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  • italy
  • puglia

a detour to francavilla fontana in puglia

  • July 24, 2019
  • onshiftingsands
With its gorgeous honey coloured stone buildings, it's hard to believe that the village of francavilla fontana doesn't feature in any of the guidebooks. The ghost-town facade doesn't easily reveal its secrets..
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  • friuli
  • grska brda
  • italy
  • slovenia

off the beaten track in italy & slovenia

  • July 14, 2019
  • onshiftingsands
– rugged alpine beauty and rolling vineyards – This was going to be a more relaxed weekend away than the last two, as it was a driving holiday and we…
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  • istanbul
  • turkey

a long weekend in istanbul

  • July 8, 2019
  • onshiftingsands
Istanbul has to be the most engaging city in the world. Utterly ramshackle, slowly decaying and incredibly gorgeous and ugly in equal parts. It's both welcoming and indifferent. A city of huge contrasts.
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  • madrid
  • spain

a sweltering long weekend in madrid

  • July 1, 2019
  • onshiftingsands
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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  • dublin
  • ireland

a long weekend in dublin

  • September 2, 2018
  • onshiftingsands
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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  • germany
  • regensburg

a weekend in regensburg

  • August 26, 2018
  • onshiftingsands
– sausages on the danube – Regensburg is a small town about one and a half hour’s drive to the north east of Munich. It could be done as a…
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  • norway
  • oslo

oslo in 6 hours….

  • August 20, 2018
  • onshiftingsands
This was Day 12 and our last day in Norway. So we had to make the best of it in terms of seeing Oslo before we had to leave for…
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  • norway
  • oslo

driving from heggenes to oslo

  • August 18, 2018
  • onshiftingsands
Day 11 of our trip to Norway. Not much to report today as we spent most of it doing mundane things. We left Herangtunet Hotel early after breakfast. One final…
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  • norway
  • valdres

hiking up to skaget in norway (or not!)

  • August 17, 2018
  • onshiftingsands
Day 10 of our visit to Norway. Before starting on today’s blog, a quick squizz at the view from our room, taken yesterday evening. Not bad hey! Back to today.…
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  • heggenes
  • norway

driving from aurland to heggenes

  • August 16, 2018
  • onshiftingsands
Day 9 of our visit to Norway. It poured and poured today! It was a driving day, thankfully. So we just took our time and visited a few landmarks on…
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