Sighnaghi is a charming little town in Georgia’s Kakheti region, an area famous for its wine. Almost three-quarters of the country’s wine grapes are grown in this part of Georgia. This lovely town is also known as the ‘City of Love’, because couples can choose to get...
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...
Milan in northern Italy is one of Europe’s most underrated cities. Many visitors arriving at Milan Airport are just passing through, on their way to the Italian lakes, mountains, or prettier cities like Verona or Venice. Known for finance, fashion and industry, when I...
After an eleven day house-sit in Paris, I hopped on a train and headed south to lovely Lyon. What a gorgeous city. Jonathan and I had planned to visit here in April 2020, but we all know what happened to travel plans that year. We both wanted to visit this city...
Visiting a cemetery is probably not the first thing you think of when planning a trip to Paris. Would I be right? But I would actually recommend a visit to the Père Lachaise Cemetery – it’s beautiful, it’s tranquil. It has some amazing, hauntingly...
Thinking Of Hiring A Car And Driving In Malta? We don’t own a car and love the freedom of not having to drive in Malta. No worries about insurance, fuel, car maintenance, parking and we are doing our little bit for the environment, plus it leaves us with more money...
Update: I recently had to renew my soon to be expired “primary passport.” I took both of my valid U.S. Passports to the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon, along with a completed DS-82, and 99 Euros for the renewal fee. They do require a new 5cm x 5cm photo, but the...
Lisbon’s Pink Street on Rua Nova do Carvalho Near Lusa Language School I love learning new languages which is great as I also love living in different countries around the world where English is not the first language. However, I’ll be the first to admit I’m utterly...
