folkdisco - 22nd january 2010

Here we are, Italia at last. We drive down from the Brenner Pass, through Vipitento, Bressanon, Bolzano and towards Trento. We definitely crossed the border back there, but it seems like we're in a strange multilingual Austria... See More

The mountains are so beautiful lit up in glowing white, it's a privilege to drive through Austria. You wouldn't want to sleep here though, too cold. It's annoying low cloud crossing the border from Germany, then suddenly a big gap opens up... See More

Going to sleep listening to the passing trucks on the autobahn. Everywhere, there are clumps of dirty snow, and all the fields are covered. Fields I'm used to, but it's strange to see vineyard slopes covered in snow. The Smiley's startling... See More

Ich bien unt waschhaus unt waschen mein clothen. Ich discoweren ich habe ein extraordinaryquantity unt der sockenhosen. Ich liften der Schmileyvannen upen der einsiden, unt ein biggenpilen der dirtyclothen fallenouten der ausersiden!

Gosh, this place is photogenic. Like some kind of super-well-off fairy tale, lost in a small corner of the European Union, just beyond a bit of Belgium. And when you're small compared to Belgium, you know you're small. It's just a brief... See More

Well, here we go again. I'm sat on the NorfolkLine ferry from Dover. The VIP louge has got crap slow wifi, but I'm just about close enough to pick it up from the prolertarian seating area. We've left the comfort blanket of 200MB a... See More

Stop off at Digital Pillage in Romford for a midi keyboard controller with loads of knobs on it. Spend every last imperial decimalised penny of my loose change on UK duty paid diesel. Get to Dover with enough time to hit tesco for a last... See More

A very happy new year to all of you from all of my heart. 2010 is going to be a good 365 days. May all your your New year's resolutions come true. And if not, may you have a bloody good time breaking them all. Sorry about the lack of... See More

I've forgotten so much about St Ives. At first, I don't recognise anything at all, other than it being both rugged and gorgeous. I suppose it's been a while, maybe December 2003. Anyway, I'm wandering along the harbour walls, and through... See More

Oh dear. I'm getting closer to the end. In Newquay now. This really wasn't meant to happen. Was just going to pop over the Tamar Bridge and head smartly back east again. Is there a big magnet down at Gwennap? On the plus side, it's a fantastic day, blue skies from horizon to horizon. The kind of pin sharp winter blue that turns everything below slightly blue.