Day trip to Cádiz from Seville From our base in Seville we continued our tour of southern Spain. Having had to make a mad rush to get the train from…
Málaga in May
Málaga for 2 half days We said goodbye to Seville and took the 11.00 train for Málaga for our flight back to London the next day. We arrived just after…
Riga – a fantastic Latvian treat!
This post is part of a series called The Balkans How to get from Tallinn to Riga?🤔 I arranged to meet up with my niece in Tallinn in May 2018…
A day in Tallinn in May 2018
This post is part of a series called The Balkans Tallinn revisited Tallinn in late May 2018 was an unexpected and spontaneous trip for me. My niece told me in…
Annecy – a photographer’s dream!
One of the reasons that my friend and I chose to stay in Lyon for a few days in early May 2018 was that we could take a train from…
Pérouges – a picturesque medieval town
Pérouges is perfect for a day trip from Lyon. It’s just 40 kilometres from Lyon and around 30 minutes on a comfortable and clean train. My friend and I spent…
Around Lyon in May
For our latest city break my travel buddy and I chose Lyon in May 2018. Why Lyon? It is France’s second city It is famous for its murals. It is a…
Views of Venice on a water bus to Murano
This post is part of a series called Around Italy I have come to the conclusion that Burano and Murano are best visited on separate days for them to be…
Burano – the colours speak for itself
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Years ago when my partner and I were in Venice we took a tour to the Venetian islands of Murano,…
Bassano del Grappa – what a beautiful place!
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Bassano del Grappa is just over an hour on the train from Vicenza (including changing trains) After the crowds on…