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 –
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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
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
On the road again. Walking the Camino de Santiago (Part 2) – Logrono to Burgos
December 18, 2024
In Spring 2022 we had walked the first 160km on the Camino Frances from St Jean Pied de Port to Logrono in Rioja. It took
The sunny side of Crete – Paleochora
August 1, 2024
We flew into Chania in late May, grabbed our hire car and were on the road within 40 minutes of landing. We knew the Chania
Kefalonia & Ithaca – gems of the Ionian Sea (Greece)
May 30, 2024
The Greek Island of Kefalonia is the largest in the Ionian group and has a dramatic mountainous landscape. It is also one of the best
Alpine short breaks – Austria and Italy
November 23, 2023
In the middle of March (2023) I had the chance to experience a couple of the superb Falkensteiner hotels in Austria and Italy. A
Early summer in Naxos (Greece)
November 2, 2023
After a couple of days staying on Santorini it was time for something a bit more relaxed. Naxos, had never really been on my
What a view! Reflections on Santorini (Greece)
August 19, 2023
So many visits to Greece, but this was my very first time in the Cyclades, the centre of the Aegean Sea. Our trip was only
Porto in the Spring
July 4, 2023
We arrived in Porto one early April morning in our winter coats, to discover that it was a searing 30C degrees. Porto is one of
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