Of course mans best friend will always be his dog. There's something very special and unique about unconditional love and affection; something we humans just can't seem to master. However, this post isn't about dogs, it's about 'the next' mans best fr… more »

I haven't written for a while (again) so thought I had better catch up. First and foremost, Happy New Year to all our readers. May you live long and prosper, may the Force be with you, may all your troubles be little ones etc. The exception to this is… more »

Thanks to an email from scorpion42 in which he asks me about the Pajero's MOT and what the winters are like here, I have a good enough excuse to write another post - thanks JP. My wife drove the bus on it's 2 day (each way) round trip to from Slovakia… more »

Some of you will remember my last post about All Saints Day 2008 and how I got a little emotional. This year we revisited the 'old' cemetery in Kezmarok armed with our carefully selected Candles of Remembrance; hats, scarves and gloves to keep the chill… more »

Actually, winter arrived a couple of days ago after several days of rain. We were watching the rain fall, wondering if it was going to stop when all of a sudden, it changed from water droplets to snow flakes. We were greeted with another 4 inches of th… more »