World Wide Walkies

Dogs ‘n Dracula – Our Romance with Romania

S1290005 (2) - Copy — The Fab Four at Corvinilor Castle, Hunedoara, Transylvania

Over the weekend, we entered a competition with the UK’s ‘Dog Friendly’ Magazine.

On Monday, look what had happened! Dogs n’ Dracula was live on the Dog Friendly Blog – and I have been asked to write a series of articles for the magazine!

This is a taste of things to come on World Wide Walkies – our next adventure. Our plan had been to head south through France to Spain and Portugal, but it was 35ºC in Brittany and 50ºC in Portugal – so we turned left instead. We discovered a country of magic and myth – and gained an addition to the family!

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Czeching In to the Czech Republic

prague-1915625_640 — We went so far south to avoid the thunderstorms that we fell off the map!

Thunderstorms were coming!

We wanted to make good progress south to avoid the adverse weather, so we got up before 7am (eeek!) to pack up.

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Social Shame, Storms & a Sitting – Saxon Swiss National Park, Germany.

alcohol-alcoholic-background-459280 — Beer – revered in Germany.

I have shamed myself!

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“That’s NOT The Way (to Do It!)” – The Unconquered Fortress, The Home of Mr Punch & The Birth of Free Climbing.

First climbed in 1905, The Barbarine at Pfaffendorf – a petrified virgin? Or one of over 1,100 climbing rocks & 18,000 routes in Saxon Switzerland!

If you’re walkey, climbey, cycley or just love history, nature and great views, I hope that Mark and I have established that the Saxon Swiss National Park is for you!

It is a GOB – Get it Onyer Bucketlist. And whether or not you’re convinced – here’s some more! Continue reading ““That’s NOT The Way (to Do It!)” – The Unconquered Fortress, The Home of Mr Punch & The Birth of Free Climbing.”