hiking – or not! – around dalen
Day 2 of our visit to Norway. We’ve been a bit worried about just how “active” our limited hiking skills would allow us to be on this holiday, and today was going to be our first test. We…
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a long weekend in dublin
This was our second visit to Dublin. A town with two faces – party central whilst solemn and dour. And home to some of my favourite works of art..
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not your usual greek landscape
milos is not your usual greek island – it's so much more – sulphur mines, fiery red rocks and moonscapes
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waterfalls..tunnels..fjords and ferries
Day 5 of our trip to Norway. As it’s Sunday, it’s fairly quiet. Which was just as well, because today we had a long drive to Bergen and it was good not to have to contend with a…
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chocolate box salzburg
Living in Munich is fantastic. It’s so central and therefore makes it easy to get to so many places we want to visit in Europe. So on the spur of a moment over lunch on Saturday, we…
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an inari welcome
What to wear in Finnish Lapland in the arctic winter? We were soon to find out that getting dressed for the cold isn't child's play!
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meeting the sami
We woke to a pitch black day – goodness it’s hard to get up in the mornings here! Breakfast was in the main building so we geared up and hauled ourselves over there in the dark.…
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a farmstay at aurland
Day 8 of our visit to Norway. We began the day with breakfast at our farm, 29/2 Aurland, where we were served with local produce – fresh milk, fruit and cheeses. Seriously good. Then we…
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the whitewashed town of ostuni
– sun-drenched laneways, foodie delights – Today was Niran’s birthday and we decided to visit the “white town” of Ostuni, which is about 13 km to the north east…
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the slow road up, down & along the murray river
The COVID pandemic has restricted our travel options overseas so this is the era of aussies rediscovering Australia. Niran and I love driving and the options for travelling from Sydney are…
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alborebello, disneyland in puglia
By all accounts it's overrun by tourists (which it was) but nonetheless it's worthwhile seeing because it's a UNESCO site.(also true). Pretty and quaint but challenging in terms of its "authenticity".
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a sweltering long weekend in madrid
We had picked the hottest weekend of the year to visit Madrid, or so it seemed. But the nights were languorous and the tapas bars met every expectation..
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an interesting drive from Sydney to Melbourne
Search for directions for the trip from Sydney to Melbourne, and Google Maps will instantly suggest the direct but unimaginative route via the Hume Highway. But if you want to experience some…
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the walled fortress town of dubrovnik
Arriving in the old city of Dubrovnik at night is magical. Ours was the last flight in and we decided to opt for the shuttle bus into the old town. We bought our tickets at a small vending…
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