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Mallorca | Spending The Day In Formentor

Jun 30, 2019
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Mallorca | Spending The Day In Formentor

Located on the Northern most tip of Mallorca is the Formentor Peninsula, whilst there are many must do's on the island, we highly recommend checking out this area We visited Formentor twice during our holiday in Mallorca. The first day we took our hire car and the next time we hopped on the public service bus. For this post we will show both methods of transport but would totally recommend using the public bus- especially if you want to cover the whole peninsula. From Port de

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Greece | Kefalos, Kos

May 6, 2019
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Greece | Kefalos, Kos

Are you looking for a holiday or a getaway where you can relax by the beach one day and the next day go exploring around?! Well we think the Greek island of Kos is the perfect place. It is the 3rd largest island in the Dodecanese, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. In Kos, like most of Greece and her islands, the tourist season ramps up in May and slows down in October. In the shoulder seasons it is around 20-25 during the day. In the summer months you can enjoy temperatures up

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11 Free Things To do In Glasgow

Feb 3, 2019
5 min

11 Free Things To do In Glasgow

Glasgow is a city full of things to do, and amazingly all museums are free to enter! This guide is our personal top 11 Free things to do in Glasgow… while there are more of course, these are the most popular places to visit in the city. We jumped on the City Sightseeing Glasgow Hop On- Hop Off Bus Tour with audio guide and with 21 stops there is lots to see, and it is the most convenient way to get around the city! Here are our top 11 Free things to do in Glasgow! Glasgow Cit

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Turkey | A Wonder of the Ancient World | The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

Photo Diary | Nisyros | Stefanos Crater

Jan 14, 2019
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Photo Diary | Nisyros | Stefanos Crater

In September 2018 we went on holiday (yes an actual holiday!) to Kos, Greece. Whilst there we took a day trip to nearby Nisyros Island. The island is stunning with the main town looking quintessentially Greek with white washed buildings and cobbled streets. The other great attraction to this Aegean Island is the volcanoes, and the main tourist attraction being the 4km wide Stefanos Crater, which was formed withing the past 150,000 years. Check out of Nisyros blog post for mor

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Nisyros- A Volcanic Island

Sep 26, 2018
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Nisyros- A Volcanic Island

Whilst visiting the gorgeous island of Kos, it is a must to take a day trip to the nearby volcanic island of Nisyros. We booked again with JD Tours in Kefalos paying €25 for the return journey on the ferry which set sail at 0930 and returned at 1630. The tours depart from Kos Town or Kardamena to the main town and port of the island, Mandraki. You can also pay an additional €6 pp for a bus to take you to a volcanic crater of Stefanos. You don’t need to pre-book a tour to Nisy

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3 Islands Cruise

Sep 22, 2018
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3 Islands Cruise

Why visit one Greek island when you can visit three? Whilst in Kos, you can take a day trip boat tour to Kalimnos, Pserimos and Plati, on the ‘3 Islands Cruise’ There is a ton of different companies throughout Kos that you can book with, and you can even just turn up at Kos harbour and the crew from the boats will try sell you tickets there and then. The tours depart around 9.30am (and transfers should be included from your resort) We were based in Kefalos and went with a lov

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The Guide To A European Road Trip - In Winter

Nîmes- Home Of The Best Preserved Amphitheatre In The World

The Guide To Pompeii

France | Mont Saint Michel & Saint Malo

Apr 18, 2017
3 min

France | Mont Saint Michel & Saint Malo

Apr 18th- 20th Leaving Andorra behind, we had a 5 hour journey in front of us to Bordeaux. It actually didn't seem such a long journey though, maybe cause we knew it was the penultimate drive. We had booked to stay at F1 hotel, it wasn't great, £20 it was cheap but it looked ideal for truck drivers, the bedsheets had a thick cover which I imagined hadn't been washed. We got up and out as quickly as possible, not showering in the communal showers. We embarked on our last long

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Andorra | And Another Country

Apr 18, 2017
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Andorra | And Another Country

Hello Andorra, my 50th country! We would be making our way back to our end point of St Malo, there were a few routes we could take, one being straight through Andorra, so we leapt at the chance to visit. Andorra is a tiny, minicountry wedged between France and Spain in the Pyrenees mountains. It’s known for its ski resorts and a tax-haven status that encourages duty-free shopping. We were going to be doing neither (even though one is Shan's favourite hobby and the other mine)

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Spain | 24 hours In Catalunya

Apr 17, 2017
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Spain | 24 hours In Catalunya

April 17th and 18th Up early and out of Valencia for our shortest drive of the trip to Barcelona at 353 km (3 and half hours). We had planned on going to Saragoza which would have been an extra 2 hours and as stunning as it looked on google images we were starting to wane and a shorter day sounded very appealing. We did get stuck in some traffic for an hour but with the windows open and the sun pouring in it wasn't too bad. Arriving in the Catalunya (Catalonia) region we quic

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Gibraltar | Monkeying Around

Apr 15, 2017
3 min

Gibraltar | Monkeying Around

During this whole Brexit saga, we decided to visit Gibraltar, which although geographically borders Spain, is in fact a British Overseas Territory. The sovereignty of Gibraltar is a major point of contention in Anglo-Spanish relations as Spain asserts a claim to the territory. Gibraltarians overwhelmingly rejected proposals for Spanish sovereignty in two referendums. Gibraltar governs its own affairs, though some powers, such as defence and foreign relations, remain the respo

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Spain | My Gran Turns 80!

