A Whirlwind 24-Hour Trip with the Family On our way to visit relatives in Germany, we made a 24-hour pit-stop in Amsterdam to meet some friends. The city itself was easy to get to via car from Rotterdam in just over an hour and our hotel; Raddisson Blu Amsterdam was easy to find and benefitted […]
Valmorel
Alps Skiing Trip We spend a lot of time researching ski resorts and have a long list of requirements. Over the past few years we have stayed in hotel apartments with separate bedrooms, living area and kitchen, which also benefit from hotel facilities such as a swimming pool or spa. We stayed in CGH Residences […]
Venice City Break
We always say we will never go back to the same place; the world is a huge and there’s so much we have yet to see, but there are some special cities that we have returned to and would return again if given the chance. Venice is one such city. There’s nowhere else in the […]
New York City Break
Our last New York trip was just the two of us and it remains one of my favourites trips to date. In fact, I love the city so much that we are planning to return with our children later this year, visiting some of the places we loved and trying out some new ones too. […]
Dubrovnik City Break
Dubrovnik Old Town is one of the world’s finest and best preserved medieval walled cities. As a popular cruise ship destination stop, it can get quite busy at certain times and if you can time it right, just as the crowds are descending on the old town is a perfect time to sit in a […]
Corfu
Seven days in Corfu Corfu or Kerkyra, an island off Greece’s northwest coast in the Ionian Sea, is defined by rugged mountains and a resort-studded shoreline. Its cultural heritage reflects years spent under Venetian, French and British rule before it was united with Greece in 1864. Corfu Town, flanked by 2 imposing Venetian fortresses, features […]