How many roads...?

[shewhomust]

Well, there's a disappointment. An interesting article in last week's travel supplement, about wine tourism in the Collio region of Italy - not a disappointment in itself, I'm intrigued by this area in the far north east of Italy, up by the Slovenian border (and by Slovenia itself, if it comes to that). But the invitation to read about other European wine routes online, that could have opened up so many possibilities... Instead of which, they offer us Valpolicella, Champagne, Alsace - nothing wrong with these, but it's not exactly a wide spectrum, is it, two pieces on northern Italy and two on eastern France? It's probably worth keeping the link, since they promise an ongoing series.

Another week, another kind of road: this week it was the Alaska Highway. Not much impressed with the article, but the road sounds stunning.

Perversely, these dreams of travel come as I am almost immobilised by a bad back day: as I do intermittently, and there's nothing for it but to take painkillers, avoid sudden actions and the twisting and reaching movements which are particularly painful, and wait for it to clear up. I'm hoping to swim in the morning...