#roomwithaview
What I love are slow mornings, waking up to the sunlight stroking my face, climbing out of bed to make coffee and cracking open the door to appreciate the morning view. A little walk or a dip to refresh my body and mind, and a moment of contemplation before we consult our maps to plan the day’s route ahead.
What I don’t love is being woken up at 7am by someone insistently honking their horn outside our van, stumbling groggily out of bed to be greeted by a police badge.
They ask us where we’re from, what we’re doing here, and we reply that we’re sleeping and is there a problem?
“No problem,” he says, and gets back in his police car and drives away. Well then why the hell wake us up?!
These are the stories of two very different mornings parked in the same camp spot. Setting up camp is a little like flipping a coin; you never know what the result will be, but you can be sure it will make a good story.
Lately, if we could sum up our emotions in one word, it would be thankful.
Usually upon returning to the UK after many months of stimulating, enriching travel, with more experiences under our belts than we could put into words, it would be with heavy hearts a deep sense of melancholy.
This time however, we’e feeling relieved to be back on British soil. We’re grateful not to be trapped abroad with no means of supporting ourselves. We’re grateful we have a safe place to stay. And we’re grateful to have found work in these trying times doing something positive for the community.
Our hasty return to the UK was a long and epic tale of border crossings and breakdowns, but that’s a story we will tell in due course.
For now we’re safely tucked away in our little cosy home, living on the bare minimum as always, patching up the rust holes and mending broken parts after another incredible adventure.
Stay safe out there, you guys.
[We will continue to post photos and stories from our travels until our feed is up to date as we still have a huge backlog ]
Tell us: what have you been doing this weekend in isolation to keep yourself occupied? We need some tips!
Today’s view
Having a blast recording with my faves!
@hallie_tait
@chris_cayzer
@daniel_trochei
@tainejoso
#danaspeaks #danadunhammusic #qutcreate #todaysview #recording #music #roomwithaview (at QUT Creative Industries)
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Happy girl in Hawaii!!!! #hawaii #anniversarygift #roomwithaview #waikiki #beautiful #longplaneride
#stillnotmypresident ⛵ (at Trump International Hotel Waikiki)
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Sitting on a terrace and enjoying the view of Florence and the surrounding hills at sunset. This is what happens at @hotelpalazzoguadagni , in the Oltrarno district.
The palace was built in 1505 by the Dei family, then powerful merchants of textiles, who used the loggia to lay out their freshly woven cloth.
The loggia, the first of its kind built in Florence, is still covered by curtains that flutter in the wind.
In the middle of the 17th century, when the Dei family had died out, the property was bought by the Guadagni family, who lived there until 1865.
Today the palazzo is a historic hotel with 15 rooms with frescoed ceilings, antique fireplaces and unparalleled views of the square and Florence’s main monuments.
The loggia is open both to hotel guests and to anyone wishing to enjoy an aperitif with this view.
#florenceinaday #firenzegram #firenzecentrostorico #cameraconvista #roomwithaview #igersfirenze #loggia #stendhalsyndrome #hotelpalazzoguadagni #palazzoguadagni #italianlifestyle #italytravel #italysegreta #rocailleblog #rocailleguide #elegantitalianadventures (presso Hotel Palazzo Guadagni)
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A ROOM WITH A VIEW
Piazza della Signora, il salotto della città e al contempo un teatro di statue.
Si può vedere in una scena del film “Camera con vista”, in cui la protagonista sembra colta dalla Sindrome di Stendhal.
Poi il quartiere Oltrarno pieno di giardini, i maestri di profumi, gli iris simbolo della città, la cupola del Brunelleschi dalla finestra, cappelli di paglia, il Rinascimento ma anche il Manierismo, gli antiquari nascosti e quel verde chiaro delle pietre…
#florenceinaday #firenzegram #firenzecentrostorico #cameraconvista #roomwithaview #igersfirenze #loggia #piazzadellasignoria #stendhalsyndrome #italianlifestyle #italytravel #italysegreta #rocailleblog #rocailleguide #elegantitalianadventures (presso Piazza della Signoria)
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