Venice! Don’t we all love her but it is the craziest place in the world to find your way around. Everyone who visits Venice always regales stories of getting lost in Venice. It is just a matter of fact. It is one place, though, that you don’t want to get lost in especially if you had heavy suitcases like us. We have written this article in the hope that...
Are you planning a day trip to San Gimignano in Italy? You have chosen a great location in Italy to either spend a day there or try and stay for a night or two. You will be captivated just as much as we were. It is only a small town so in reality, it won’t take you that long to explore. The centre of San Gimignano, the stunning historical centre, is only small...
Are you looking for a 5-star hotel in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Road for your next stay? This is our 5-star luxury review of the Sofitel Sukhumvit Hotel Bangkok. We have had the Sofitel Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok on our wish list for a while. As members of the Accor Group, we have so many choices of hotels in Bangkok but the opportunity arose on this trip to spend 2...
Planning a midweek or weekend getaway to the Hunter Valley in NSW? Are you or your family celebrating a special milestone or are you longing for a break from the busyness of life? Just a 2-hour drive from Sydney is the Hunter Valley, one of Sydney’s most popular getaway destinations for wine connoisseurs, and foodies and a very popular family-friendly destination...
One of our favourite holidays, of all time, is sailing on the canals of France, and none better than sailing with Le Boat France in their fleet of Horizon 2S boats. Years ago when our two boys were young their favourite holidays were sailing in France. Three years in a row we traversed the waterways of the Loire, the Burgundy, and Brittany regions. A perfect...
Are you planning a visit to Porto? Are you interested in a Taste Porto Food & Wine Tour? There is no better way to get to the heart of a city or its people than by taking a walking food tour and that is just what we did with Taste Porto Food Tour. We contacted Carly at Taste Porto to inquire about their Downtown Food Tour and their new addition the Vintage Food...
Are you visiting Florence? One of the top things to do is climb Florence’s Duomo for magnificent views over this beautiful city. Climbing the Duomo will make you breathless from the exertion and also from the views once you reach the top. It is well worth it. Florence stuns everyone who visits. The architecture, the history, the markets and of course, the...
Are you planning a visit to the city of Pompeii in Italy? Pompeii is such an important historical site in Italy it is worth planning to spend a day visiting the Pompeii ruins and learning about its history. You can easily spend a day in Pompeii from Naples, travelling there by train with locals and other travellers alike. The journey takes around 41 minutes and...
Planning a visit to Bilbao in Spain? When visiting Bilbao in Spain whether for a weekend or a week you will need a hotel that is well located, good value and very comfortable. When doing our research we came across the Hotel Gran Bilbao and it ticked all the boxes for the type of hotel we were after in Bilbao. The Hotel Gran Bilbao had been awarded the “Family...
Secrets Revealed of Ephesus, what are they and will they ever be revealed? Our guide will assist you in planning your visit. If you are visiting Turkey you should make plans to visit Ephesus. It is Turkey’s grandest ancient site and the best way to see it is to spend the night at Selcuk and plan to spend most of the day visiting Ephesus. Ephesus has been said...
Are you visiting Hoi An and wondering what to do? If you are planning your trip to Vietnam and visiting Hoi An we strongly suggest you include a private My Son early morning tour in your planning schedule. Why? Did you know this little-known ancient site in Vietnam is 800 years older than the famous Angkor Wat in Cambodia? It is known as Vietnam’s ‘Angkor...
Kotor’s City Walls Only 1350 Steps To The Top Kotor’s City Walls – only 1350 steps to the fort that overlooks the Bay of Kotor. Sounded easy! On arrival into Kotor Montenegro by bus a few days prior, the imposing wall, church and fort towered over the city and the Bay of Kotor. We knew that we would climb the Kotor City Walls of 1200 metres...