David is originally from Dublin, Ireland (youngest of 5 boys) leaving there when he was in his 20’s to begin his first life adventure working and living in Australia, forgoing the comfort of a career in the established family fish business. Karen is very proud of the fact that she is a born and bred Londoner, with 2 older brothers Karen is employed as a Financial Controller … [Read more...] about 60 second Q&A with David and Karen
Archives for August 2015
Karen’s Food Diary- the journey of food day by day during our year on the road
This will be my own special blog (Karen) about the food during our travels The aim is not to show pictures and Twitter ‘this is my pizza I’m eating’!! but will be based more on the film and book –Julie and Julia- where a wannabe American writer decided to cook one recipe each day from the infamous chef and personality Julia Childs book- Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I … [Read more...] about Karen’s Food Diary- the journey of food day by day during our year on the road
Hola – Well it’s a start anyway.
With the help of our new found teacher- Lola and a wonderful app called Duo Lingo we have started to learn Spanish. We would like to be able to communicate as soon as possible with local people even if it is the basics and our aim is to be hopefully fluent by the end of the year. However, as a close school friend of mine (Karen) reminded me - I failed my English 'O' level 3 … [Read more...] about Hola – Well it’s a start anyway.