Apr 13, 2017
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Spain | My Gran Turns 80!

April 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th The time had finally came, we were making progress down to the Costa Del Sol, we just had to find our Airbnb first, but the address was hard to find, we ended up asking some locals for help, who then even called the owner to help us. Once inside the apartment we were so chuffed, it was absolutely massive, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, laundry room, balcony which stretched the length of the apartment, with mountain views and a pool. We quickly hot foote

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Spain | A Quick Stop In Seville & A Trip To Ronda

Photo Diary | Seville In 21 Photos

Apr 13, 2017
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Photo Diary | Seville In 21 Photos

With no time scheduled in on our Spanish road trip to visit Seville we almost never went, but how could we miss it out? We weren't there for long at all, however we are so glad we made the diversion to get a quick glimpse and taste of this vibrant, lovely city with its mix of Moorish, Gothic, and Hispanic buildings which had such character. Cameras used: Canon G7X, Lumix G7 14mm-42mm lens #spain #photodiary #europe #europe2017

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Spain | Segovia To Madrid

Apr 12, 2017
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Spain | Segovia To Madrid

April 12th and 13th. Leaving Bilbao we headed to Segovia, which was a small detour on our way to Madrid, the drive to Segovia was over 3 and half hours. We had read there was a Roman Aqueduct there, but didn't know much else, but when we arrived we were enchanted by its beauty. In 1985 the old city of Segovia and its Aqueduct were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The old city contains a multitude of historic buildings both civil and religious, including a large number

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Basque Country | San Sebastián, Gaztelugatxe, Bilbao

Apr 11, 2017
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Basque Country | San Sebastián, Gaztelugatxe, Bilbao

April 11th and 12th. A quick pit stop to the supermarche to pick up some jambon and stacks of water for the trip. This was to be the first of many long drives, leaving St Malo and driving to San Sebastián in Spain, with a detour to Plya Sur Mer near Bordeaux where we went to see the famous sand dunes which we weren't too over awed about though, happy we went, but wouldn't recommend the detour. hen we continued our 860km drive. Already experiencing our first issue with the Min

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Leaving For Another European Road Trip

Apr 10, 2017
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Leaving For Another European Road Trip

My amazing Gran- the one who looked after me before and after nursery for years then whose house I went to after school every day, whilst my mum and dad worked full time jobs so they could spoil me on scores of holidays and adventures. The one who who was always there for me throughout my life, was turning the grand age of 80. My family were all booked to go to Costa Del Sol, Spain for a weeks holiday to celebrate this momentous occasion, that's when I had a thought that I co

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Lake Königssee

Dec 1, 2016
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Lake Königssee

Day 13 Only a 25km drive out of Salzburg and on the German- Austrian border, we went to visit Berchtagaden and Lake Königssee. On the way it started to rain and then snow, there was also low lying mist and fog clinging to the Alps. So we relaxed for a bit, taking cover in McDonalds until the skies cleared. We had planned to visit The Eagles Nest, which was Hitler's lair. Unfortunately when we arrived, we realised we hadn't planned very well, as the road to The Eagles Nest is

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Budapest

Nov 27, 2016
5 min

Budapest

Days 9, 10, 11 We set off from Krakow early morning as we had a long drive ahead of us to Hungary via Slovakia, around 395km away. The maps looked liked it would be mountainous roads but they were actually much better, duel carriage ways most of the way, with rolling hills and passing lovely quaint villages and little towns along the way. In Slovakia we could see an impressive castle coming into view, it was perched high on a rock face. We parked up next to it and sent the dr

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Krakow and Auschwitz

Nov 25, 2016
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Krakow and Auschwitz

Day 7, 8 The drive to Krakow from Berlin would be our longest drive at 600km and over 6 hours. Just after setting off there were road works and we got stuck bumper to tail for just short of 1 hour. The rest of the drive through Germany was fine. The fog that had been lingeringly all through Germany, lifted as we got to the Polish border, but the roads became real bad, bumpy as anything, and it lasted for ages too. It was a long day and after a bit of trouble finding the AirBn

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Dresden and Berlin

Nov 22, 2016
6 min

Dresden and Berlin

Days 4, 5, 6 We left Prague for Berlin with a detour on the way to Dresden. We started on the motorway but as we entered Germany it turned to B roads for a while. The fog was following us and the roads were curving and we witnessed a few overturned cars in roadside ditches. Not the best feeling I must say. The fog cleared as we neared Dresden and from the U-bahn we could see the city below. Dresden had been heavily bombed by allied forces during the second world war, but look

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