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January 31, 2018 •
Destinations, Europe, Food, Italy, On the Menu •
Views: 937
We’ve asked a couple of regular visitors to Florence what’s on their must-do list and apart from the city’s stunning museums and churches, suggestions always fall under the loose headings of Food, Fashion and fun...
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November 14, 2017 •
Australia, Destinations, Europe, Food, France, On the Menu, Victoria •
Views: 1247
It takes around 2.5 hours on France’s super-swift TGV train to go from Gare de Lyon in Paris to Avignon in Provence. It’s a comfortable, safe and most importantly stress-free way to head to Provence’s fabled fields of...
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November 2, 2017 •
Destinations, Europe, Italy •
Views: 706
It’s a long way to the top if you want to see Rocco Albornoziana, the fortress/garrison atop Sant’ Elia Hill but the classic views over the Umbrian countryside and the town of Spoleto make it totally worthwhile. A gleaming,...
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August 16, 2017 •
Destinations, Europe, Italy •
Views: 571
Hello fellow travellers, are you feeling unloved and unwelcome? It’s hardly surprising. More people are travelling today than at any other time in our history and the invention of dreaded Bucket Lists has done nothing to take the...
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August 8, 2017 •
Destinations, Europe, Italy •
Views: 1047
Leaving the embrace of the Amalfi coast is like saying “arriverdeci” to a summer holiday romance but we’re going bi-coastal, crossing rural Italy towards the Adriatic. However, instead of driving the direct route,...
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August 1, 2017 •
Destinations, Europe, Italy •
Views: 973
What do Kath and Kim and Wonder Woman have in common (other than all being fabulous in their own special way)? They all loved filming along Italy’s stupendous Amalfi Coast. From Sorrento to Salerno, this spectacularly craggy...
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July 7, 2017 •
Checking In, Destinations, Europe, Hotels & Resort Reports, Italy •
Views: 1073
Every year, tourists flock to Sorrento on the fabled Amalfi coast like the seagulls swooping overhead and as the sun rises to polish a lazy morning sky, those same tourists rise languidly too, breakfasting in cafes and at hotels, often...
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June 7, 2017 •
Destinations, Europe, Italy •
Views: 1165
Well , Rome wasn’t built in a day, as they say, and it is a big city to explore in just three but you can give it good try . I don’t care what anyone says , some places have iconic attractions that just deserve your...
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April 27, 2016 •
Destinations, Europe, Italy •
Views: 1633
The first time I travelled to Europe, driving seemed like an exciting adventure. With a new husband in tow, we were young and never gave a thought to driving on the right hand side of the road. How hard could it be? Naivety is a wonderful...
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February 9, 2016 •
Australia, Checking In, Destinations, Europe, Hotels & Resort Reports, New Zealand, North America, UK, USA, Western Australia •
Views: 3077
Looking for something different to add to your travel wish list for 2016? Guest contributor SUE PRESTON, Travel Editor of The Senior newspaper, provides five suggestions for new destinations that focus on trains, boats and planes plus a...
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