For the 52nd country to leave my footprints I found another great deal with British Airways Holidays to Tirana, Albania, in September 2019. I had no problem to persuade my…
Although Toledo was what drew me to revisit Madrid recently, Cuenca turned out to be the highlight of the trip. Having already visited Segovia and Salamanca, research took me to…
It took just one photo that I saw by chance to make me want to visit Toledo! Luckily my usual travel buddy was up for it. And we were certainly…
As a rule I rarely visit the same place twice. I mean, the world is so big, and there are lots of new places to explore, right?. However, exploring new…
I was rather surprised to find out that Wiesbaden is the capital of the State of Hessen, rather than Frankfurt, which is the largest city in the region On our last…
As soon as I knew, at rather short notice, that my partner and I would be going to Frankfurt, I started my research on places suitable for day trips. I…
Heidelberg has been on my to-visit list for the last couple of years. It was just a matter of fitting it in with my trip calendar, which is planned 12…
An unexpected change of plans took my partner and I from Basel to Frankfurt in late June. As I have ear-marked Frankfurt as a base for day trips in and around…
Apart from being the second largest city in Bulgaria, Plovdiv shares the honour of being European Capital Culture for 2019 with Matera in Italy. This proud status is advertised at…
I managed to persuade my usual travel buddy to visit Sofia with me in May. Actually little persuasion was needed as she said “yes” before I finished my suggestion! For…