My sis Karen and I just spent the last 2.5 weeks cycling from the bottom of England (Land’s End) to the top of Scotland (John o’ Groats). I thought I would share a couple practical notes for anyone hoping to take on the epic and amazing trip. Train travel We started out in London, and … More Cycling Britain: A practical guide to the LEJOG
As you can tell from my last post (Best bits of Budapest) my trip to Budapest was a series of amazing moments. I had planned the trip to celebrate my 31st birthday (!!) and I couldn’t have been more delighted by how the trip unfolded in terms of balancing seeing the sights, tasting the food, … More Traveling sick: Budapest from another perspective
Budapest is really a marbelous place. Feast your eyes on incredible architecture Budapest is a city with a varied and fascinating past, and that is reflected in the buildings. While architectural buffs could tell you much more about all the incredible places you could discover, my favourite was this little gem peeking out of the … More Best bits of Budapest
More than a month has passed since my magical trip to Portugal, but I still haven’t shared a glimpse of my favourite city: Porto. We headed straight north from the southern coast of Portugal, cruising up the well-maintained, fast moving (toll) highways in our beaut of a van. We rolled into Porto and found a … More Living in a Porto paradise
While Faro was great, we heard from a local gal that Tavira was a “must-see” place in the Algrave. As you head east of Faro, you start to leave behind the golf resorts populated with British and German tourists and get to expereience true southern Portugese cities. We were definitely not disappointed, as Tavira was cobble-stoned and … More Touching history in Tavira
From the moment I arrived on this floating island, I was smitten – the architecture, the car-free streets, the endless tiny streets to wander. There is romance and poetry embedded in every bridge and brick of Venice. I was almost immediately swooning for this magical place. I had not, however, expected to be literally swept … More Falling for Venice
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