Tag: Travel
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12 Days of Advent | Day 10 – Chase The Winter Sun
BA has a sale going at the moment and my favourite thing to do is to plan my year’s travel during the sale and whittle it down to two or three if I am extra rebellious. In the winter months I have two options; Marrakech or Venice; there something ever so wildly beautiful about going…
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Il Dolce Far Niente – Notes from the Amalfi Coast: Sorrento
In Sorrento, we were less harried, there was less of a crowd, the streets were more peaceful and easier to navigate without jostling for space, lemon or was it orange trees lined the streets, and we took our time ambling along. We dined by the beach on the freshest catch, walked the road of the…
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Il Dolce Far Niente: Notes From The Amalfi Coast – Ravello
In Ravello, we marvelled at gardens and were stunned by the views. This is probably my favourite place on the Amalfi Coast, not quite off the beaten path but off the well-trodden path and something of a trek to get to. Ravello is a quiet town with an easy soul; it feels like the soothing…
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Il Dolce Far Niente – Notes from the Amalfi Coast – Amalfi
I have a vivid recollection of getting to Amalfi; on a bus from Positano, I think we could have walked it even but then we aren’t locals and the hair pin bends coupled with the fact that I do not know the lay of the land very well, did not leave me brave enough to…
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Il Dolce Far Niente – Notes from the Amalfi Coast: Positano
Why do we go to the Amalfi Coast? The answer is simple, to do nothing. Not visit museums or churches or anywhere of significance though I am sure that there are many places like that there, but this is the place we go to switch off and it is perfect. My most formative memory of…
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POSTCARDS FROM… GIRONA
When they tell you about Girona, they will tell you about Game of Thrones and Arya Stark, I would tell you about Game of Thrones and Arya Stark, but that is only a snippet of this place. I didn’t know much about this town besides the Game of Thrones scenes that took me there, but…
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On Travel – Summering
Travel, they say, makes the world go round but in many respects, it also makes it smaller. On a recent jaunt to the South of France I sat next to a mother and daughter by chance on the outbound flight from London; the daughter was unable to book them seats next to each other, so…
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OOO | THE WEEKENDER
I hate to be away from home comforts for too long hence I am the perfect weekend traveller, Friday to Monday type deal because for some reason I get itchy feet to be home. Not that I have not been away for longer, but a short stop is my ideal kind of get away. The…
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SUMMER ROAD TRIP- RYE
The beautiful market town of Rye in Sussex is one perfect for a day trip exploration. Between rolling hills and the English channel, it is abundant in history and charm. It is a short hop from Hastings, that of the battle, trapped in a moment in time; timbered houses, little lanes, cobbled streets, quirky shops,…