This post is part of a series called Around England When one thinks of Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick immediately spring to mind. However the elegant spa town of Leamington Spa…

This post is part of a series called Travel to Italy Bolzano is known as “the gateway to the Dolomites” for good reasons. It’s the nearest city to the heart…

This post is part of a series called Travel to Italy It’s my other half’s turn to celebrate his milestone birthday in June. He chose to spend it in Val…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

This post is part of a series called Madeira After 2 years of staycation, I was thrilled to be able to travel abroad again. Madeira in January was the ideal…

What a fabulous way to wind up the year with a visit to National Trust’s Stourhead to see the magical light show! It took just over an hour to follow…