We’re careering onwards with our whistle-stop tour of Yorkshire highlights and our bed for the night is in the faded old grande dame of the seaside resorts – Scarborough. As we chose to live as far from the coast as it is possible to be in the UK (the landlocked Midlands) any trip to theContinue reading “Scarborough”
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Yorkshire rainbows
The back streets of Staithes are a riot of colour and quirky sights. This tiny seaside hamlet is know, most famously, the home of a community of well-known artists. The Staithes Group were active in the late 19th century and had as many as 30 artists at one time. They painted local scenes including theContinue reading “Yorkshire rainbows”
Beach bums
On route to Monopoli we stop off at one of the many gorgeous beaches that dot the Puglian coastline. There’s not a lot more that can be said about this – just lap up the sunny scenes 🙂
Kioni – Kefalonian perfection
We’ve nearly come to an end of our Kefalonian adventure, from way back in 2019 (when we were allowed to travel – sigh) And there’s no better place to end than in the picture postcard perfect Greek paradise of Kioni. Its glorious waters are just too tempting and we both have a wonderful splash aboutContinue reading “Kioni – Kefalonian perfection”
Amazing Assos
The beautiful village of Assos in Kefalonia
Finishing off Fiscardo
The pretty fishing town of Fiscardo.
Palombaggia beach
Yet more stunning beaches are in our sights today. This time the glorious Palombaggia. It’s the most famous beach in Corsica. This vast expanse of sand stretches over 1.5 km with extra fine white sand. The beach is lined with small dunes and pine trees providing shade in summer. It’s a stunning place. With its stoneContinue reading “Palombaggia beach”
Kalafatis beach
Beyond Mykonos old town there is very little to do on this tiny Greek island except enjoy the stunning little beaches that are dotted around the place. We hire a quad bike in order to zip around on and head to the South East of the island to the beautiful beach of Kalafatis. It’s aContinue reading “Kalafatis beach”
Coney island
Our next iconic trip is to the home of cheesy Americana nostalgia – Coney Island!! I’ve grown up on US TV shows and films that reference this mythical seaside hot spot and it represents to me the golden heyday of technicolor America – and I am not disappointed! Coney Island is actually a series ofContinue reading “Coney island”
Stunning sands
Sardinia is a beach lovers paradise with mile after mile of stunning sands and seas. The North West coast up from Alghero is no exception so come with us as we explore some of the frankly amazing coastlines on this gem of an island. Driving out of Alghero the first beach we stop off atContinue reading “Stunning sands”