New Year in Prague
April 29, 2026
We spent 4 nights over New Year in Prague. We had planned to visit for years but just never made it so we took the
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Budapest – Queen of the Danube
March 24, 2026
Three cheeky days in Budapest followed on from a New Year stay in Prague. We were fairly tired from all our Christmas travelling and
Skiing in Selva di Val Gardena – Dolomites (Italy)
February 4, 2026
When we talked about skiing in the Alps with 10 Australian cousins there was only ever going to be one place we were going –
Taiwan – Ilha Formosa (Beautiful Island)
December 12, 2025
I have always wanted to visit Taiwan – this geopolitical hot potato packed full of micro-chip factories and imperial Chinese treasures. With a stature far
Iceland – Land of Ice and Fire (II) – Exploring the Island
October 16, 2025
Iceland, the Land of Ice and Fire, is such a one-off destination and we took the opportunity to visit the southern and western regions in
Iceland – Land of Ice and Fire (I) – 36 hours in Reykyjavik
September 29, 2025
Iceland, the Land of Ice and Fire, is such a one-off destination so we took the opportunity to visit the southern and western regions in
Travel to Eastern Crete – Elounda
August 13, 2025
We are back again, just can’t stay away from Greece and Crete in particular. This time we travelled further east to Elounda. An easy hour’s
Vietnam – Hills and Tunnels
July 30, 2025
Journalist, and regular Putney Traveller, Matthew Lorenzo, was in Vietnam recently. He went up into the beautiful Southern Highlands, around the hill station of Dalat,
Skiing in Canada – Whistler, British Columbia
May 25, 2025
Instead of skiing in the Alps this winter we took the opportunity to venture further afield. Our son was working in Whistler and with it
Turin – a pre-Christmas break in North Italy
February 28, 2025
We were looking for a short winter city break. somewhere authentic and without throngs of tourists as we had noticed central London had been hard
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