Ronco s/Ascona - La dolce Vita
28 November 2024 Ronco, unlike most other destinations featured on this blog, is a place you have probably never ever heard of. I...
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Old Dubai - where tradition meets modernity
13 November 2024 Dubai seemed like the perfect place for a short stopover on a trip from Asia to Europe I had already been there briefly...
Japan Tour (8) – Osaka: The Last Stop
27 September 2024 Osaka, like its big brother, Tokyo is a sprawling, modern metropolis but in many aspects it is very different. For...
Japan Tour (7) - Nara: the city at the end of the Silk Roads
20 September 2024 As Japan’s first permanent capital from 710-794 AD, Nara is steeped in history and tradition, and has been so well...
Japan Tour (6) - Kobe: a city resurrected
23 September 2024 When we decided to spend the weekend in Kobe, we were unaware that this city, like Hiroshima, had suffered a...
Japan Tour (5) - Hiroshima Mon Amour
17 September 2024 To most people, Hiroshima means just one thing. The city's name will forever evoke images of 6 August 1945, when...
Japan Tour (4) - Kyoto: Old Japan writ large
15 September 2024 Kyoto is old Japan writ large: atmospheric temples, sublime gardens, traditional teahouses and geisha scurrying to...
Japan Tour (3) – All aboard the Shinkansen!
9 September 2024 Japan was the first country in the world to build dedicated, narrow gauge railway lines for high-speed travel – the...
Japan Tour (2) - Mount Fuji
8 September 2024 No visit to Japan would be complete without getting a view of its most famous mountain, Mount Fuji (at 3776 meters it...
Japan Tour (1) - Tokyo
9 October 2024 Our visit to Japan got off to an inauspicious start, our red suitcase failing to show up on the baggage carousel at Narita...
Porto & Northern Portugal
9 July 2024 After a rather intense past month discovering the old-world charm and chaotic past of the Balkans, it was time to head off to...
Belgrade - the “White City”
2 July 2024 The last stop on our Balkans Express Tour was Belgrade. It is by no means a 'pretty' capital, but Belgrade has a distinctive,...
Sofia and the “Triangle of Religious Tolerance”
1 July 2024 Bulgaria's laid-back capital is no grand metropolis, but it's a proud, modern and youthful city that has been sculpted over...
Budapest - the "Paris of the East"
27 June 2024 I spent two days wandering around this city full of romantic architecture and charming streets; split in half (Buda and...
Montenegro - Europe's Hidden Gem
24 June 2024 A four hour bus ride from Dubrovnik (including the border customs formalities) down the spectacular Adriatic coast brought...
Dubrovnik - " the Pearl of the Adriatic "
21 June 2024 Dubrovnik has much to offer, from its imposing, sea-kissed fortress walls, red roof tiles and palatial architecture (as seen...
Irish Roots Trip
18 June 2024 I had arrived at the last chapter of writing my book, which relates the history of my family, as well as certain events from...
7 Tips for traveling in SE Asia
April 14, 2024 The Philippines, where we are currently located, is a great base for exploring South-East Asia. All the countries visited...
Beating the Heat: A Trip to the Calamianes Islands
31 March 2024 The forecast for the Holy Week predicted temperatures in Puerto Princesa rising well above 40C; to escape the stifling...
Chiang Mai - the coolest city in Thailand
4th February 2024 We had met an elderly Dutch couple at our hotel in Phnom Penh who were raving to us about their trip to Chiang Mai....
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Mylene originates from the topical island paradise of Palawan in the Philippines, Ray is also from an island - Ireland - which is also beautiful but somewhat cooler.
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