Spello is a stunningly picturesque Umbrian town located at the foot of Mount Subasio in the Valle Umbra, less than ten minutes by train from the more well-known town of Assisi. The town is small and can easily be seen in a day, but it’s a lovely place to linger for a...
A day trip to Achill Island, Ireland’s largest island, is a must when visiting the island’s west coast. Located in County Mayo, Achill Island is easily accessible from the mainland via a 740 ft (approx 220 meters) swing bridge. It’s home to hundreds...
Inishmore, one of the three stunning islands that make up the Aran Islands, is located off Ireland’s west coast in Galway Bay, and makes for a great day trip from Galway. Also written as Inis Mor, Inishmore meaning the big island, is the largest of the three...
Are you considering a trip from Dublin to West Coast Ireland? Are you more used to travelling independently but wish someone else would take care of all the travel arrangements and planning for once, so you could just sit back and enjoy the adventure? I know I...
The lovely town of Cefalù on Sicily’s northern coast is an easy day trip from Palermo – only forty-five minutes away by train. But if you have time, it is really worth spending a night or two there. It’s a beautiful place to relax, to explore the old town...
When the lovely folks at Viking invited me on a Viking ocean cruise from Barcelona to Rome, of course, I said yes. Then the panic set in. I hate being on water, I can’t swim, and I’ve seen the movie Titanic too many times. I know what could happen. A...
A few years ago, Jonathan and I took a two-week river cruise with Viking from Budapest to Amsterdam, and we loved it. So, when Viking very kindly invited me on an ocean cruise onboard the Viking Sky from Barcelona to Rome – well, I wasn’t going to say no,...
Where is Kazbegi? Kazbegi is located in the far north of Georgia, about 12 kilometres from the Russian border and 155 kilometres north of Tbilisi. It takes around three to four hours from Tbilisi along the Georgian Military Highway to reach Kazbegi, subject to...
