What to Do With 3 Days in Rome What can I say? Rome is our current favourite city. Yes, I know our favourite cities change pretty regularly, but Rome offers so much history, so much good food, what’s not to love. Even with only three days in Rome, it is still a city...
The Ruins of Herculaneum (Ercolano) Next to Naples, Italy When Jonathan and I agreed to housesit for two daft dogs and a cat in Naples, we couldn’t wait to visit nearby Pompeii, which had been on my personal bucket list for years. But as soon as we mentioned this to...
Since we are living in Portugal we thought it would be a good idea to recount our adventures in an occasional series we call Portugal Day Trips. We will be continually adding to this feature, so please check it out and if you have any suggestions for more out of the...
Neither of us had been on a river cruise before, and although we were very excited that Viking River Cruises had invited us on their “Grand European Tour,” to be honest, we had a few reservations. Spending two weeks, together, on a boat, in a cramped...
When visiting Amsterdam, if you are eating this far down on the culinary food chain, odds are you are stoned, drunk or starving. I was none of the above, but when we strolled by one of FEBOS’ many automated walls of fried food I was intrigued. It was cold and...
< Our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour: Day 13 – Cologne, Germany Tonight was a restless night on my Viking cruise, don’t ask me why, maybe it’s the thought of returning to normal life, we are so used to having everything done for us on the cruise and...
< Our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour: Day 12 – Braubach, Germany You Can’t Get More Central Than This We woke up to a fantastic view of Cologne city, with views across the Rhine River to the city’s famous gothic cathedral. What a fabulous start to...
< Our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour: Day 11 – Wertheim, Germany Sight Seeing Has Never Been So Easy This morning we entered the Rhine River and spent time up on the sun deck, taking in the views – hillside castles, steeply terraced vineyards,...
