72 hours in Berlin – How to make the most of your short trip to this fantastic city
During June 2018 I spent three nights in the wonderful German City of Berlin. I had wanted to visit Berlin for a while and when the opportunity arose I jumped…
Charlestown – If you’re lucky you might just bump into Captain Poldark!
If you love Cornwall and the curly-haired, hairy-chested heartthrob; Poldark there’s no better place to visit than Charlestown; a small village and port on the south coast of Cornwall (just…
Norway in a nutshell – what a breathtaking day trip that was!
I can’t recommend the ‘Norway in a nutshell’ day trip enough. If your time in Norway is limited you really should do this trip if you can. We paid about…
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu was another big tick off the bucket list. It’s an incredible place to visit. Photo’s and TV don’t do it justice, you have to see it with your…
Guilin
The main reason for visiting Guilin was to see it’s amazing scenery and take a trip down the Li River. We also wanted to see local fisherman using Cormorants to…
Xi’an
China is full of so many wondrous sights and experiences. Again, another big tick off the bucket list was seeing the Terracotta Warriors. You need to see this amazing spectacle…
Kovalam
The ‘Leela Hotel’ is part of a beautiful clifftop beach resort in Kovalam which is a small coastal town in the southern Indian state of Kerala, south of Thiruvananthapuram. We…
Helsinki – How to make the most of a two night trip to Finland’s capital city
Back in March 2018, we spent a couple of nights in the capital city of Finland; Helsinki. It’s a great place to visit. I’d love to go back as two…
Suomenlinna Island – Boat trip
If you find yourself in Helsinki you should really try and take a days boat trip to Suomenlinna Island. The island was built in the mid 18th century as a…
Vantaa to Lappeenranta (and back again) by train
We’d arranged to have one night in Vantaa (a suburb of Helsinki) as we knew we wouldn’t be getting there till after midnight. The next day we had to get…