From Baverno to Locarno Whilst staying in Baverno on Lake Maggiore for a few days in April 2017 my partner and I set aside a day to to this “must-take scenic…
Krakow in May 2017
Krakow topped every research that I made on what city to visit first in Poland. I can easily understand why! There’s a direct flight from London with British Airways for…
Lucca – a day trip from Pistoia
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Guinigi Tower Having visited Lucca previously the revisit in June 2017 concentrated on Guinigi Tower which intrigued me on my first…
Pistoia – a day trip from Pisa
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Having visited the popular tourist destinations in Tuscany such as Florence, Pisa and Siena on previous trips, my partner and…
Malta in March 2017 for some early sunshine
Valletta – UNESCO World Heritage Site I went to Malta in 2003 to take my twin daughters to swim with the dolphins and stayed in the north of the island. So…
Lago di Maggiore, Italy in April 2017
This post is part of a series called Around Italy I love Italy – the weather, the buildings, the culture, the food, the language, the people. Between 2005 and 2017 I…
Fátima – May 2016
Fátima Fátima is a Catholic pilgrimage site, about 130 km north of Lisbon. Although I am not Catholic nor a pilgrim I was more than happy to go on the…
Sintra shines in May
Sintra – a UNESCO World Heritage Site Sintra is about 30 km from Lisbon, a must-visit town when visiting Lisbon. In fact people go to Sintra and take in Lisbon on…
Lisbon was perfect in May
Lisbon in May In May 2017 I went to Lisbon with my friend to visit her sister. As I was taken everywhere and did not have to worry about how…
Macau revisited 2017
It used to be said that Macau could be seen in half a day. This is no long true. The transformation of Macau even since I last visited in 2005 was…