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Novi Sad – a feast for the eyes

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Louise Robinson

This post is part of a series called The Balkans On the itinerary of our trip to Belgrade, my daughter and I set aside one day for a visit to…

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Belgrade – what a stunning Balkan beauty!

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Louise Robinson

This post is part of a series called The Balkans I have been longing to visit Belgrade for years. So when I found out that British Airways reopened the route…

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The Hague – a city of elegance & understated grandeur

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Louise Robinson

Unlike Utrecht which oozes gregarious vibes, The Hague exudes regal charms and sophistication. It’s expectable, given its status as the home of United Nations’ International Court of Justice and the…

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Utrecht – a VIP city – vibrant, incredible, pretty

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Louise Robinson

Utrecht, the 4th largest city in the Netherlands is all that – vibrant, incredible and pretty! Vibrant  – with students accounting for one-fifths of its population, the largest in the country, it’s…

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Bern – the picturesque capital of Switzerland

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Louise Robinson

Although it’s only the fifth largest city in Switzerland, Bern is the Swiss capital. There’re not the usual frantic and hectic activities associated with capital cities here. Bern has an…

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Chocolate-box Charms of Colmar

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Louise Robinson

Having had to cancel my visit to Colmar for 3 successive years since 2019 for one reason or another, I was determined to celebrate my special birthday there. And I…

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Basel – an ultra tourist-friendly city

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Louise Robinson

Basel, the third largest Swiss city situated on the banks of Rhine River in northwest Switzerland, close to the country’s borders with France and Germany, was to have been just…

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Paphos – a mixture of old and new, arts and history

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Louise Robinson

A lot of people I know have been to Cyprus and raved about their sunbathing holidays. That’s probably why Cyprus was not high on my to-visit list because for me…

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3 monasteries in Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

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Louise Robinson

While in Paphos my friend and I took a day trip to Troodos Mountains. According to the advert the trip would have a maximum of 10 travellers, so we were…

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The road from Paphos to Limassol

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Louise Robinson

The Robert Louis Stevenson quotation “to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive” is indeed true of my day trip from Paphos to Limassol. It is not a detraction from the…

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I collect fridge magnets from places abroad that I have visited. Hence the domain name. Between 2004 and March 2025, I have collected 201 magnets (181 cities/towns and 20 attractions) from 52 countries, all for pleasure. Since the lockdown in 2020, I have also included photographic reminiscence of my trips in the UK, though not always with fridge magnets!

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