So, it’s that time again. Decisions decisions . .. where to set our sights on this year? It’s a biggy with the other half turning 40 so it needs to be a good one. He is already agitating to go back to Italy, but three times in so many years is a bit much forContinue reading “Decisions decisions”
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Drizzley Derbyshire
Much as we enjoy travelling to exotic,warm and far flung destinations, we don’t have the time or money to always be heading abroad. But lucky for us we have the delights of Derbyshire and the Peak District on our doorstep. So last weekend we headed out to explore some of the sights within a stonesContinue reading “Drizzley Derbyshire”
Thought of the day
“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” Lin Yutang
Envy envy envy
As much as I am looking forward to my next travel adventure, and am aware of how much I have already seen, I can never hear of other people’s travel plans without at least a tremour of envy. So this post should be entitled “Places I really really want to go! NOW” You can blame my sisterContinue reading “Envy envy envy”
Another slide show for your delight!
In celebration of going back to Italy this year I’ve just added another Tripwow slide show covering the three Italian trips I’ve taken over the past five years. There’s Rome, Venice and last year’s multi city extravaganza! TripWow is pretty cool, it’s really easy to use, you just select photos off your Facebook albums, add yourContinue reading “Another slide show for your delight!”
TripWow slide shows added
Highly excited, just added two new photo slide shows thanks to TripWow, one of India and one of Thailand. Check them out why don’t you . . . India 2010 Thailand 2009
Packing lightly – getting one over on airlines
“Ryanair: Strictly one item of cabin baggage per passenger (excluding infants) weighing up to 10kg with maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm is permitted. (handbag, briefcase, laptop, shop purchases, camera etc.) must be carried in your 1 permitted piece of cabin baggage.” While Ryanair’s baggage restrictions raises several questions, not least of whichContinue reading “Packing lightly – getting one over on airlines”
A small rant against travel snobbery
On a random tangent I recently read another travel blog that listed the heinous crimes of the “tourons” (AKA travel morons as the blogger rather dismissively termed them) This listed such horrors as 1) consulting a guide book and not deviating from it, 2) not eating the local / authentic food and 3) Having a “hitContinue reading “A small rant against travel snobbery”
On a non travel related post . . . hello readers!
As I ramble on about this and that, I do stop to wonder who, if anyone, actually reads this thing. As it is mainly a trawl through my own holidays it is probably a bit of a self centred, egocentric thing to do, but I do seem to have a few people across the globe whoContinue reading “On a non travel related post . . . hello readers!”
Floods devastate Cinque Terre
Just two months after we visited the region terrible flash flooding has hit the Cinque Terre in Northern Italy. Vernazza and Monterosso were two of the worst hit villages with flood water decimating the tiny villages. “Everything is missing here — supplies, water, electricity,” said Angelo Betta, mayor of the town of Monterosso in the scenicContinue reading “Floods devastate Cinque Terre”