Category: The Summer Vintage

  • #4 – Edinburgh Calling

    #4 – Edinburgh Calling

    Welcome back again to “When Wine Calls”. This time we have planned a more leisurely driving holiday concentrating on the northwest coast with longer stays in unique villages as well as on the Isle of Skye where we hope to undo some demons from this earlier trip (more on this story in a later blog).…

  • #3 – London Calling

    #3 – London Calling

    Welcome back to “When Wine Calls”. Our first flight leg of the trip allowed us to enjoy French champagne, wonderful chardonnay and our favourite dessert wine, all being on the menu as we winged our way over to Doha. The hostesses were tremendous, so friendly and helpful and the food wow!!! and so unexpected that…

  • #2 “On our Way”!

    #2 “On our Way”!

    Welcome back to “When Wine Calls”. We hope you have enjoyed reading about the lead-up to our adventure. Finally, the day has come as we load up all our luggage to head off to the airport. It is still hard to imagine this day has arrived – I am sure reality will set in when…

  • “When Wine Calls”- Planning & Packing

    #1 – Planning and Packing Welcome back to “When Wine Calls”. When we first started planning this trip, we were unsure how long we would be travelling. In many respects the trip has been governed by the ability to get airline tickets in and out of Australia. What started out at around 65 days ended…

  • Prologue – The Why?

    Welcome to our blog “When Wine Calls” – A Trip a Lifetime in the Planning. I know many of you reading this blog will be asking why we called the blog “When Wine Calls”? For our friends who know us all too well they will easily know the answer to this question while the rest…