The Start of Our Italian Adventure Bonjourno! My youngest daughter and I had just arrived by taxi from the airport to our hotel in Milan. The Lombardia was small and quiet, tucked away down a side street about one hour’s walk from the city centre and half an hour
Arrival in Sri Lanka As the wheels touched down on the runway into Sri Lanka, I’d finally landed in the country that has always been on my bucket list. After a long flight with Air Sri Lanka, which was excellent, I started to walk down the steps when the
Arrival and a Secret Surprise Finally, we were at our destination. We were bursting to tell the girls what surprise we had in store for them. I am amazed we had both kept it a secret for so long. We had left our apartment and crossed the road, heading towards
Spain
Arrival in Valencia We stood in line at the taxi rank just outside the train station. It was a short journey to our last destination. We’d booked an old-fashioned Spanish-style apartment with a modern interior. Finding the Apartment As we arrived and got out of the taxi, I started
Spain
Arrival in Cuenca As we stood at the train station waiting for the taxi, we could see the El Parador Hotel in the distance, surrounded by endless sunflower fields, beckoning us toward this charming walled city. The taxi approached the old monastery of San Pablo, built in 1523 and now
Spanish Trip
Arrival in Madrid As we pulled up in the taxi on our journey from the airport, a beautiful Renaissance neo-Moorish style building was standing tall and proud with a tower at either end, making a statement against the Madrid skyline. Stepping out of the taxi, we were greeted by a
Spanish Trip
An Exciting Invitation to Cuenca I recently had to arrange a trip to the city of Cuenca Spain, this is how I made it happen. I was so excited when I got the news that I was being invited to a wedding by friends of my eldest daughter. The bride
Discovering The Rock Restaurant – A Hidden Gem in the Ocean The ROCK Restaurant is in Pingwe, Michamvi Beach. Which is situated on the east coast of Zanzibar. To get here it was a 30 minutes drive by taxi from our hotel ‘The reef and beach hotel’ in Jambiani. My first
Arrival at the Resort I have just returned from a little gem of a hotel The Reef and Beach resort, situated on Jambiani Beach in Zanzibar, in the Indian Ocean. We walked into the open air reception area, with its tall thatched roof and it’s straw lanterns hanging from
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Discovering The Rock Restaurant – A Hidden Gem in the Ocean The ROCK Restaurant is in Pingwe, Michamvi Beach. Which is situated on the east coast of Zanzibar. To get here it was a 30 minutes drive by taxi from our hotel ‘The reef and beach hotel’ in Jambiani. My first
Arrival at the Resort I have just returned from a little gem of a hotel The Reef and Beach resort, situated on Jambiani Beach in Zanzibar, in the Indian Ocean. We walked into the open air reception area, with its tall thatched roof and it’s straw lanterns hanging from