the beauty, although the time is coming when we will have to. Still our reluctance proved useful [...]

What is the first sign of summer? Leaves on the trees? Swallows in the air? Turning off the heating? No it’s when the Grossglockner Hochalpstrasse re opens. Just had the message to say tomorrow is therefore the first day of summer. In the best interests of our future guests I feel compelled to get on [...]

After a bit of a break, during which we spent some pre-season time in theUK and caught up with friends and family, we are now back in Malta and making preparations for the summer season. First some spring cleaning, then into the kitchen. We are still finding there is much to learn, especially abou Austrian [...]