I’m so behind with my blog that I’m resorting to photo dumping for some of it! Apologies for that but my compulsion to record my travels is at odds with my capacity to do it in any uniform or quality controlled way! So here’s some snaps from May Easter holiday’s trop to the isle ofContinue reading “Ventnor”
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Puerto de la Cruz
The black volcanic sands of Puerto de la Cruz are next on our itinerary. Scorchingly hot on this sunny day, it doesn’t seem to put off the hordes of sun worshippers! The colour contrast with the dark sand, bright blue skies and navy sea is impressive. But there’s also plenty of lush greenery to enjoyContinue reading “Puerto de la Cruz”
Shirley Valentine
Following on with our bonus week in the tiny, scorching island of Mykonos. We’re off to the island’s most famous claim to fame – The Shirley Valentine beach. The beach and restaurant made famous by the 1980s films is actually located at Agios Ioannis. This is a tiny beach town about a 15 minute driveContinue reading “Shirley Valentine”
Coney colour
There’s so much to see at the colourful Coney Island that it warrants two posts! We take a wander around Luna Park the largest of the amusement parks, full of high octane, scream inducing, rides. Steeplechase Park was an amusement park created by George C. Tilyou which operated from 1897 to 1964. It was theContinue reading “Coney colour”
Romantic Romazzino
Romazzino beach is the next sandy spot to be bagged on our Costa S’meralda coastal tour and it’s a beauty. In the middle of the beach you’ll find a pier that stretches out into the warm(ish) waters! While bizarrely shaped, weather beaten rocks appear haphazardly dotted along the sands. The wind has abated somewhat butContinue reading “Romantic Romazzino”
Pretty Portixeddu
We’re heading on from Cagliari now, destined for the old walled city of Alghero in the North East. On route we’re heading to a series of little villages and towns to soak up the Sardinian scenery. One such town is Portixeddu, a tiny tourist town in the Province of South Sardinia. The pretty beach isContinue reading “Pretty Portixeddu”
The Needles
Next up on our sight seeing tick list are one of the Isle of Wight’s most famous landmarks – The Needles. The Needles is a row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise about 30m out of the sea. But before we visit them we spot an ‘interesting’ little display in a local gardenContinue reading “The Needles”