We recently spent a wonderful 72 hours in the gorgeous Northern Italian city of Verona – probably most famous for Casa di Giulietta and her balcony, which was immortalised by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. My husband took me to Verona for my birthday present and I had little expectation of what the city would look like or what there would be to do so when he Googled some images to show me, I knew instantly that I was going to love it! In fact, it reminded me a bit of Florence minus the magnificent Duomo (Verona does have a Duomo,…
I’m not usually a big researcher when it comes to going on holiday (apart from hotels and restaurants) as I don’t like to have everything planned within an inch of its life but for some reason I did loads for our trip to Japan. We always buy a guide book for wherever we are travelling to that we look at when we get there for tips on what not to miss but I just had a feeling Japan might require a bit more planning so I did a lot of research online. Some of these tips I picked up from…
I’m sure you’ll agree that 2016 has been a pretty awful year in many ways – from Brexit and Trump to saying goodbye to screen and music legends. However for me, in terms of travel, it has been an amazing year and I am truly grateful to be able to see the world. I know that visiting other countries, and experiencing their culture, opens my mind and hopefully is shaping me into a better person – more tolerant and culturally aware. I can’t wait to see what 2017 has in store but before that, I’d like to reflect on 2016…
Bologna is hands down the culinary capital of Italy but there is so much more to this beautiful city than just the delicious food. I’ve been visting Bologna since 2006 when I met my now husband, who is from Bologna, so I’ve visited at least 40 times over the years. We even got married in Bologna – it’s a city close to my heart and one I’d even call ‘home’. I’m not going to lie – I’d not even heard of Bologna until I met my husband and it’s only over the last few years that the city has become…
When we were in Japan I kept thinking how I couldn’t wait to start blogging about it! We’ve been back almost two weeks now and I found I had a mild case of writer’s block. I just didn’t know where to start or how to do it justice. So I’ve decided to start with a simple (first) post on why I fell in love with Japan. It’s like no city I’ve ever seen before We’ve been to a LOT of cities, even a few in Asia, yet Tokyo and Kyoto were so different and it’s hard to articulate why. I guess…
