Tony and Mary's European Travel Diary

Inspired by their adult children’s travels, Tony and Mary Dillon developed their own desire for travel. After short trips to England and the United States of America, a grand plan to travel abroad for twelve months, began to emerge. A window of opportunity opened up in 2013/2014. With sabbatical leave secured, they left home in Melbourne for London on 1 July 2013, to begin a largely undetermined tour, primarily of Europe. Before leaving Australia, the idea of an on-line travel diary took shape to record the year’s experience, and to allow family and friends to follow their travels. Tony began writing the diary with straightforward daily accounts that became increasingly more descriptive, with good feedback from readers. On completion of both the year of travel and the diary, he was encouraged to convert the diary into a book, to share their experiences, observations, itineraries, and travel tips, with the wider public. This book is an unedited account of Tony and Mary’s daily activities over the year, as described by Tony at the end of each day.